IOWA CITY — With a trio of long touchdowns by Troy WR Devonte Ross fueling an upset bid by the visiting Trojans, Iowa's offense found itself in the rare position of needing to keep up with its opponent Saturday.
Enter running back Kaleb Johnson and the Iowa rushing attack.
Johnson continued his torrid 2024 pace with 25 rushes for 173 yards and two touchdowns as Iowa outpaced Troy, 38-21. In just 10 quarters of action, Johnson has amassed 479 yards and six touchdowns — both already surpassing his injury-plagued 2023 season.
"One goal that I always had was to be a top-five back in the nation," said Johnson after his triumphant performance. "It's here now, so I've just got to keep going, keep my head down and keep focusing."
Johnson scored on rushes of 4 and 33 yards in the Hawkeyes' victory, part of a 284-yard performance for the Hawkeye ground game as a whole, but the production started with giant holes for the big back to cruise through.
"I don't even want to give any credit to myself," Johnson said. "I want to give all my credit to my o-line. They played their asses off today. Pardon my language, but the boys played hard today."
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Enter running back Kaleb Johnson and the Iowa rushing attack.
Johnson continued his torrid 2024 pace with 25 rushes for 173 yards and two touchdowns as Iowa outpaced Troy, 38-21. In just 10 quarters of action, Johnson has amassed 479 yards and six touchdowns — both already surpassing his injury-plagued 2023 season.
"One goal that I always had was to be a top-five back in the nation," said Johnson after his triumphant performance. "It's here now, so I've just got to keep going, keep my head down and keep focusing."
Johnson scored on rushes of 4 and 33 yards in the Hawkeyes' victory, part of a 284-yard performance for the Hawkeye ground game as a whole, but the production started with giant holes for the big back to cruise through.
"I don't even want to give any credit to myself," Johnson said. "I want to give all my credit to my o-line. They played their asses off today. Pardon my language, but the boys played hard today."
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