By Jordan Garretson jordan-garretson@uiowa.edu TEMPE, Ariz. — As a freshman, Micah Hyde didn’t quite understand the essence of Norm Parker. But it’s sparkling clear three seasons later. Hyde and 10 other Hawkeyes held the privilege of starting in game No. 497 for Parker — his last. Iowa lost to No. 19 Oklahoma in the Insight [...]

Click here to view an exclusive photo slideshow. By Jordan Garretson jordan-garretson@uiowa.edu TEMPE, Ariz. — Blake Bell said he couldn’t even mutter the play call to his teammates the first time Oklahoma used him in a short-yardage situation. In Friday’s 31-14 win against Iowa, the Sooners offense came away with points on each drive the [...]

Click here to view an exclusive photo slideshow.TEMPE, Ariz. — The sky fell on Marvin McNutt. Not exactly, but with the way the game went — McNutt was limited to 46 yards on four catches — it might as well been. In actuality, it was one of ESPN’s Skycams that nearly collapsed directly on Iowa’s [...]

Click here to view an exclusive photo slideshow. By Jordan Garretson jordan-garretson@uiowa.edu TEMPE, Ariz. — After 30 minutes of play in the 2011 Insight Bowl, Iowa maintained advantages against Oklahoma in first downs (11-5), total offense (135-88), and time of possession (18:34-10:43). But the Hawkeyes still trailed the 19th-ranked Sooners, 14-0. Iowa (7-6) scored 14 [...]

Click here to view an exclusive photo slideshow. TEMPE, Ariz. — In some ways, Iowa played well enough to beat Oklahoma Friday not. But the Hawkeyes played too poorly in other aspects of the game, and lost, 31-14. Below is how we graded Iowa’s performance in relation to the pre-game keys we laid out. Limit [...]

The Iowa football team has fallen to No. 14 Oklahoma in the 2011 Insight Bowl, 31-14. The Hawkeyes (7-6) scored a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter to cut what had been a 21-point deficit to 7, but Oklahoma (10-3) marched down the field and iced the game with a 35-yard field goal from [...]

TEMPE, Ariz. — The Iowa football team trails No. 19 Oklahoma, 21-0, after three quarters in the Insight Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium. Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones found Trent Ratterree for a three-yard touchdown pass with 7:42 remaining in the third quarter. The ensuing extra point pushed the Sooners’ lead to 21-0. Freshman quarterback Blake [...]

TEMPE, Ariz. — The Iowa football team trails No. 19 Oklahoma, 14-0, at halftime of the Insight Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium. Freshman quarterback Blake Bell accounted for both of the Sooners’ touchdowns on the ground. One, in the first quarter, was set up by Jamell Flemings interception of James Vandenberg. Bell ran for another [...]

TEMPE, Ariz. — The Iowa football team trails No. 19 Oklahoma, 7-0, after the first quarter of the Insight Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium. Oklahoma scored its first touchdown on a Blake Bell four-yard touchdown run with 10:19 remaining in the first. Jamell Fleming’s interception of James Vandenberg on the previous Hawkeye drive helped set [...]