An 8-0 Hawkeye Team Again!?

America is in shock. No one could have possibly predicted this at the beginning of the season. How could this possibly happen? Are the Iowa Hawkeyes really 8-0? Could it possibly be true that no one has bested them yet? Is this an actual legit team? Yes, America, it's true. While the rest of the nation is either in doubt or just in pure shock, the Hawkeye Nation is absolutely ecstatic about their team's season thus far. After beating the Maryland Terrapins 31-15 at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, the Iowa Hawkeyes moved to 8-0, and continue to keep their undefeated dream season alive. Iowa has played remarkable so far this season, despite the rest of America's doubts, and has continued to win game after game. Starting quarterback C.J. Beathard is also still undefeated when he starts a game with an Iowa record of 9 straight wins. On Saturday's game, he threw for 183 yards completing 12 passes out of 23 attempts. While his groin injury is still limiting his rushing ability, and may continue to inhibit his versatility throughout the remainder of the season, Beathard is still making smart plays for the Hawkeyes and getting them the W. Akrum Wadley also played very well for the Hawks on Saturday, after his incredible game last time out against the Northwestern Wildcats earning him Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for over 200 yards as a third string running back after Canzeri got injured. Wadley ran for 67 yards in 19 carries and one touchdown sharing the load with fourth string back Derrick Mitchell Jr. and first string back LeShun Daniels Jr. who had recently returned from an injury earlier in the season. Both Mitchell and Daniels also scored a touchdown for the Hawks in a nice game. Desmond King also played exquisitely for the Hawkeyes getting a pick six for Iowa to tie for the most interceptions from any player in the nation. For the Terrapins, turnover continued to be an issue as they coughed the ball up multiple times during the game, which eventually led to their loss. Maryland attempted a final run near the end of the game to come back, but could not do enough to move the chains, and failed twice trying to recover onside kicks. The Hawkeyes look to continue their hot streak next week at Indiana, and have a pretty manageable schedule the rest of the way, with their most difficult game being against the Nebraska Cornhuskers on the road in their final game of the regular season. The Cornhuskers are currently 3-6, but could provide trouble for the Hawkeyes at home in the last game for both teams. If Iowa can remain undefeated until then, it should be a good game with ESPN experts giving both teams about a 50% chance at winning with the Hawks having a slight advantage. All this blogger can say about this season so far though is GO HAWKS!