Iowa’s first three drives of the game with Sullivan at quarterback were three-and-outs. But the Hawkeyes broke through on the fourth with a five-play, 52-yard touchdown scoring drive. After mostly being bottled up to that point, Kaleb Johnson broke through for a 26-yard score. Iowa took a 12-7 lead into halftime.

Kaleb Johnson rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns, and backup quarterback Brendan Sullivan added another rushing touchdown, as Iowa defeated Northwestern 40-14 on Saturday.

The Iowa Hawkeyes certainly did not have an impressive offensive first half against the Northwestern Wildcats, but at least running back Kaleb Johnson gave them the lead heading into the locker room.

In a crowd of familiarity, Iowa football’s Mason Richman noticed something peculiar. The left tackle stood in the huddle as the Hawkeyes began their opening drive of the second half in their season opener against Illinois State.

The Iowa Hawkeyes put together arguably their best drive of the season in the first quarter against the Washington Huskies on Saturday, putting together a nine-

Iowa football running back Kaleb Johnson carried the Hawkeyes' offense vs the Washington Huskies, totaling three touchdowns and nearly 200 total yards

Kaleb Johnson's 3 touchdowns propelled the Iowa Hawkeyes over the Washington Huskies Saturday in a 40-16 win at Kinnick Stadium, giving head coach Kirk Ferentz

After a rather slow start, the Iowa Hawkeyes erupted behind running back Kaleb Johnson and quarterback Brendan Sullivan on their way to a dominant 40-14 win over the Northwestern Wildcats as they notched another Big Ten victory.