No. 17 Nebraska looks to keep Big Ten hopes alive at Iowa

How limited both might be won’t be determined until after the 2:30 p.m.

They created a trophy, called it the Heroes Game and chose to play on Black Friday. It might be the only Big Ten Friday game fans aren’t complaining about these days.

The 77-yard touchdown (and converted extra point this time) put Iowa up 13-0.

Fyfe threw for over 200 yards last week in Armstrong’s absence.

Two weeks ago, the Hawkeyes surrendered only 13 points to No. 3 MI and won on a last-play field goal.

One more Kinnick moment, that’s all the 14 seniors on the Iowa football team want to get out of Friday’s regular-season finale against Nebraska. Minnesota won the last meeting between the two teams, 3-0, in Madison, Wis. (Oct. 12). But there’s a chance that Wisconsin will need a win to secure the Big Ten West division title and a trip to the league championship game. That’s their only defeat in 11 games this season. He led touchdown drives of 72 and 54 yards on the Huskers’ first two possessions and a 78-yard TD drive on the fourth. When Nebraska has the ball, the Husker offensive line is going to be facing a defensive front that is quite simply more violent and physical.

The Cornhuskers are balanced.

If Iowa can get the ground game going against NU, it will open up their entire offense.

West Virginia finished the half on a 41-20 run for a 48-29 lead.

The Black Friday kickoff also makes the game feel a little different. This following Armstrong’s absence from last week’s matchup with Maryland. Last week against Illinois, Daniels ran for 159 yards and two touchdowns.

Minnesota has won five of its last six games. Senior LeShun Daniels Jr. and junior Akrum Wadley are taking turns leading the Hawkeyes in rushing. Iowa has had to lean on its defense because its offense is 121st nationally with just 326.5 yards per game.

STILL SIDELINED: Offensive lineman Cole Croston and defensive back Greg Mabin are expected to miss their Senior Day game because of injuries. They couldn’t keep Nebraska down for long as they scored three consecutive points to bring the set close again at 16-13.

“Those are things that you remember, ” Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard said. Nebraska has racked up 16 interceptions on the season, including five from Fresno State transfer Keyan Williams.

NU bowed up and forced Iowa to a field goal, only to have Nate Gerry bump into the kicker, allowing the Hawkeyes a free first down.

A big reason he should stay calm is Corey Clement, who has topped the 1,000-yard mark to raise his season total to 1,040 yards, becoming the 17th player in school history to hit the 1,000-yard mark in a season.

Iowa seems to have found its identity the past two weeks by relying on an airtight defense and a run-heavy offense.

Iowa has a very salty defense that continues to be tough this season.

The Badgers advance to the title game with a victory over Minnesota on Saturday.

Nebraska’s 14-match overall winning streak and 17-match road winning streak were erased at the hands of the Gophers, who kept their hopes of sharing the Big Ten title alive.

And so the Big Ten title will come down to the final night of the season, which is what you nearly expect in this league.