On Iowa with Marc Morehouse

Klinkenborg

I happened to have my binoculars on Klink when he made that tackle on P.J. Hill along the goal line in the fourth quarter. He basically took one of Hill's 30-inch thighs into the face. His helmet slid up and he stood up and looked at the official. I'm not sure how much there was there. So, he went off the field.

When an Iowa player is hurt -- and I'm sure this goes for a lot of football teams -- the training staff boosts his helmet. They don't want them doing anything crazy. They took Klink's helmet.

A minute later, out of the corner of my eye, I spotted someone sprinting down the Iowa sideline. It was Klink.

The kid was tired and dazed and there he was trying to prove himself healthy enough to finish the game.

Two plays later, he was back in.

He gets my "Brett Favre" award this week. (Klink is a big Packers fan, so he might get a kick out of that.)

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