Well my year to date is sitting at 4-2 for my Hawkeye predictions (I missed posting the Western Michigan game). Amazingly enough this mirrors the Hawkeye schedule. Yes I'm a homer and that is going to show even more today with my prediction against Ohio St. The Buckeyes have won 18 in a row and I think this is the game they over look the Hawkeyes.
The Hawkeyes are going to come out in the first half doing what they do, pound the ball. Weisman is going to have 15 carries in the first half for 80 yards and a TD. This will also result in Iowa having the ball longer than normal. Jake Rudock will add a TD to Hamilton in the first half.
For the defense, they have been talked about this week as the only team that hasn't allowed a rushing TD. It sounded like the Buckeyes were taking that as a personal challenge. I think it's going to work in reverse for this game though. The Hawkeyes are going to take the Buckeyes challenge as a their own challenge and hold them out of the endzone rushing. The Buckeyes will get a passing TD and a field goal in the first half and the Hawkeyes will take a 14-10 lead into halftime.
The second half we will all be surprised when the Hawkeyes make better adjustments than the Buckeyes do. They will start with more focus on the running game, which will set up a nice play action TD to Damond Powell. Then on the next drive for the Hawkeyes they are going to get another long play action pass to Tevaun Smith. Weisman will finish up that drive as the Hawkeyes take a commanding 28-13 lead. The fourth quarter will make us all nervous again as they go a little to soft on the prevent, but the Hawkeyes hold on for a 28-20 victory.
Jake Rudock ends up with 205 yards passing and 2 TD's. Mark Weisman finishes up with 25 rushes for 130 yards and 2 TD's. The defense still holds the rushing game out of the endzone and the Hawkeye state celebrates like we are Rose Bowl bound all week.
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