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.

The Iowa Hawkeyes put together a well-rounded, 40-14 win, with the offense, defense and special teams units all scoring against Northwestern.

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.

The 2023-24 Iowa women's basketball team was honored during the Iowa Hawkeyes' football game against the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday, meaning Iowa legend Caitlin Clark was in attendance.Not surprisingly, Clark received a rousing ovation from the crowd.Clark spent four seasons at Iowa before being selected No. 1 overall by the Indiana Fever in the WNBA Draft this year.Not only did Clark establish herself as the greatest women's basketball player in Hawkeyes history, but she also stamped her name among the best players in the history of women's college basketball, period.During her final season at Iowa City, Clark averaged 31.6 points, 8.9 assists, 7.4 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game on 45.5/37.8/86.0 shooting splits.Clark led the nation in scoring and assists in all four of her campaigns with the Hawkeyes, boasting career averages of 28.4 points, 8.2 assists, 7.1 boards and 1.5 steals a night.On top of that, she is the NCAA's all-time leading scorer, men's and women's.During her rookie season with the Fever, Clark posted 19.2 points, 8.4 dimes, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 41.7 percent from the floor, 34.4 percent from three-point range and 90.6 percent from the free-throw line.The 22-year-old went on to win the WNBA Rookie off the Year award, made All-WNBA First-Team and finished fourth in MVP voting.Unfortunately for the Iowa football team, things are not going nearly as well.The Hawkeyes entered their matchup with Northwestern at 4-3 and were struggling in the first half of the Big Ten clash.This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/iowa as WATCH: Caitlin Clark Makes Appearance At Iowa vs. Northwestern.

The Iowa Hawkeyes face the Northwestern Wildcats in what should be an intense Big Ten showdown in Week 9 of the 2024 college football season.

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 Hawkeyes (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) scored 28 third-quarter points behind Johnson and Sullivan to take control.

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.