The 2022 Music City Bowl between Iowa and Kentucky wasn’t expected to be beautiful display of college football, but what transpired in the first half at Nissan Stadium on Saturday afternoon was beyond the hopes of the most fanatical fans.
Coming into the matchup with a historically low total, offense wasn’t exactly on the menu in the first two quarters. In fact, the Hawkeyes defense proved to be the most effective unit when it came to putting points on the board.
Iowa not only intercepted Wildcats backup quarterback Destin Wade twice, but managed to return both picks to the end zone. Hawkeyes quarterback Joe Labas was able to throw a touchdown early in the second quarter, but Kirk Ferentz’s defense managed to outscore its own offense, 14–7, in the first half.
