NCAA Football: Pittsburgh at Iowa

Fall is nearly upon us, and for many people that means something important is happening: that it is football season again! Both National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Football and National Football League (NFL) are starting up, even though the NFL pre-season is already all over. This weekend, September 19^th and 20^th of 2015, mark the third week of NCAA Football and the second week of the NFL. However, today, Saturday, September 19, many people entertained themselves with NCAA games. Many people I know gathered together and watched at least one game. While driving today usually I just listen to some CDs, but today I tuned to the AM radio station 600 and listened for the games currently going on (I recommend radio station 600 to listen to games, particularly Iowa Hawkeye games). Many people in my neighborhood even gathered together and watched some games today. Whether the kickoff in the morning or at night, many people entertained themselves today by watching a NCAA Football game, and some people watched more than one. Many teams played today, with one in particular sticking out for me: the Iowa Hawkeyes playing the Pittsburgh Panthers. This game may have stood out to me in particular because I am an Iowa Hawkeye fan, but I know of some people who are neither Hawkeye fans nor Panther fans and yet they still watched the game. This game was a very good and entertaining game.

The game was played at Iowa, at Kinnick Stadium, and kickoff time was scheduled for 7 pm. The game itself was a close one; Iowa took the lead by the end of the first quarter with a field goal, leading three to zero. In the second quarter, Iowa got two touchdowns and was able to get the extra point for both touch downs. However, Pittsburgh also got a touchdown, but they only got one. They did, however, also get their extra point. Going into the half the score was seventeen to seven, Iowa in the lead. In the third quarter, Pittsburgh got another touchdown and extra point, and they were able to get a field goal as well. At the end of the third quarter the score was tied at seventeen. In the fourth quarter, both Iowa and Pittsburgh got a touchdown and an extra point, tying the game again at twenty-four.

At about this time, things were getting interesting. Iowa had the ball at Pittsburgh’s forty-seven yard line, which was fifty-seven yards from the field goal post. It was fourth down and two to go, and there were two seconds left on the clock, with the game tied at twenty-four. At this time, everyone that I knew that was watching the game had their eyes glued to the television, unable to look anywhere else in anticipation of what would happen. Iowa was going to attempt a fifty-seven yard field goal in order to try and win the game. With everyone’s eyes glued to the television, the ball was snapped, and thud! the ball was air born. It sailed through the air, and went right in between the two field goal posts. The field goal was good, and Iowa had just won the game. Everyone around me was cheering, and were so happy that Iowa had gotten another victory (at least all the Iowa fans were).

Today many NCAA games aired on the television and were played, providing entertainment to many people who watched the games. It was one way that many people spent their day, and it is always a good time, made even better if the team you are rooting for wins. If you’re ever looking for entertainment, I suggest getting together with a couple friends and watching a football game together; it is always a blast.