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Iowa WR Damond Powell makes awesome one-handed catch against Pitt (GIF)

Iowa WR Damond Powell makes awesome one-handed catch against Pitt (GIF)

Iowa, known for its conservative run-first offense, opened up its playbook a bit on the road against Pitt.

After taking a couple shots down field and even scoring on a fourth down play-action pass in the first half, the Hawkeyes went deep again on their fourth play of the third quarter.

On a first-and-10 from the 20, backup quarterback C.J. Beathard took a deep drop and fired a strike downfield toward senior wideout Damond Powell. The pass was slightly overthrown, but Powell managed to corral it in smoothly with one hand for a 63-yard gain down to the Pitt 17-yard line.

It is definitely one of the better catches we’ve seen in a few weeks and the fact that Powell hauled the pass in so nonchalantly makes it even more impressive.

The big gain set up a 10-yard touchdown by Mark Weisman that cut into the Panthers' lead and the Hawkeyes went on to pull off the road upset, 24-20.

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