Second-half safeties lead Iowa past South Dakota State 7-3
Associated PressThe AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa’s defense came up with two second-half safeties, and the Hawkeyes opened the season with a 7-3 win over South Dakota State on Saturday. The first safety came after Iowa’s Tory Taylor had his punt downed at the South Dakota State 1-yard line in the third quarter. South Dakota State tight end Tucker Kraft, a second-team Associated Press FCS All-American last season, was injured after catching a pass in the first quarter and did not return. “I think the noise on the outside is probably a lot louder than it is on the inside.” South Dakota State, which fell to 2-10 all time against FBS teams, struggled to move the ball against Iowa’s defense, which was one of the best in the nation last season.