The Iowa defense isn't used to getting run over. But, it was for most of Saturday to the tune of 312 yards on the ground. Most of those were from Minnesota's outstanding running back Mo Ibrahim, who ran for 263 on his own.

But the Iowa defense rose up when it needed to the most and created a pair of critical turnovers in the final five minutes of the game to help the Hawkeye offense set up their game winning field goal in the final seconds.

Following the game, Seth Benson and Kaevon Merriweather spoke to the media about the toughness shown by the Iowa team since the loss to Ohio State and the