Show Caption Hide Caption Does Iowa’s defense have an issue on opponents’ first possession? Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker met the media four days after a 9-6 loss to Illinois. Chad Leistikow, Hawk Central Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker did an extensive self-scout during the Hawkeyes’ bye last week. The Iowa defense ranks third nationally in scoring defense (9.83 points per game) and seventh nationally in total defense (265 yards per game), but admitted that they haven’t exactly hit their expected marks in back-to-back losses to Michigan and Illinois. “I think we can do better a little bit (in red zone defense),” Parker said during last week’s coordinator availability. “One other thing is I look at is third downs … then if you add the fourth downs into it, we gave up too many fourth downs. Just an opportunity to get off the field, and we didn’t do it. Takeaways…
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