Koen Entringer wants the Iowa defense to find a way to "give more"

The defense played a solid game, but left a lot on the table during Saturday's loss
Sep 27, 2025; Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes defensive back Koen Entringer (4) and defensive lineman Ethan Hurkett (49) and teammates react after a 4th down stop against the Indiana Hoosiers during the second quarter at Kinnick Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images
Sep 27, 2025; Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes defensive back Koen Entringer (4) and defensive lineman Ethan Hurkett (49) and teammates react after a 4th down stop against the Indiana Hoosiers during the second quarter at Kinnick Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images | Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images

The Indiana Hoosiers had high expectations coming into this season after a College Football Playoff appearance last season in Head Coach Curt Cignetti's first season.

Indiana started the season red-hot, winning all four of their games, and destroying Illinois 63-10 the week before.

Iowa was ready to be a spoiler for Indiana's Playoff aspirations, but ultimately fell short.

After an ominous start to the game that featured a quick Mark Gronowski interception and a subsequent Indiana touchdown, the Hawkeyes settled in.

The defense came to play, holding the high-powered Indiana offense to 10 first-half points.

Iowa's defense also stopped Indiana on multiple fourth-down conversion attempts, led by defensive back Koen Entringer.

Entringer was named a captain before Iowa's first game against Albany, and has been a captain for every game since.

After Iowa's disappointing 20-15 loss to Indiana during their Homecoming game on Saturday, Entringer acted like a captain, taking responsibility for the loss.

During his media availability postgame (posted by "247Sports"), Entringer acknowledged the defense did a lot of good things on Saturday. Still, he stated that he personally could've played better in many moments.

Outside of the two fourth-down stops, Entringer and the entire Iowa defense struggled to make tackles in space and at the point of attack, costing Iowa a chance to get off the field on more occasions.

Entringer stated it all comes down to effort, and the squad must find a way to consistently bring relentless effort for all 60 minutes of a game.

For now, Entringer said it is "back to the drawing board," and they will use the bye week this upcoming weekend to reset and flush their performance against Indiana.

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