Live Game Blog Thingie -- 27-24 Insight champs

Upon further review, unbelievable.

27-24 Iowa

Micah Hyde needs to carry the ball.

It was 72 yards and his fourth pick and second TD return of the season. All Hyde. Clayborn had the late pressure and Gabbert threw a really bad pass.

Iowa leads with 5:32 left. Clock doesn't matter to the MU offense.

24-20 Missouri

Missouri cornerback Kevin Rutland picked off a Stanzi pass and set up the Tigers at their 43.

It took nine plays before Gabbert found tight end Michael Egnew for a 3-yard screen and a TD, giving Mizzou its first lead of the night, 24-20 with 54 seconds left in the third quarter.

Missouri is going to be saying goodbye to Gabbert. He's NFL ready.

Stanzi's pick came on a first-and-10 from Iowa's 49. He tried to hit a streaking McNutt, but it was never open.

20-17 Iowa

Just eight plays and 2:24 to go 77 yards and pull within 20-17 on Gabbert's 7-yard TD run with 4:34 left in the third quarter.

Iowa is sitting in its zone D and Gabbert is picking it apart. He completed 6 of 7 and rushed twice for 17 yards.

It's now 20-17 Iowa with 4:34 left in the third.

20-10 Iowa

Mike Meyer's 21-yard FG gave the Hawkeyes a 20-10 lead with 7:03 left in the third quarter.

Coker's 35 run was the big play.

Big drive for Iowa, moving into field goal position after having a punt down at its 3.

17-10 halftime

Some stats: Yes, Blaine Gabbert is impressive, completing 23 of 31 for 284 yards and one pick, but Iowa QB Ricky Stanzi is having an efficient night, 6 of 10 for 124. His QB rating in the first half is 164.16.

Freshman Marcus Coker has 16 carries for 113 yards. No negative plays. That's huge. His 62-yard TD run is the difference right now.

MU ran up 293 yards total O, but had just 10 points. Iowa kept up, going for 243 yard. MU ran 46 plays.

Iowa CB Shaun Prater broke up a sure TD pass from Gabbert to Jackson, who tipped the ball into the air where safety Brett Greenwood swooped in for this fifth interception of the season.

Iowa hanging on 17-10 at halftime.

17-10

MU running back Henry Josey followed perfect blocking and was hardly touched from 10 yards out to pull MU within 17-10 with 4:51 left in the first half.

The drive was efficient, going 82 yards in nine plays and using just 2:31. Gabbert showed NFL-ness here, going 5 fo 6 for 77 yards, including a 26-yarder to Jerrell Jackson.

Iowa 17-10 with 4:51 left in the half.

17-3 Iowa

This drive died at Missouri's 17 after two incompletions.

Stanzi's 38-yard completion to little-used Don Nordmann moved the ball to MU's 20. Nordmann is in because DJK is gone. Nordmann entered the game with one catch for 14 yards this season. That catch came in week one against Eastern Illinois.

17-3 Iowa with 7:28 left in the first half.

14-3 Iowa

Coker gone.

He ran to the right. Koeppel got a seal here. Zusevics got a seal there. And Coker ran it right up the alley for 62 yards and a score. Stealing Vince Lombardi here.

Coker now has 89 yards on 11 carries. WR Marvin McNutt took out Jerrell Harrison to clear the launch.

Iowa 14-3 with 13:26 left in the second quarter.

7-3 Iowa

Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert might be auditioning for the NFL tonight.

He went 8 of 9 for 82 yards to fuel the Tigers' opening drive, a 17-play, 75-yard monster that ended with Grant Ressel's 23-yard field goal. Iowa stopped Gabbert on a QB draw on third-and-2 from the 6.

Missouri targeted Iowa weakside linebacker Troy Johnson, completing two passes in front of him. Iowa's pass rush didn't lay a hand on Gabbert.

7-3 3:35 left in 1Q

7-0 Iowa

The big play came on a third-and-5 from Iowa's 35.

MU's Carl Gettis lined up in press coverage and junior wide receiver Marvin McNutt ran through his attempt to press. QB Ricky Stanzi lofted a perfect pass and 49 yards later the Hawkeyes had first down at MU's 13.

Freshman RB Marcus Coker rushed seven times for 18 yards on the drive and finished it with a 1-yard TD burst. Iowa's O-line held up well.

7-0 Iowa, 10:32 left in first Q.

TEMPE -- First time all week I got the dateline right.

OK, changes:

The LBs are James Morris (MLB), Troy Johnson (WLB) and Jeff Tarpinian (OLB).

The No. 2 RB tonight is Jason White, a walk-on.

True frosh Don Shumpert will rotate in at WR.

Senior Josh Koeppel starts at guard. I wonder about the health of Gettis and MacMillan. Maybe high-ankle and stinger?

13 minutes to kick on the Sun Devil Stadium clock.

Iowa commit Jake Rudock was named Sun Sentinel Broward large schools player of the year. Here's the

post.