MINNEAPOLIS — Superman touched down in Huntington Bank Stadium Saturday night, and he wears #2.
Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson put on a dominant show from the backfield with a career-high 206 yards and three touchdowns as the Hawkeyes wore down and wore out Minnesota, 38-17.
"Obviously, Kaleb, great night again, he's really playing well for us," said head coach Kirk Ferentz after Saturday night's decisive win. "Any time a back gets 200 yards, that's pretty special."
Johnson entered the tilt with Minnesota as the nation's leading rusher, with 479 yards and six touchdowns to his name. He not only kept his streak of 100 yards and multiple touchdowns alive with the team's first trip to hostile territory, he bested even the high standard he had set through the first three weeks of the season:
Week 1: 11 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD
Week 2: 25 rushes, 187 yards, 2 TD
Week 3: 25 rushes, 173 yards, 2 TD
Week 4: 21 rushes, 206 yards, 3 TD
"I'm not sure I can remember anyone, in four games, doing what [Johnson] has done," said Ferentz. "He just continues to run really well. He's been really aggressive. He's always been a big, strong guy and a talented guy. But right now he's really focused and coming into his own, in terms of using what strengths and abilities he has to his advantage."
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Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson put on a dominant show from the backfield with a career-high 206 yards and three touchdowns as the Hawkeyes wore down and wore out Minnesota, 38-17.
"Obviously, Kaleb, great night again, he's really playing well for us," said head coach Kirk Ferentz after Saturday night's decisive win. "Any time a back gets 200 yards, that's pretty special."
Johnson entered the tilt with Minnesota as the nation's leading rusher, with 479 yards and six touchdowns to his name. He not only kept his streak of 100 yards and multiple touchdowns alive with the team's first trip to hostile territory, he bested even the high standard he had set through the first three weeks of the season:
Week 1: 11 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD
Week 2: 25 rushes, 187 yards, 2 TD
Week 3: 25 rushes, 173 yards, 2 TD
Week 4: 21 rushes, 206 yards, 3 TD
"I'm not sure I can remember anyone, in four games, doing what [Johnson] has done," said Ferentz. "He just continues to run really well. He's been really aggressive. He's always been a big, strong guy and a talented guy. But right now he's really focused and coming into his own, in terms of using what strengths and abilities he has to his advantage."
Iowa 31, Minnesota 14: Kaleb Johnson Makes Early Heisman Statement
Superman touched down in Huntington Bank Stadium Saturday night, and he wears #2.
