Iowa Stuns Michigan on Last-Second Touchdown


No. 17 Iowa defeated No. 18 Michigan 20-19 when Hank Brown connected with Reece Vander Zee for a 16-yard touchdown as time expired in Ann Arbor. Trailing 19-14, Iowa marched 91 yards in 1:46, boosted by an unnecessary roughness penalty against Michigan on third down at midfield and a 29-yard catch by Addison Ostrenga that positioned the Hawkeyes at the 16 with 2 seconds remaining. Brown delivered a back-shoulder throw; Vander Zee twisted back to the ball, got a foot down, and officials confirmed the score after review. Michigan held leads of 10-7 at halftime and 13-7 entering the fourth quarter and outgained Iowa 429-285. Iowa answered by outscoring the Wolverines 13-6 over the final period following Caden Buhr's missed 51-yard field goal with 2:33 left. The victory snapped Michigan's four-game winning streak against Iowa and handed the Wolverines their first loss of the season. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said afterward that the team would "get back to work." Ohio State is next on the schedule for the Hawkeyes. No contested facts appear in the record.
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Ohio State must fix their second half lapses after that collapse.
Indiana's defense held up well even a player short, tough win overall.
Iowa's second half surge shows real depth, van Cleef carried them today.