Watch: Iowa football blocks punt, scores first offensive touchdown of 2022 season

Running back Leshon Williams scored the Hawkeyes’ first touchdown of the 2022 season Saturday, punching the ball into the end zone from nine yards out.

Jerod Ringwald

Iowa special teams coach Levar Woods hugs defensive back Henry Marchese after Marchese blocked a punt during a football game between No. 16 Iowa and Nebraska at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. Iowa punter Tory Taylor and long snapper Austin Spiewak joined in the celebration. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers 28-21.

Austin Hanson, Pregame Editor
September 10, 2022

Iowa football scored its first touchdown of the 2022 season during the first quarter of Saturday’s Cy-Hawk game. Running back Leshon Williams scored a nine-yard rushing touchdown.

It only took the Hawkeyes two plays to score on their opening drive. Iowa’s first play of the game was a seven-yard Williams run.

The Hawkeyes started their drive at the Cyclone 16-yard line thanks to a blocked punt from sophomore defensive lineman Lukas Van Ness. Backup defensive back Reggie Bracy recovered the kick.