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As another example of Iowa's pass defense, Minnesota's Mitch Leidner is, in my humble opinion, one of the worst passing QBs in Big Ten history.  (The U of Minnesota is the other college team I follow closely, as I'm from there and went to law school there.)  He's just dreadful.  An impressive knack for making the worst possible decision at the worst possible time.  Against Northwestern, he was 10-21 for 72 yards, no scores, and a pick.  Against Illinois, he was 15-25 for 88 yards.  Against Purdue, he was 8-12 for 59 yards (though with 2 scores).  A 13-10 TD-INT ratio on the season (and I swear each of those INTs came with a chance to win where he threw into double coverage, not seeing the crossing route open underneath), so not exactly a guy who beats you with his arm.   

Against Iowa, he was 19-27 for 259 yards and a TD.  Sure, this is anecdotal, and it was also a rivalry game where he may have been fired up.  But the point is that Iowa's pass defense is vulnerable, and I'm looking forward to how our coaching staff decides to attack it.  Iowa decided to sell out against the run that day (reasonable given that the run game was Minnesota's offensive bright spot this season), and even one of the worst Power 5 QBs in the country was able to take some advantage.  If Iowa sells out to stop McCaffrey, Hogan could have quite a day. 

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As another example of Iowa's pass defense, Minnesota's Mitch Leidner is, in my humble opinion, one of the worst passing QBs in Big Ten history.  (The U of Minnesota is the other college team I follow closely, as I'm from there and went to law school there.)  He's just dreadful.  An impressive knack for making the worst possible decision at the worst possible time.  Against Northwestern, he was 10-21 for 72 yards, no scores, and a pick.  Against Illinois, he was 15-25 for 88 yards.  Against Purdue, he was 8-12 for 59 yards (though with 2 scores).  A 13-10 TD-INT ratio on the season (and I swear each of those INTs came with a chance to win where he threw into double coverage, not seeing the crossing route open underneath), so not exactly a guy who beats you with his arm.   

Against Iowa, he was 19-27 for 259 yards and a TD.  Sure, this is anecdotal, and it was also a rivalry game where he may have been fired up.  But the point is that Iowa's pass defense is vulnerable, and I'm looking forward to how our coaching staff decides to attack it.  Iowa decided to sell out against the run that day (reasonable given that the run game was Minnesota's offensive bright spot this season), and even one of the worst Power 5 QBs in the country was able to take some advantage.  If Iowa sells out to stop McCaffrey, Hogan could have quite a day.