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“I was giving Iowa credit,” Banker said. “I was complimenting the opponent.”
But Banker said he wasn't drawing a comparison to Nebraska's practices. NU, Banker said, practices hard.
“We play in practice,” Banker said. “We don't have these tag-off, underwear practices. It wasn't until the last couple weeks — when we were pretty beat up — that we had to slow some things down a little bit, take some reps out of practice, but it was still good run fits and all that.”
“They're very physical up front. I mean, they're a running team,” Banker said. "They practice running the ball all the time.”
Nebraska ran the ball roughly three more times per game this season for roughly six more yards per game, but Banker said Iowa's style is different than NU's.
“I mean, they've got two backs in the backfield and two tight ends almost extensively. And if they don't have two backs, they definitely have two tight ends and one back. We saw 22 personnel, 12 personnel, 21 personnel. Very little 11 personnel. They're a running team. That's what they want to do.”