Nothing earth shattering other than the offensive line, with exception of Blythe and the entire defense being terrible. I think it's safe to say that moving Croston to LT was a mistake.
Iowa Hawkeyes
–It was a long night for QB C.J. Beathard (-2.4), who posted just his second negatively graded game of the season (the other being -6.6 in Week 5 versus Wisconsin). Beathard was great when his offensive line bought him some time, going 14 of 18 for 196 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions and a +2.0 PFF grade on throws without pressure. On throws under pressure, however, he was just 7 of 15 for 43 yards, no touchdowns, one interception and a -3.0 PFF grade.
–It was a miserable performance all-around by the Iowa offensive line (six different lineman played at least 26 snaps, and those six combined for a -26.1 overall grade), with LT Cole Croston (-10.1) leading the unit in futility. Croston’s -3.3 run-blocking grade indicates that it wasn’t a good night for him in the run game, but where he really hurt the Hawkeyes was in pass protection, where he earned a -7.1 grade thanks to allowing nine total pressures (one sack, one hit, seven hurries).
–On the defensive side of the ball, there’s really no one area at which to point the blame; Iowa’s defense was just completely outclassed by the Cardinal offense yesterday. As a unit, the Hawkeyes defense compiled a -20.4 overall grade, with eight different players finishing with an overall grade of -1.0 or worse. LB Bo Bower (+1.5) was the only player to finish with an overall grade north of +1.0.
Top performers
LB Bo Bower (+1.5)
RB LeShun Daniels Jr. (+1.5)
RB Akrum Wadley (+0.6)
C Austin Blythe (+0.2)
RB Jordan Canzeri (+0.1)
Iowa Hawkeyes
–It was a long night for QB C.J. Beathard (-2.4), who posted just his second negatively graded game of the season (the other being -6.6 in Week 5 versus Wisconsin). Beathard was great when his offensive line bought him some time, going 14 of 18 for 196 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions and a +2.0 PFF grade on throws without pressure. On throws under pressure, however, he was just 7 of 15 for 43 yards, no touchdowns, one interception and a -3.0 PFF grade.
–It was a miserable performance all-around by the Iowa offensive line (six different lineman played at least 26 snaps, and those six combined for a -26.1 overall grade), with LT Cole Croston (-10.1) leading the unit in futility. Croston’s -3.3 run-blocking grade indicates that it wasn’t a good night for him in the run game, but where he really hurt the Hawkeyes was in pass protection, where he earned a -7.1 grade thanks to allowing nine total pressures (one sack, one hit, seven hurries).
–On the defensive side of the ball, there’s really no one area at which to point the blame; Iowa’s defense was just completely outclassed by the Cardinal offense yesterday. As a unit, the Hawkeyes defense compiled a -20.4 overall grade, with eight different players finishing with an overall grade of -1.0 or worse. LB Bo Bower (+1.5) was the only player to finish with an overall grade north of +1.0.
Top performers
LB Bo Bower (+1.5)
RB LeShun Daniels Jr. (+1.5)
RB Akrum Wadley (+0.6)
C Austin Blythe (+0.2)
RB Jordan Canzeri (+0.1)
