The Iowa Hawkeyes‘ performance on the ground against Western Michigan in the 41-10 thumping was some of the best run blocking that the Hawkeyes and their faithful have seen in a while. That all starts up front with the offensive linemen and is spearheaded by the captain of the offensive line, the center.
Iowa’s center Logan Jones put on a fantastic performance in Week 3. He led the way for the Hawkeyes on the ground. Jones was the one to get things going in a game that saw Iowa run for a total of 254 yards on the ground to the tune of 5.9 yards per rush.
His performance wasn’t just good for Iowa or the Big Ten, though. Logan Jones’ Week 3 performance graded out as the highest-graded center in the Power Five.
Highest graded Power Five Center from Week 3:
🌽 Logan Jones: 84.1 pic.twitter.com/qbfIJRsiV7
— PFF College (@PFF_College) September 18, 2023
Jones paved the way for junior Leshon Williams to have a career day, going for 145 rushing yards on just 12 carries. The Hawkeyes also added in 50 yards from freshman Kamari Moulton, and 31 yards from fellow freshman back Terrell Washington Jr.
This performance is one of extreme encouragement as they get ready to begin Big Ten play with a road trip to Penn State. If Iowa can continue to see success on the ground game like this and pair it with their defense, they become a very dangerous team for anyone to face.
Logan Jones is where it all starts up front and he is showing all of the signs that he is ready to keep this thing rolling for the Iowa Hawkeyes and return them to their standard of how they expect to run the football.
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