2011 Insight Bowl, Oklahoma Vs. Iowa: Sooners, SkyCam Beat Hawkeyes, 31-14

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Iowa Vs. Oklahoma Recap, Insight Bowl 2011: The Numerical

The statistics that mattered in Oklahoma's 31-14 win over Iowa in the Insight Bowl, from the complete lack of offense, to the complete lack of offense. And punting.

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2011 Insight Bowl Final Score: Oklahoma Hangs On For 31-14 Lead

On paper, the Insight Bowl was supposed to be one of the more lopsided bowls of the season. And though the Sooners did come away with a 17-point win, thanks to a 21-yard touchdown run by Blake Bell on fourth and one with under a minute to go, Iowa did make things interesting.

The Hawkeyes offense was all but dead for much of the game, until it sprung to life for two lengthy touchdown drives in the fourth quarter. Through the first three quarters, Oklahoma was anything but dominant, yet still held a 21-0 lead. But back-to-back touchdown drives -- both of which were over 70 yards and double-digit plays -- brought the Hawkeyes right back into the game as Oklahoma clung to a 21-14 lead.

But just as Iowa drew close, the Sooners put it out of reach, kicking a field goal to make it a two-possession game with two and a half minutes to go. After Iowa failed to answer, Oklahoma drove in the dagger for good measure as Bell, the backup and short-yardage quarterback, scampered into the end zone for the final touchdown of the game as the Sooners downed the Hawkeyes, 31-14.

Oh, and there was that whole ESPN SkyCam thing. The best part of the game had to be the falling camera that attacked Marvin McNutt.

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2011 Insight Bowl Score Update: Iowa Seems To Be Tebowing

Terrible for three quarters, suddenly alive in the fourth. This story seems familiar, like we've seen it in the NFL this season. For 45-plus minutes, the Iowa offense bordered on inept, struggling to move the ball with any kind of consistency as Oklahoma took a 21-0 lead. But the fourth quarter has been a different story.

After a 16-play, 75-yard drive that chewed up eight minutes of clock and resulted in a touchdown, Iowa made a stop and got right back to work, covering 78 yards in 12 plays, only taking about three and a half minutes of clock, and scoring a second touchdown on a James Vandenberg pass to wee little Jordan Canzeri. Suddenly, the lead Oklahoma built over the first three quarters isn't looking so solid.

In other words, Iowa is Tebowing. The Hawkeyes defense has been outstanding, and suddenly the offense is clicking.

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2011 Insight Bowl Score Update: Even A Blind Hawkeye Finds A Nut Sometimes

It's difficult to fault the Iowa defense for what's going on in the Insight Bowl. After all, this is the same defense that held Oklahoma to 11 yards on its first 11 plays, and has held up admirably throughout the night. Yes, Oklahoma scored the first 21 points of the game, but it wasn't that bad.

The offense, on the other hand, has been a complete tire fire -- almost unwatchable. Down to a fullback and a miniature running back -- Jordan Canzeri is 5-foot-9, 172 pounds -- Iowa's ability to conjure up yards has been lacking throughout, and when the Hawkeyes did make some headway it was typically followed by a bout with the derpsies.

Take Iowa's last drive, for example. The Hawkeyes drove all the way down to about the one-foot line, then were flagged for a false start on first and goal. James Vandenberg then threw it out of the back of the end zone before running around and nearly losing 15 yards on second and goal, only to throw against the grain -- cheating death and interceptions -- for a touchdown. Nothing, absolutely nothing at all, is coming easy for the Iowa offense.

Nevertheless, the Hawkeyes are on the board after an 16-play, eight-minute touchdown drive that cut the Sooners' lead to 21-7.

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VIDEO: Landry Jones Gets Absolutely Wrecked

Helmet-to-helmet hits are bad enough, but when it's helmet-to-helmet-to-turf, it's even worse. Landry Jones took one such hit late in the first half of the Insight Bowl as his head whipped back and into the ground violently while he tried to slide and get down to no avail. The hit was flagged -- like five times -- but Jones had to come out of the game for obvious reasons.

I wasn't kidding when I said it was flagged some five times. Look at all the flags come flying in from every direction and what seemed like every official.

Via ParadigmShift35

Jones is back in, which seems completely logical considering the circumstances. Iowa played ping-pong with his head on the play shown above, and after taking a little break on the sidelines, Jones is good to go!

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2011 Insight Bowl, Oklahoma Vs. Iowa: Oklahoma Takes 14-0 Lead

The Oklahoma Sooners have taken a 14-0 lead over the Iowa Hawkeyes midway through the second quarter of the 2011 Insight Bowl in Tempe, Arizona.

With 6:57 remaining in the first half, Sooners freshman quarterback Blake Bell scored his second touchdown of the game. For the 6-foot-6, 245-pound Bell, the touchdowns, both coming from four yards out, are his team-leading 11th and 12th rushing touchdowns of the season.

