Hawkeye football is reeling after back-to-back losses against ranked opponents where they could have won the game.
Last weekend against Oregon, Iowa held a slim lead with under two minutes to go and could not hold on to win.
This weekend against USC, the Hawkeyes held a two-score lead at halftime (21-10) and let USC score 16 unanswered points to win the game.
After back-to-back losses against ranked opponents where the Hawkeyes could have won, it leaves us with more questions than answers.
Throughout the week leading up to each of the last two games, quarterback Mark Gronowski and Head Coach Kirk Ferentz were adamant that the squad had a great week of practice, but we have not seen that in the games.
We are not granted access to all practices, but if that were the case, why hasn't it shown up on the field?
When are good practices going to lead to good games?
Fans are growing increasingly frustrated with hearing one thing and seeing another from the Hawkeyes on Saturdays.
If practices are going so well, why hasn't that translated to games?
You cannot claim to have good practices and then have back-to-back games where you give up over 300 total yards on defense.
Kirk Ferentz has traditionally had his teams ready to go, but going 0-13 in the last 13 games against ranked teams since 2021 is inexcusable.
If practices are going so well and the squad comes out on Saturdays playing the way they have, is it a matter of players not executing, or are the practices not going as well as we are led to believe?
No one is saying Ferentz and the players are lying, but there is something here that we are not seeing. Someone has to take accountability for the poor performances on the field.