Finishing with two interceptions, both of which he returned for scores, and a tackle, Iowa senior cornerback Riley Moss made life difficult for redshirt junior quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. in the No. 18 Hawkeyes’ 34-6 beatdown of No. 17 Indiana Saturday.

Moss’ first interception came on the Hoosiers’ first drive of the game, grabbing a ricochet and running it back 30 yards to extend the Iowa lead to 14-0 less than three minutes in.

His second came with 1:41 remaining in the first half, jumping the route and taking it 55 yards to paydirt to make the score 28-3.

With this showing, Moss was recognized as the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week Sunday, with Texas Longhorns sophomore running back Bijan Robinson taking home the offensive honor.

A 2021 Preseason All-B1G second-team selection by Phil Steele, Moss set an Iowa state record in the 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 13.85 seconds as a senior at Ankeny Centennial High School.

September 4 represented interceptions No. 7 and 8 in his collegiate career, as he picked off two passes in each of his first three seasons, as well.

While the Hawkeyes opened their season with a bang, they will need to quickly turn their focus to Saturday, as the program ventures northwest to Ames to battle No. 7 Iowa State at 4:30 p.m. ET on ABC, a game ESPN’s College GameDay will be on-location for.