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Video: Epenesa On The Struggles Of Iowa's Defense
Defensive end says Hawkeyes should have been better.
Iowa defensive end A.J. Epenesa talks about the struggles of the defense handling Wisconsin's Jonathan Taylor.
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JOHN BOHNENKAMP
I was with The Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa) for 28 years, the last 19-plus as sports editor. I've covered Iowa basketball for the last 27 years, Iowa football for the last six seasons. I'm a 17-time APSE top-10 winner, with seven United States Basketball Writers Association writing awards and one Football Writers Association of America award (game story, 1st place, 2017).
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