Sooners quarterback Landry Jones has completed 6-of-10 pass attempts for 64 yards, but took a vicious shot to the head by Hawkeyes seniors safety Jordan Bernstein at the end of a seven-yard scramble on 3rd-and-6. The Hawkeyes were penalized half the distance to the goal and Bell streaked into the end zone two plays later.

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Iowa Vs. Oklahoma, Insight Bowl 2011: Warm Feelings Vs. Cold Statistics

Oklahoma has style and statistics on their side, but they limped through a mostly unimpressive November, they're still not completely healthy, and Iowa is unlikely to send defensive coordinator Norm Parker off with a less-than-stellar performance. Can the Hawkeyes pull one last magic act on defense, or will the Sooners roll?

Insight Bowl 2011, Oklahoma Vs. Iowa: Time, TV Schedule, Odds And More

The Iowa Hawkeyes enter the 2011 Insight Bowl as major underdogs to the Oklahoma Sooners. Kirk Ferentz' team is riding a three-game bowl winning streak, while the Sooners may still be trying to come to grips with a disappointing three-loss season.

Insight Bowl 2011: Sooners Not Concerned With Shortage At Wide Receiver

The Oklahoma Sooners will be without wide receivers Ryan Brolyes (knee) and Jaz Reynolds (kidney) when they take on the Iowa Hawkeyes in Friday night's Insight Bowl.

Broyles led the Sooners with 83 receptions, 1,157 yards and 10 touchdowns, while Reynolds was third on the team with 41 catches for 715 yards and five touchdowns. Though 124 receptions, 1,872 yards and 15 touchdowns will be in street clothes, head coach Bob Stoops is not concerned, John Hoover of Tulsa World reports.

"There's still plenty of guys there," Stoops said. "When you have Kenny (Stills) and Dejuan (Miller) and Trey (Franks) and Kameel (Jackson), they've all played a ton of football and there's four of them."

To offset the lack of wide receivers, the Sooners are expected to use more tight ends against the Hawkeyes.

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Oklahoma Sooners Looking Thin At RB Heading Into 2011 Insight Bowl

It wasn't so long ago that the Oklahoma Sooners had their sights set on another national championship. Heading into their Dec. 30 matchup with the Iowa Hawkeyes in the 2011 Insight Bowl, they are simply worried about who is going to carry the football.

Even before news broke that freshman running back Brandon Williams would be transferring to Texas A&M and missing this game, the Sooners were already pretty shallow. Their current starting running back is Roy Finch, who only won the job after Dominique Whaley fractured his ankle. Whaley played just seven games, but still leads the team in rushing yards (627) and is second in touchdowns (nine). After Whaley won the job as a walk-on, Jonathon Miller and Jermie Calhoun quit the team. 

Sooners coach Bob Stoops seems well aware of the lack of depth in his backfield in comments he made to the Washington Post:

"We’ll find other guys to do it," Stoops said. "Unfortunately guys don’t see the big picture and how many carries there are and how many snaps in a year and what their opportunities could be. But, what are you going to do?"

For the latest updates on the Insight Bowl, follow this StoryStream. For more of a local angle, check out Oklahoma blog Crimson and Cream Machine and Iowa blog Black Heart Gold Pants.

Marcus Coker Suspended By Iowa For Insight Bowl

The Iowa Hawkeyes have suspended sophomore running back Marcus Coker for their Insight Bowl matchup against the No. 19 Oklahoma Sooners. Coker, who led the Hawkeyes in rushing this year with 1,384 yards to go along with 15 touchdowns, violated the team's code of conduct policy, according to head coach Kirk Ferentz, who wouldn't elaborate on the infraction beyond that.

From the AP:

"It is unfortunate that Marcus Coker will not be with the team for our bowl game. During the next 10 days, we will focus and continue to prepare the players that are able to participate," Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said in a statement.

The Hawkeyes (7-5) already had their work cut out for them against the Sooners (9-3) who were the preseason's top-ranked team. Their game is predicated on controlling the ball and Coker was the lone back tasked with that responsibility. No other Hawkeye runner even had 100 yards rushing on the season.

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2011 Insight Bowl: Oklahoma Vs. Iowa In Arizona, According To Report

The Oklahoma Sooners and Iowa Hawkeyes will do battle in the former Copper Bowl, according to Marc Morehouse:

@marcmorehouse Iowa vs. Oklahoma in the Insight. Dec. 30, 9 p.m. kick CST on ESPN.    

The Insight Bowl is played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, AZ. Of course there was the brief Insight.com Bowl era but let's forget about that.

The 2011 addition will be played Friday, December 30th at 10:00 p.m. and televised on ESPN where Sean McDonough, Matt Millen & Heather Cox will announce.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers have played the most times in the game with three appearances. Many teams have appeared twice, including Arizona, Cal and Texas Tech.

Game date, time: 10:00 pm ET, Friday, December 30th

Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ

TV channel: ESPN

2010 winner and loser: Iowa 27 - Missouri 24

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