Miguel Recinos – Noteworthy
The easy field goal that coach Kirk Ferentz didn’t have to fake nearly cost Iowa the game. The kick the Hawkeyes had to make wound up rescuing them from a devastating defeat – and saved Ferentz from getting excoriated from frustrated Iowa fans. Miguel Recinos drilled a 41-yard field goal through a driving rain as time expired and Iowa beat Nebraska 31-28 on Friday despite blowing a 15-point lead in the second half. Mekhi Sargent ran for a career-high 173 yards and scored twice for the Hawkeyes (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten), who have won four straight over the Cornhuskers for the first time. “For us, this is a black and gold Friday,” Ferentz joked. The Hawkeyes came within inches of making it a black and blue Friday. Iowa made the risky decision to fake a field goal at Nebraska’s 3-yard line up 28-13 late in the third quarter. It failed, and it led to a 98-yard scoring drive from the Huskers to make it 28-20 with 13:57 to go. “We were going for the kill. Simple as that,” Ferentz said about holder Colten Rastetter’s pass to T.J. Hockenson, which was stopped a yard short. “We felt like we could really push this thing through.” – AP College Football
