MADISON, Wis. — Suddenly, Iowa’s football season has a lot more hope.

For two weeks, images of a tough home loss to Indiana and starting quarterback Mark Gronowski crumpling to the turf with a knee injury lingered for the Hawkeyes.

But with an impressive 37-0 rout of rival Wisconsin on Oct. 11 at Camp Randall Stadium, the season of possibilities has opened up juuuuust a little bit.

Gronowski almost unbelievably returned to the starting lineup, and Iowa’s offensive line and defense looked like they're ready for the second half of the season with a thoroughly dominant performance before a sold-out crowd of 76,064.

The Hawkeyes reached at the halfway point with a 4-2 record, the two losses coming by a combined eight points. The second half of the season was thought to be the far more da

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