It was jarring to see Iowa Hawkeyes football's defense so vulnerable vs Michigan State, notably in its inadequate tackling. How fixable is it?

IOWA CITY - After Kirk Ferentz won his 200th game as football coach at Iowa, he could be heard in the tunnel saying "you can knock me down, you can't keep me down." It certainly was true on that sunny Saturday afternoon at Kinnick Stadium as his team bounced back from a 35-7 loss to then-No.

Iowa football looked like a mediocre team Saturday and is firmly on track to fall short of the Hawkeyes' expectations for the season.