One question that still remains. Did Alton score a fall on that throw? Some people think he did but the ref was too slow to look. If Alton had been awarded the pin, it would’ve been a 9 point reversal in team score, and Iowa would have gotten their first taste of things to come. (No matter because that which is inevitable, is inevitable.)
Admittedly I wear blue and white tinted glasses, but Marion definitely looked pinned to me.
When the pin wasn't called I knew Andrew was in trouble.
This match was still a tell. It appeared as though Iowa had an Iowa gas tank and PSU was still struggling with conditioning, relative to Iowa's.
It was enough of a perceived issue that Cael felt compelled to mention; it did not look like it, but we are in shape. (No quotes because what he said was something close to that). Like anything else, Cael and staff learned.