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Iowa DL after giving Minnesota its first loss: ‘We were talking about sinking the boat all week’

Kevin Cunningham

By Kevin Cunningham

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Iowa beat Minnesota 23-19 Saturday afternoon. The Hawkeyes were favored to win by a field goal, but were ranked No. 20 by the College Football Playoff committee for a reason.

Minnesota was ranked No. 8. Call it an upset, call it just something that was supposed to happen. It doesn’t matter. What does matter is that the Gophers suffered their first loss of the season.

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After the win, Iowa DL Chauncey Golston talked about the Hawkeyes’ mindset the entire week leading up to the game:

Minnesota preaches “rowing the boat.” Iowa was all about sinking that Gopher boat.

It did on Saturday. It, at the least, put a big hole in it.

Kevin Cunningham

Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.