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College Football National Cup - Day 1/Game 1 - (NCAA 14) 
Posted on July 11, 2013 at 12:53 PM.


GROUP A - Day One
Notre Dame - 15 vs. Iowa - 22
Robertson Field - Houston, TX


Io-WHAT!?
Weisman, Iowa stun sluggish Notre Dame in Cup Opener


Houston, TX - Being the favorite of the group means nothing once the games start and Notre Dame learned that the hard way.

The Fighting Irish (0-1-0/0PTs) find themselves at the bottom of the group after a shocking 22-15 loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes (1-0-0/3PTs). It was running Mark Weisman who proved to be the hero in Houston, as he gave the Hawkeyes their eventual game-winning touchdown early in the 4th quarter.

The bruising running back rumbled for a 26-yard score to put Iowa up 22-8, following a 6-yard touchdown run in the 3rd quarter. Weisman only racked up 60-yards on the day, but his average yards per carry was a very successful 4.6. While the touchdowns were huge in the victory, it was Wiesman's 11-yard run on 3rd down and 6 that sealed the game with under a minute to go.

The junior Weisman also thanked his quarterback, Cody Sokol, for keeping the Notre Dame defense honest with an impressive 11-for-13 passing day.

"He was damn impressive," said Weisman of Sokol. "I knew (Notre Dame) was going to key in on me all day and it wasn't until Cody began to sling it that I was able to find more space to run."

With a Notre Dame partisan crowd, the opening quarter on the campus of the University of Houston got off to a shaky start for Iowa. A fumble by Sokol that was batted out of the back of the endzone gave the Irish an early 2-0 lead off the safety. However, the Irish couldn't hold onto the ball themselves as they watched their wide-recievers drop a total of 6 passes.

"There was a bit of cockiness after the safety and it showed in the passing game," said Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly. "There was a sense on the sidelines that we were invincible, and by the time we got our heads out of our (expletieve) it was too late."

The 4th quarter touchdown pass from Everett Golson to Troy Niklas did prove to be too late as the Irish never touched the ball again.

With the win Iowa sits atop the Group A standings with 3-points, while Notre Dame will remain with 0-points. The Irish will stay in Houston for their second game against the hometown Rice Owls. The victorious Iowa Hawkeyes will now travel to Eugene, OR and the University of Oregon for their second game against Big Ten opponent Northwestern.

Copyright by STATS CFNCA and The National Cup Media Bureau

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Mark Weisman 26-yard touchdown run to extend lead to 22-8



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