Through six games, Iowa football has failed to score a touchdown in 1/3 of them. Saturday's 9-6 loss at Illinois marked a new low, as the Hawkeyes stumbled against the Fighting Illini for the first time since 2008. The negative chatter surrounding Spencer Petras, Kirk Ferentz and all of Iowa was already quite loud. Expect it to get worse. The Register's Chad Leistikow and Kennington Smith sift through the fallout.

Through six games, Iowa football has failed to score a touchdown in 1/3 of them. Saturday's 9-6 loss at Illinois marked a new low, as the Hawkeyes stumbled against the Fighting Illini for the first time since 2008. The negative chatter surrounding Spencer Petras, Kirk Ferentz and all of Iowa was already quite loud. Expect it to get worse. The Register's Chad Leistikow and Kennington Smith sift through the fallout.

“Hawk Central Hour” airs between 6-7 p.m. on 1460 KXnO-AM on Wednesdays and will feature Des Moines Register Hawkeyes columnist Chad Leistikow and beat writer Tyler Tachman. 

Follow their coverage at hawkcentral.com. 

“Hawk Central Hour” airs between 6-7 p.m. on 1460 KXnO-AM on Wednesdays and will feature Des Moines Register Hawkeyes columnist Chad Leistikow and beat writer Tyler Tachman. 
Follow their coverage at hawkcentral.com.

Hawk Central Hour

“Hawk Central Hour” airs between 6-7 p.m. on 1460…