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Low boil: Social media reacts to the Iowa Hawkeyes’ convincing 24-3 win at Purdue

josh helmer
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This is more like it. For the second straight week, Iowa controlled a Big Ten game from start to finish.

Iowa (5-4, 3-3 Big Ten) is back above the .500 mark after downing Purdue, 24-3, and the Hawkeyes are just one win away from qualifying for bowl eligibility.

Hawkeye quarterback Spencer Petras threw a pair of first-half touchdown passes, connecting with tight end Sam LaPorta for a 16-yard touchdown and then with wide receiver Nico Ragaini for a 29-yard score. The San Rafael, Calif., native finished 13-of-23 passing for 192 yards with those two passing touchdowns.

Meanwhile, Iowa’s defense did Iowa defense things. The Hawkeyes harassed Purdue quarterback Aidan O’Connell into a pair of interceptions that safety Kaevon Merriweather and linebacker Seth Benson came away with. On the day, Iowa forced seven Purdue punts and held the Boilermakers on downs on three occasions.

Iowa turned the Merriweather interception into the Ragaini touchdown and the Benson interception into a 26-yard field goal. Iowa added a 75-yard touchdown run from budding star running back Kaleb Johnson on the second play of the second half. That was all it took.

Iowa put it on cruise control from there, shutting out Purdue in the second half en route to another three-score victory. Hawkeye social media had a blast with the convincing win and responded accordingly to Iowa’s complete performance. Here was the best from Hawkeye Twitter.

Ready to roll on the road

Just a bit windy in West Lafayette

Don't let Petras get hot

Fair's fair

Tight End U

Finally! A TD pass on the road

Kaevon with a theft!

And it was headed to a familiar face

Petras to Ragaini

Rico Nagaini

In a flash!

Spencer Petras, Iowa on fire

Maybe 40 mph winds are the answer

Seth Benson will take that

Aidan O'Connell hates it

And it brought out the 'boo birds'

So much for the change of scenery

The dead giveaway

It's either or

Care to comment?

The troll job

Lowest since 1989

This is unfamiliar

Brian Ferentz offense is a thing of beauty

Okay, there was this moment, but it was mostly good

And it was fun

Kaleb Johnson is going to be really, really good

Have yourself a day

Unstoppable

Shades of Shonn Greene?

They may have turned this season around

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