A Big Ten West Game for a Final Four Slot: Elite Eight, Saturday Edition
Remember when? The year was 2016, and Iowa was set to face Illinois. It was a crisp, blustery November day.
To open the first half, Iowa kicked off to the Lovie Smith-led Illini… …and then, to open the second half, Iowa did the same thing. Illinois never kicked–but punted 10 times–in that 28-0 shutout loss […]
CHAMPAIGN, IL - NOVEMBER 19: LeShun Daniels Jr. #29 of the Iowa Hawkeyes is down just short of the end zone by Stanley Green #17 of the Illinois Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium on November 19, 2016 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) | Getty Images Remember when?
The year was 2016, and Iowa was set to face Illinois. It was a crisp, blustery November day. To open the first half, Iowa kicked off to the Lovie Smith-led Illini… …and then, to open the second half, Iowa did the same thing.
Illinois never kicked–but punted 10 times–in that 28-0 shutout loss to the Hawkeyes. It was an ignominious start to the Smith tenure, and par for the course in the lore of Kirk Ferentz at Iowa. The Illini would finish 3-9 (2-7); the Hawkeyes, 8-5 (6-3).