Winning fixes a lot of things and covers up quite a bit of otherwise noticeable errors. That seems to be the trend for the Iowa Hawkeyes right now. They moved to 5-1 with a gritty 20-14 win over Big Ten West opponent, the Purdue Boilermakers.
Nonetheless, 5-1 is 5-1 and the record is truly the only stat that matters at the end of the day. Iowa epitomizes that it doesn’t matter how you win, but rather just that you simply win. Once again they found a way to be on top when the clock hit zeroes and keep on marching.
There does need to be a sense of the moment as well. Iowa is on their backup quarterback and still trying to figure things out. This team is still finding ways to win and that needs to be recognized, maybe even applauded.
Iowa is 5-1 on the year and continues to pick each other up. Here is how each unit is grading out in their very tough win over the Boilermakers.