Sep 19, 2026 · 39 min · 21 segments
Iowa dominated Northern Iowa 42-0 by halftime, and Chris Hassel and Andrew Downs break down the Hawkeyes’ statement performance before Big Ten play begins. The guys discuss Hank Brown’s perfect…
Chris HasselHostAndrew DownsHost
It's not the same Northern Iowa program, but Iowa is doing something today that they have not done in games against Northern Iowa, and that is just put them away early, blow them out.
And it is an absolute blowout as we come to you live at halftime of a 42-0 skunking so far.
to quarterback, right? And maybe that's the most important thing because you knew you had a good feeling I was going to be able to kind of name it, score against you and I, the defense you feel good about.
And I was a little worried, especially after that first drive that Because it seemed like Iowa could run the ball for 10 or 15 yards of carry every time they handed it off, I was a little worried that we'd get that Kirk Ferentz, don't want to embarrass you and I, just kind of run the ball, march it up and down the field, don't throw, and get out of here with maybe a 42-0 full game win.
Now he maybe checks down a little too much, but they let him get some chemistry with his receivers.
It didn't help Heklinski that when he came in, they had a rough series for the first time all day.
And so, yeah, this quarterback competition, if it wasn't over coming into today, it is absolutely over now.
And Hank Brown... will and needs to be the starting quarterback moving forward as we go to Big Ten play.
That is going to be my opening argument, AD, from Schwebel, Goetz, and Sieben, the personal injury powerhouse.
It's not the same Northern Iowa program, but Iowa is doing something today that they have not done in games against Northern Iowa, and that is just put them away early, blow them out.
And it is an absolute blowout as we come to you live at halftime of a 42-0 skunking so far.
to quarterback, right? And maybe that's the most important thing because you knew you had a good feeling I was going to be able to kind of name it, score against you and I, the defense you feel good about.
And I was a little worried, especially after that first drive that Because it seemed like Iowa could run the ball for 10 or 15 yards of carry every time they handed it off, I was a little worried that we'd get that Kirk Ferentz, don't want to embarrass you and I, just kind of run the ball, march it up and down the field, don't throw, and get out of here with maybe a 42-0 full game win.
Now he maybe checks down a little too much, but they let him get some chemistry with his receivers.
It didn't help Heklinski that when he came in, they had a rough series for the first time all day.
And so, yeah, this quarterback competition, if it wasn't over coming into today, it is absolutely over now.
And Hank Brown... will and needs to be the starting quarterback moving forward as we go to Big Ten play.
That is going to be my opening argument, AD, from Schwebel, Goetz, and Sieben, the personal injury powerhouse.
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