The Iowa Hawkeyes and the Kentucky Wildcats will head to Nashville and face off in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl this Saturday on ABC. There’s more than ironic playing styles coming together with this matchup. Iowa and Kentucky met for the first time on January 1st of this year in the Citrus Bowl, and they will now close 2022 together facing off here in Nashville. It’s a pretty cool story, and Kentucky won last year’s meeting, 20-17.
Iowa finished the season at 7-5 after losing to Nebraska in the Heroes Game. The Hawkeyes had their four-game winning streak snapped after failing to rally against the Huskers. Iowa scores 17.4 points per game, while passing for 158.2 yards per game (254th) and rushing for 96.8 ypg (259th). The Hawkeye defense allowed 14.4 points per game.
Iowa moved on from Spencer Petras in the Nebraska game, and with the 12-game starter entering the transfer portal, Alex Padilla is set to get the call again in Nashville. Padilla brings 10 games of experience to the lineup, and he threw for 141 yards and a touchdown in the regular season finale. Kaleb Johnson picked things up down the stretch and finished as the Hawkeyes leading rusher with 757 yards and six touchdowns. Senior tight end led the pedestrian passing attack with 53 receptions and 601 receiving yards.
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