The First Half: Special Teams

Duncan has made a big return.

A first-half breakdown of Iowa's position groups.

The kickers

Keith Duncan made the game-winning kick as a freshman against Michigan, and then sat the last two seasons behind Miguel Recinos.

But Duncan is back kicking for Iowa, and he's been solid.

Duncan is 13-of-15 in field goals this season, 14-of-14 in PATs.

His two misses have been from 39 yards against Middle Tennessee State and 44 in last Saturday's 17-12 loss to Penn State.

Duncan is 7-of-8 in field goals between 40-49 yards, with a long of 49 against Middle Tennessee State.

Punter Michael Sleep-Dalton is averaging 41.4 yards per punt, a 2.5-yard improvement over Colten Rastetter's average last season. Sleep-Dalton has a long punt of 57 yards, has dropped seven punts inside the 20 and has seven of 50 yards or more.

Caleb Shudak has 12 touchbacks on 33 kickoffs.

The returners

Ihmir Smith-Marsette has an average of 21.9 yards on seven kickoff returns, with a long of 37. Nico Ragaini has nine punt returns with an average of 10.7 yards.