Alert Top Story How Brendan Sullivan’s mobility impacted Iowa’s offense ETHAN PETRIK Iowa Hawkeyes Beat Reporter Oct 29, 2024 Oct 29, 2024 Updated May 3, 2025 0 × Iowa quarterback Brendan Sullivan discusses the Hawkeyes win over Northwestern on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Ethan Petrik/Quad-City Times) Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save IOWA CITY — Mason Richman described it as “a little bit of a spark.”kAm%@ E96 D6?:@C @776?D:G6 =:?6>2? H:E9 cf DE2CED F?56C 9:D 36=E 2E x@H2[ BF2CE6C324< qC6?52? $F==:G2? 3C@F89E D@>6E9:?8 E@ E96 w2H<6J6D’ @776?D6 H96? 96 6?E6C65 $2EFC52J’D c_\`c H:? @G6C }@CE9H6DE6C?]k^AmkAm“x 2> C62==J 92AAJ E92E 96 H2D C625J E@ A=2J :? E92E >@>6?E[” #:49>2? 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