on Twitter and message boards alike all you see is Iowa was robbed of a title in 2020 due to Covid cancellations.
At first glance it’s hard to argue against that point. They were loaded and it looked like they were going to win the title in a landslide victory.
But then you start doing some research and realize they had everyone back from the 2020 team in 2021 and 2022, except for Pat Lugo.
You would think Lugo was a pretty significant loss except for the fact that they bumped up Murin and replaced him with Jaydin Eierman. If you’re scoring at home that’s an upgrade in my mind.
So my long-winded question is, Was Iowa really robbed like their fans suggest?
They had a do-over opportunity in 2022 with the ENTIRE cast returning (swapping Eierman for Lugo) and STILL LOST.
Penn St on the other hand lost Cassar, S. Rasheed, Hall and Joseph from the 2020 season.
I don’t think we can for sure crown them a mythical 2020 national champ especially since they were granted a 2022 “Do-Over”.