Iowa Football Review: Weak Attack costs Hawkeyes in Citrus Bowl against Kentucky

Iowa's final match of the season took place like almost all of her biggest wins of the year. Following a late start, her victory time suddenly slowed down. The Vrbo Citrus Bowl seems to have produced similar results. However, the explosive Kentucky Drive and Spencer Petras interception lost the No. 16 Hawkeye at the end of the 20-17 season….

Kentucky's Chris Rodriquez recorded a touchdown that won the game with 1:48 remaining in the game. The score finished an 80-yard touchdown drive with just over three minutes of play. Iowa invaded Kentucky Territory on his next drive, but Petras threw a nasty passcut to end Iowa's season at 10-4. The first part of the game seemed to be too many Iowa games this season. Hawkeye's anemia attacks were rare…..

The Iowa attack recorded only one drive touchdown this season in the opening match against Indiana four months ago. Since then, there have been nine punts, two turnovers and field goal failures. Saturday's first trip ended as well, and there was another punt. Overall, Hawkeye finished the first half with a little over 100 yards of attacks, two turnovers, and zero third-down conversions…..

The slow start was also the defensive trend of Iowa this year. Kentucky's opening 13 game, an 80-yard touchdown drive, added 89 points in the first quarter abandoned by Hawkeye's defense…..

Iowa's last match of the season has become like almost all of her biggest wins of the year. Following a late start, the victory time suddenly slowed down. It seems that similar results were obtained with the Vrbo Citrus Bowl. However, the explosive Kentucky Drive and Spencer Petras’ interception lost the No. 16 Hawkeye at the end of the 2017 season….

Kentucky's Chris Rodriquez recorded a touchdown that won the game with 1:48 remaining in the game. The score finished an 80-yard touchdown drive with just over three minutes of play. Iowa invaded Kentucky Territory on his next drive, but Petras’ threw a nasty pass cut to end Iowa's season at 10-4. The first part of the game seemed to be too many Iowa games this season. Hawkeye's anemia attacks were rare…..

The slow start was also the defensive trend of Iowa this year. Kentucky's opening 13 game, an 80-yard touchdown drive, added 89 points in the first quarter abandoned by Hawkeye's defense…..