Illinois State at #25 Iowa | 2024 College Football Week 1

ready for the [Applause] kickoff Drew Stevens with the kickoff and will Illinois State have a chance to return they will not the ball flies over the head of Jaylen Carr oh they're going empty they've motioned running back Mason King out of the back field good pocket quick throw incomplete pass formidable up front on the offensive line especially VI the corner and here's a keeper Rittenhouse in trouble escapes one tackle forc out of bounds by Jay Higgins and third and nine is the down they have eight starters officially back on that defense and a pass first Iowa snap of the game and they're running it behind Kamari Molton apprciated with his system this should lead to new heights got a lot of experience on that line Mason Richmond 39 starts at left tackle rner kby 36 starts at Right Guard Leann Johson has come into the game he's in the backfield Wan's in motion Illinois State send pressure and an incomplete pass for Luke Lee here he is getting his right leg rolled up on in that previous play limped off the field no pressure on his right leg but a completed pass to Daniel Switz has the red birds moving a little bit Quick Pass and caught and out of bounds along the sideline transfer from Kanas State now on second and seven the ball's out quickly and the ball's in the hands of Iowa interception Jamari Harris six career interceptions what do you know a turnover forced by the Hawkeye defense it was a red shirt year even though he did play a little bit 93 yards rushing last year and a long look Jacob Gil was in motion and the pass to Addison arranga AR just hasn't had time to learn Tony Peterson system as well yet winers right with Mason King getting hurt earlier in the game Tony Peterson again their offensive coordinator and to the left side Castro rips the ball out it was a first down picked up by Winker right that Castro dis launched it he created the turnover ultimately it's recovered by TJ [Applause] Hall three drives for Illinois State one three and out and two turnovers leay at tight end and a fake hand off and a throw in the direction of lé it's incomplete at the goal line ready to look like himself a little more in the last week and a half after being skittish anytime that there was contact near his knee Stevens on a 41 yd attempt Ty Nissen is the holder and the kick is on the way for Stevens outside of of 40 yards he struggled last year the eyes of the potential pass Catcher And that pass catcher was Javon Charles from doodo Texas at tight end and now Kaden ween something special may happen here with all of this room to run Kaden ween he is picking him up and putting them down touchdown Kaden ween illegal Block in the back receiving team number eight yard penalty from the spot of the foul first down Iowa that was something really special we just saw out of Wen Deshawn Lee with the block and deshun Lee you could tell he was actually trying to evade placing the block into the back of the member of Illinois State's coverage he had a teammate who sort of blocked legally blocked the Illinois state coverage player play for Phil feris mcneer fakes it to Molton and it is a pass on the slant caught and you see him go in motion and Molton and a nice hole and then off the edge a play has made Kamari Molton though second effort I thought he lunged it inside the 40 yd line but they're spotting him a little poorly in my estimation but short of the 40 and it's a hold on fourth down it was a fantastic effort from Molton but Illinois State just brought so many Defenders and they timed up the snap so well getting bodies into the back field yeah the body into the back field here is Dylan Gart at safety that's where you want the biggest leap if you're a Hawkeye fan and there's something in the passing attack with the ball inside of two minutes and in good territory here the Illinois still half of the field Jacob Gil those slight nuances in the Run scheme are different for IA the season ton Parks made the tackle there and a pass to the goal line incomplete looking for ort worth calls in 28 yds to go with a 41 yd make tightness at holds for Drew Stevens and set of the 25 they start out at the 40 and looking left and caught and upended is arrena he loves 12 personnel and that's the case right now magn on the throws Reese Vander true freshman yeah if it's in his area he said that dude's going to catch it they've gone empty here with the five white outet and mcir throwing oh nicely done Luke Lee a catch absorbs a hit and has a first and goal 19 yards 19 yards to Luke Lee and arranga or Lea they're both out there but sliding to make the grab with a welcome to Iowa football moment touchdown reys vandery first career touchdown as a Hawkeye off play action Jacob Gil is in motion and Caleb Johnson has room to run not there in today's game either with the throw underneath G Johnson defensive unit has accepted him and they're excited about the opportunity to run something new and they'll be more excited with plays like this Luke Lee down to the 31 yd line of the Red Birds and the chains move again said he can run an average route but just get it near him and he'll catch it roll out throw mamera for the end zone and Jacob Gill his first Iowa touchdown nicely done 31 yds the lead is 18 points playing with at this point in the game so much of it set up off of run action not even a hard play action fake but then just sort of an effortless flick of the wrist backs Luke alme and Illinois and Kade mnam Back in the Saddle Again for Iowa here's a jump ball and caught nicely done by Xavier Lloyd the crescendo of noise grows on Third and 10 low throw caught short of the first down Xavier Lloyd from so fourth and four Rittenhouse off Target incomplete based on pass track record if there had been a 12 te playoff mnam and it's a stringa oh that's that's nice ww Worth's in right now at tight end and magnam is under pressure got away from Kessler and then he's able to find orward as Kade memir evades multiple Defenders protection blown on the interior gets away from two guys not only squares the shoulders around but then throws a teardrop over the outstretched hands of the defender that is a marvelous pass by K M third quar Nick Kessler and orw worth really good hands on that play as well and now mamera throwing oh rece vandery high points to football he was the bigger stronger tougher young man right there and a second touchdown for the true freshman well Kade mdamar is the only one who's able to hear Tim Lester in his headset but I'd be very curious to hear how Tim Lester sounded as that play was initially developing that come with taking over the leadership of this offense oh this opens up for Caleb Johnson Johnson stays on his feet at the line of scrimmage and then all the way touchdown Caleb Johnson then he was off to the races this looks just slightly different than what Iowa fans have come accustomed to during Kirk fence's time here the path of the o line yes they're still moving in unison for that zone blocking scheme but as opposed to a lateral chart it's more of a vertical charge kind of a 45 degre step really develop in the months to come ritten house down he goes Brian [Applause] Allen and here is treble Aiden fch under pressure and he had to eat it and tries to run Kade mcnamer along with receivers Ree vandery and Jacob Gill have been brilliant in the second half and so is running back Caleb Johnson who has his second touchdown in half number two most talented running back Iowa has access to is Caleb Johnson he's been banged up at times throughout his career but when he is healthy he's as good a Difference Maker as Iowa has access to in this offensive line imposing their will on the game Illinois state did a really nice job in the first half KK and Seth Wallace and Tim Lester Bill Parker we had a lot of good chats yesterday and this game you know one of the things that the coach has stressed you're nervous about an opener it's big unknown going to learn a lot in this first game and it took a while to get things pointed in the right direction but it's going to be a shutout win for Iowa their last one was last November against ruter and they' got another one here against Illinois State who has better days to come with a good team in the Missouri Valley Football Conference but the Hawkeyes win this one today as the final fin seconds tick off a