The Gophers spent Saturday’s second half failing to stop the Iowa Hawkeyes from running the football and leaving Minnesota with Floyd of Rosedale. As the bronzed pig trophy headed south after a

On Saturday night against Iowa, it was the Gophers that were absorbing body blows from Iowa, and the result was a 31-14 Hawkeyes victory sparked by a dominant second half in front of 52,048 at Huntington Bank Stadium.

According to PFF, Aireontae Ersery and Kerry Brown were the top performers on offense and defense, respectively. Their continued emergence could help Minnesota as they go into a difficult stretch of their schedule beginning with next week's game at Michigan.

Senior cornerback Justin Walley and sophomore safety Aidan Gousby were listed as out on the Big Ten availability report that was released two hours before the 6:30 p.m. kickoff. at Huntington Bank Stadium Both Walley (knee) and Gousby (upper body) were injured in the 27-0 victory over Nevada.

Starting cornerback Justin Walley and No. 1 safety Aidan Gousby have been ruled out for the highly-anticipated matchup. Now in his fourth season, Walley has been one of the Gophers' most productive defensive players his entire career.