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Iowa defensive end Joe Evans spent six years defying the odds.
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Iowa defensive end Joe Evans spent six years defying the odds.
Iowa defensive end Joe Evans spent six years defying the odds. After one season as a walk-on linebacker, he switched positions, earned a scholarship in 2020, shared the team lead for sacks in 2021 and 2022, returned this year as a team captain and wound up earning third-team all-conference honors. It's been quite a ride for the Hawkeyes vocal leader, and Evans believes he can help No. 16 Iowa exceed expectations once more Saturday when his team plays No. 2 Michigan for the Big Ten championship.
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“We love that narrative of being the underdog,” Hawkeyes defensive end Joe Evans said. “I don’t think anybody thought we were going to be in this situation after we lost 31-0 at Penn State.”
Two weeks after celebrating the program's 1,000th win and one week after beating rival Ohio State for the third straight time, the Wolverines are chasing their third straight outright league title and a second straight playoff bid.