Highlight to watch: Iowa RB Leshon Williams' 82-yard TD run against Wisconsin.

Highlight to watch: Iowa RB Leshon Williams’ 82-yard TD run against Wisconsin.

The Chicago native has 99 yards on day against the Badgers.

October 14, 2023

Iowa running back Leshon Williams carries the ball during a football game between Iowa and Western Michigan at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. The Hawkeyes defeated the Broncos, 41-10. (Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan)

After putting up 50 rushing yards in the first quarter Saturday against Wisconsin, Iowa football struck gold in the ground game with the speed and explosiveness of senior running back Leshon Williams.

On third-and-two from deep in Hawkeye territory in the second quarter, Williams took a handoff from quarterback Deacon Hill and the hit hole up the right hash line, assisted by a wall of Iowa blockers. Sprinting along the right sideline, Williams dashed 82 yards into the end zone for a score, giving the Hawkeyes an early lead.

Leshon's gone. 😤@LboogieG x @HawkeyeFootball

📺: FOX/@CFBONFOX pic.twitter.com/TaM9Fgf6xI

— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) October 14, 2023

The play was Iowa’s longest this season, coming a week after Hawkeye running back Kaleb Johnson took a handoff 67 yards for a touchdown.

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Grace Smith is a fourth-year student at the University of Iowa double majoring in Journalism and Cinematic Arts. In her four years at The Daily Iowan, she has held the roles of photo editor, managing summer editor, and visual storyteller. Outside of The Daily Iowan, Grace has held an internship at The Denver Post and pursued freelance assignments for the Cedar Rapids Gazette and the Des Moines Register.