© Provided by Sports Illustrated The Hawkeyes trail by 16 at the half despite a strong effort by their defense. Iowa’s defense has put together a solid performance against Ohio State through one half, holding one of the nation’s top offenses to just 133 total yards and one touchdown. Unfortunately for Kirk Ferentz’s club, the Hawkeyes offense absolutely can’t get out of its own way, a theme that has pervaded throughout the 2022 season. Quarterback Spencer Petras was intercepted on the very first play of the game, setting up an Ohio State field goal to open the scoring. The Hawkeyes briefly took a lead just a few minutes later with a scoop-and-score off of a strip sack of CJ Stroud by Iowa’s Joe Evans. The Buckeyes would answer with a Miyan Williams touchdown run to go up 10–7. From there, it’s been very ugly for Iowa. Petras lost a fumble on the…
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