No. 11 Iowa stays perfect, beats Wisconsin 20-10
MADISON — No. 11 Iowa needed a second-half road rally to keep its perfect season alive, coming back to beat Wisconsin 20-10 Saturday.
Trailing by a touchdown at halftime, the Hawkeyes (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) began the third quarter by turning an interception into a tying touchdown pass from quarterback Ricky Stanzi to tight end Tony Moeaki.
Iowa took the lead on a 10-yard touchdown run by Adam Robinson early in the fourth quarter, and the Hawkeyes' defense kept the Badgers scoreless in the second half.
After appearing vulnerable to the run early on, Iowa's defense clamped down on Wisconsin (5-2, 2-2) and running back John Clay, who might have been slowed by a second-quarter leg injury after a big first quarter. Clay finished the game with 75 yards rushing and Scott Tolzien threw three interceptions.
Stanzi was 17 of 23 for 218 yards and a touchdown. Derrell Johnson-Koulianos caught 8 passes for 113 yards.
Iowa cornerback Amari Spievey had two interceptions, the first of which fueled the Hawkeyes' comeback.
Oct 18, 2009 at 2:43 p.m.
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I know what I am talking about. I am quite familiar with the process of making it on a D1 team. Just curious why the Janesville HS athletic progams don't get their student athletes picked up by big schools. Other, obscure school districts across the nation do and I have not seen articles in the Gazette reporting on them as I have seen in other papers that I have read in other cities. This was not meant as an insult, although I believe some feel it is. I do know the process. Nothing futher to add. Thanks.
Oct 18, 2009 at 11:01 a.m.
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Duckcarver, you're talking about a few hundred high school athletes in the district, with hundreds of thousands of athletes across the country competing against them for very few spots on a major D1 college roster. The odds of anyone making a D1 college rosters are astronomical unless they are an absolutely special athlete. Most of the best athletes in the JVL school district are capable of making D2 rosters, with a few exceptions being good enough to make D1 schools.
Oct 17, 2009 at 9:37 p.m.
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Hey, that's great!
Oct 17, 2009 at 8:01 p.m.
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Duckcarver - Ben Berlowski was a D1 recruit by Dick Bennett at UW-GB and he took them to the NCAA dance a few times.
Oct 17, 2009 at 6:03 p.m.
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Janesville seems to have outstanding high school sports programs. How come no athletes go to UW or other major universities? Besides Katy O'Leary trying out at UW and Misty Bass, attending Duke, it seems like Mike Herrington ('79) was the last athlete from Janesville to get a scholarship and play at a Div 1 school.
Oct 17, 2009 at 4:26 p.m.
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He's had it too long already.
Oct 17, 2009 at 4:13 p.m.
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I have to wonder how long Brett B. will have his job if he can not win the 'big' games.
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