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Xavier Nwankpa, freshman Iowa DB, takes interception to the house vs. Kentucky
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Xavier Nwankpa made a great play while filling in for Kaevon Merriweather. The Iowa DB scored on a pick six during the Music City Bowl versus Kentucky.
Kentucky QB Destin Wade tried to hit a Wildcat receiver down the field and Nwankpa ran in front of the wideout to pick the ball off. Nwankpa returned the interception for a 52-yard score.
Before the Music City Bowl, Nwankpa had played in 11 games for Iowa this season and recorded 4 total tackles.
🚨IOWA PICK SIX!!🚨 Xavier Nwankpa picks it off and returns it for the 52 yard TD! #MusicCityBowl pic.twitter.com/QX1VvVxGoQ
— 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 @𝗙𝗧𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱𝟳 (@FTBeard7) December 31, 2022
Iowa is looking scary during the first half of the game. Nwankpa is doing a solid job in the Iowa secondary without Merriweather, who declared for the 2023 NFL Draft and opted out.
If the Hawkeyes keep this up, the Music City Bowl could get ugly for the Wildcats.
Grant Bricker covers the B1G for Saturday Tradition. His previous stops include the Williamson Homepage and Nashville Post.