... matchup, Iowa's run defense is good. Really really good. So good it hasn't given up a rushing TD in 33 quarters. Seriously.

The Iowa D has also allowed an opponent to score on its opening drive just once in the last 18 games.

“It’s astounding,” Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez said Tuesday on the Big Ten coaches teleconference. “Normally you think maybe you get a quarterback sneak or something in the goal line that you get in there. But to have 33 straight quarters, an eight- or nine-game span, it’s really quite remarkable.”

Although the Iowa defense contained Penn State's "Spread HD," it should be noted that PSU's offense doesn't rely on the QB run as much as Michigan's. Michigan has also put up seven more point...

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