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“This is,” Wadley said. “I think every game is a must-win. But this game, with our backs against the wall, we’ve got to come out swinging.”
His teammates need that kind of late-morning fire Saturday. The Hawkeyes are 3-2, a disappointing start for a team that was ranked No. 15 nationally in the preseason.
The 38-31 loss to Northwestern staggered Iowa’s bid to repeat as the Big Ten Conference’s West Division champion. A loss against the 3-1 Gophers, and the Hawkeyes would be 0-2 against division foes with tougher games ahead — essentially kissing any title hopes good bye.
“We do need to win,” said Wadley, Iowa’s leader with seven touchdowns. “In order for us to accomplish our goals we set preseason, winning this game is a big game. Not only for our record, but one of our goals is to keep all our trophies.”
Cornerback Desmond King, another one of Iowa’s most quotable players, addressed the must-win topic, too.
“A must-win?” King said. “I feel like for our goals, for what we want in the long run? We have to win out. And that’s our goal.”..
http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sp...m-wadley-matt-vandeberg-ben-niemann/91565396/
His teammates need that kind of late-morning fire Saturday. The Hawkeyes are 3-2, a disappointing start for a team that was ranked No. 15 nationally in the preseason.
The 38-31 loss to Northwestern staggered Iowa’s bid to repeat as the Big Ten Conference’s West Division champion. A loss against the 3-1 Gophers, and the Hawkeyes would be 0-2 against division foes with tougher games ahead — essentially kissing any title hopes good bye.
“We do need to win,” said Wadley, Iowa’s leader with seven touchdowns. “In order for us to accomplish our goals we set preseason, winning this game is a big game. Not only for our record, but one of our goals is to keep all our trophies.”
Cornerback Desmond King, another one of Iowa’s most quotable players, addressed the must-win topic, too.
“A must-win?” King said. “I feel like for our goals, for what we want in the long run? We have to win out. And that’s our goal.”..
http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sp...m-wadley-matt-vandeberg-ben-niemann/91565396/