The Iowa football defensive line faces another stiff test this week against talented running back Chase Brown and Illinois' offensive line.
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- By Steve Batterson The Quad City Times
IOWA CITY, Iowa —
Noah Shannon spent time Saturday night watching video.
The Iowa defensive tackle did the same on Sunday.
Five times on his own, Shannon took another look at the performance of the Hawkeye defensive line in its game against Michigan.
It didn’t look any better the fifth time than it did the first.
“When we have a game like that, I take it personally," the senior said. “I watched it three times Saturday and twice on Sunday, and we didn’t have our best game on the interior of the defensive line. We should be able to stop the run."
Iowa took the field last weekend at Kinnick Stadium having surrendered fewer than 100 rushing yards in three of its first four games.
Michigan piled up 131 yards on the ground during the first half of its 27-14 victory over the Hawkeyes, riding the strength of its offensive line and the skill and patience of running back
Blake Corum on its way to a 172-yard rushing performance.
Shannon said Iowa’s issues started up front.
“It was on us, not executing our calls well enough," Shannon said. “That was the most yards anybody had put up on us this year. You have to give credit to their O-line and their running back, he hits the holes hard."