You've all had some time to digest No. 14 Iowa's 31-14 loss to No. 5 Ohio State on Saturday afternoon, and so have we. 

A 17-point defeat at Kinnick Stadium doesn't happen very often, and it's safe to say Kirk Ferentz won't find many positives from a loss like this. 

After crunching a few numbers, here's our report card for each Iowa position group: 

Hank Brown entered this game playing pretty good football, but he simply just never had it on this day. His fumble on the second play from scrimmage really set the tone for his afternoon. It's one thing to fumble when ferocious pass rushers are barreling towards you, but Brown's fumble was completely avoidable, as he took to long to throw the ball away (pocket presence was a struggle for Brown).  

The fourth-year fired back with back-to-back long drives that ended with field goals, but the positives ended there. There were plenty of open wide receivers for Brown to throw to, but he couldn't get the ball to them, and he ultimately left with an injury after throwing an interception early in the fourth quarter. 

Brown should still be the guy moving forward, but if he can't go against Washington next Friday, then Hawkeye fans should be optimistic about the No. 2 option - Jeremy Hecklinski. Hecklinski hasn't received many opportunities to shine this year, but he went 5-for-5 for 67 yards and a touchdown after being tapped to replace the injured Brown. 

Though it was basically garbage time at that point, Hecklinski's performance is what keeps this room from a D grade. 

It is time to panic about Iowa's run game? Ferentz didn't show much concern about it during his postgame press conference, but the numbers haven't looked good against Power Four competition so far. The Hawkeyes tallied just 39 yards on 15 carries against a struggling Buckeye run defense, and though that figure can be attributed to Iowa almost going exclusively to the pass game for most of the day, that's something the Hawkeyes need to see improvement in. 

It was good to see L.J. Phillips Jr. back in there for the first time since the season opener, but Iowa just can't seem to run the football right now. This unit gets a D because of the low volume of carries, but they'll need to turn things around fast. 

Considering Brown's struggles, Iowa couldn't asked for a better performance from its wide receivers in this one. The limited volume is what holds this grade from a potential A, but Reece Vander Zee and Tony Diaz both took advantage of their targets this week. Diaz tallied 59 yards on five receptions (nine targets), while Vander Zee collected 35 yards on two receptions - including the Hawkeyes' first successful two-point conversion since 2023. 

This felt like DJ Vonnahme's best game of the year. A shoulder injury probably limited his impact over the last few weeks, but he looked just like his old self on Saturday, tallying a season-best six receptions and 64 yards. Brown's best passes in this game all went to Vonnahme, and it was clear that Tim Lester wanted to get him involved early and often. 

Long story short, a healthy Vonnahme is a very good thing for Iowa's offense. 

It's very hard to grade a defense's performance when two things were against them in this contest: they were on the field for nearly the entire game and had to deal with star Ohio State wideout Jeremiah Smith. Iowa lost the time of possession battle by 17 minutes on Saturday - usually not a good recipe for defensive success - but what killed this unit was Smith. 

The third-year wide receiver may just be the fourth wide receiver to be selected No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft - he's that good. Smith tallied 206 yards and a pair of touchdowns against an overmatched Iowa secondary, and it helped that quarterback Julian Sayin (20/27, 324 yds, 3 TD) had plenty of time to find him down field. 

Phil Parker did a nice job bringing some pressure in the second quarter, but allowing the touchdown right before halftime is something that has been a recurring theme in recent big games. 

Safety Zach Lutmer went down with an injury in the second half and didn't return, so that's something that could be concerning moving forward. As for the overall unit, chalk Saturday's outing to the fact that Ohio State is really, really good. 

Iowa's special teams continue to perform well under new coordinator Chris Polizzi. You would think Boston Everitt is a grizzled veteran with how well he's punted this year, and this game was no different, as he booted a 50-yard punt to pin the Buckeyes inside their own two. 

Walk-on kicker Caden Buhr was also excellent, nailing kicks from 43 and 48 yards out, respectively. 

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HawkeyeRoundtable publisher Brad Schultz has covered the Iowa Hawkeyes since 2023. To send him story ideas, scoops, or criticize his writing, reach him at [email protected]