Iowa State had the last laugh, but they saw nothing wrong with Nebraska's actions and let it sink in to themselves.
Hawkeyes linebackers Jay Higgins and Nick Jackson met Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule and the team's captains after the University of Iowa's 13-10 win over rival Nebraska on Friday. criticized his previous antics.
they insisted on the rules Walked through Iowa's pregame warmups.
“So I knew right away what type of game this was,” Higgins said.
Shortly after, the Nebraska captain refused to shake the Iowa captain's hand during the pregame coin toss, instead staring straight ahead or at the ground as the Hawkeye held out his arm.
Higgins claimed that he told Rhule on Iowa's first defense, “It probably wasn't a good idea not to shake hands,” to which Rhule responded, “Who are you?”
However, Nebraska went into halftime up 10-0 but fell apart in the second half.
“How good did they feel at halftime? They didn't shake hands, 10 guys, they were probably going crazy in the locker room. But it felt great to beat them. The trophy. The game was all on the line.”
Iowa then scored 13 unanswered points in the second half, culminating in Drew Stevens' game-winning 53-yard field goal as time expired.
After the match, Higgins made a beeline for midfield rules to shake hands.
Asked if Iowa State head coach Kirk Ferentz would do something similar, Higgins had another question.
“No, no, never,” Jackson said. “Come to Iowa, be a hawk and see the difference.”
Iowa State finished the regular season with a record of 8-4 overall and 6-3 in the conference, while Nebraska finished with a record of 6-6 overall and 3-6 in the conference.
“Being with those seniors, I can't imagine it happening again against Iowa, especially the way we played,” Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule said after the game. .
Iowa's social media department also got in on the fun, posting a video about X's refusal to shake Nebraska's hand with the caption “ope” and a laughing emoji.
