After that, Iowa went with Brendan Sullivan at quarterback, which sparked the Hawkeyes’ offense. Against his former program, Sullivan finished the game 9-of-14 for 79 passing yards. He also added 41 yards on the ground and one rushing touchdown.

Things started out a bit slow in the first half, but the Iowa Hawkeyes woke up in the second half due to a shot of adrenaline given to them on offense and turned this game into a 40-14 dismantling of the Northwestern Wildcats in all three phases of the game.

Iowa football has four players listed as out on this week's Big Ten-mandated availability report, which is released two hours before kickoff, for Saturday's game vs. Northwestern. No Hawkeyes are listed as questionable.

A dominant third quarter and another helping of Kaleb Johnson highlighted Iowa's win over Northwestern. Here are five numbers that stood out.

A closer look at Iowa’s 40-14 win Saturday afternoon over Northwestern at Kinnick Stadium. After a sluggish start, the Hawkeyes kicked it into high gear, thanks to a Kaden Wetjen punt return for touchdown,

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Kinnick Stadium is nearly empty. Its faithful fans were already celebrating what became a 40-14 win over Northwestern on Saturday. But Iowa quarterback Brendan Sullivan was in no mood to take his foot off the gas.

Kaleb Johnson rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns, and backup quarterback Brendan Sullivan added another rushing touchdown as Iowa defeated Northwestern 40-14 on Saturday. The Hawkeyes (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) scored 28 third-quarter points behind Johnson and Sullivan to take control.

Brendan Sullivan sparks Iowa's win over Northwestern