All the Hawkeyes had to do was beat lowly Nebraska at home to clinch the Big Ten West. It didn't happen. Spencer Petras got hurt. More importantly, Cooper DeJean got hurt. And the Cornhuskers took advantage of both. With the season-long criticism fired back up, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Kennington Smith dissect what this loss means for the Hawkeyes' offseason.

<p>All the Hawkeyes had to do was beat lowly Nebraska at home to clinch the Big Ten West. It didn't happen. Spencer Petras got hurt. More importantly, Cooper DeJean got hurt. And the Cornhuskers took advantage of both. With the season-long criticism fired back up, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Kennington Smith dissect what this loss means for the Hawkeyes' offseason.</p>

“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 Kennington Smith as regulars, paired with Ross Peterson, who co-hosts “Sports Fanatics.”

<p>&ldquo;Hawk Central Hour&rdquo; 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 Kennington Smith as regulars, paired with Ross Peterson, who co-hosts &ldquo;Sports Fanatics.&rdquo;</p>

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