2009 Week 17

The #5 VT Hokies were no match for the pumped up #10 Iowa Hawkeyes. The Hawkeyes decided to bring out their running game and run all over the Hokies racking up 354 yards on the ground. 221 of those yards were from the Heisman Winner HB Nathan Guillroy who added all of Iowa's touchdowns. QB Ricky Stanzi was impressive as he added 132 yards on the ground.
With the win the Hawkeyes moved up in the polls to #5 in the Coaches Poll, #2 in the Media and #3 in the BCS. Coach Pelini was very happy with this year's squad and hopes to start being ranked in the polls next year in hopes of a National Championship run.
Pelini has turned down a 6-year extension on his contract with the Iowa Hawkeyes and also turned down two job offers from Michigan and #16 Auburn. His intentions are to win a national championship with Iowa and then move on to coach the college he graduated from, the University of Northern Iowa where he'll spend at least three plus years on trying to get the team even close in rankings.