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Iowa Hawkeyes Halloween: From Trick to Treat Comments

Posted on November 01, 2009 by JA Allen
Marvin McNutt's 92-yard interception return was just one of several big plays the Hawkeyes made in the fourth quarter to turn their Halloween from trick to treat.

Marvin McNutt's 92-yard interception return was just one of several big plays the Hawkeyes made in the fourth quarter to turn their Halloween from trick to treat.

In honor of Halloween, the Iowa Hawkeyes disguised themselves in their Jekyll and Hyde costumes.

They played like the destructive Hyde, too, until the fourth quarter when the rational and sane Dr. Jekyll was able to restore order and reappear as quarterback Ricky Stanzi in his opportunistic stance behind the center reading the defense and completing passes.

Then too, someone cast a spell on the football in the fourth quarter when it managed to bounce Iowa’s way garnering every bit of luck, including the wind at their backs.

For the Iowa faithful, it was an agonizing afternoon of waiting for the good guys to materialize which they finally did in the fourth quarter, scoring 28 points to come from behind once again to secure another victory.

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