PISCATAWAY, N.J. — It took until the fourth quarter but Rutgers football found the endzone against Iowa. Evan Simon’s 18-yard touchdown link-up with wide receiver Aron Cruickshank making it a 24-10 lead for Iowa.
For a Rutgers offense that didn’t find the end zone last week in a 16-14 win at Temple, this was not an insignificant moment. And for Simon, this was important.
Simon threw a first quarter interception, a Pick-6, that set the tone early for Iowa. The Hawkeyes took the momentum of that play and scored 24 unanswered points against the home team.
His touchdown connection with Cruickshank was a nice bit of positivity during what was a difficult game at times for the quarterback.
Simon threw two interceptions against Iowa, who came into the game a bit lackluster and sluggish but appeared to turn the corner last week with a 27-0 win over Nevada.
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Check out Simon’s touchdown pass to Cruicskhank as the Rutgers wide receiver makes a nice catch and stays in bounds. Cruickshank was absolutely draped by Iowa defensive back Riley Moss on the play:
WHAT A CATCH. 🔥@ac_hollywood_ x @RFootball pic.twitter.com/M9WOPX3kO5
— Rutgers On BTN (@RutgersOnBTN) September 25, 2022
All things considered, Simon’s numbers weren’t all that bad. While the interceptions, both into double-coverage, were certainly poor he still was effective in moving the ball.
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At the time of his fourth quarter touchdown, Simon was 24-of-41 for 249 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. He also had two rushes for 13 yards.
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