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The Iowa Hawkeyes focused on their passing game in a 47-7 victory over UMass.

Quarterback Mark Gronowski showed improvement, helping the offense gain confidence through the air.

While the offense showed growth, the defense has now gone five consecutive games without forcing a turnover.

IOWA CITY — Early last week, Iowa offensive coordinator Tim Lester started to spread the word to his quarterbacks and receivers.

“He told us we’re going to come out throwing it,” wide receiver Seth Anderson beamed.

The game plan against UMass was going to be out of the norm for Hawkeye football.

The passing game, which had been struggling mightily for two weeks, was going to be featured against a defense that had been giving up almost 300 yards per game through the air.

“We were g

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