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After rushing for three highlight-reel plays last week against the Tennessee Titans — a four-yard touchdown, an ankle-breaking juke and a defender-dropping pump-fake — Herbert is only beginning to reveal his athleticism on a national stage.

Herbert scored his first rushing touchdown in more than a year last week, improvising on a fourth down in the red zone that was called for the quarterback to rush out wide to the right side.

With an unblocked defender blowing up the play in the backfield, Herbert cut back to his left, slithering through the defense for a four-yard touchdown.

He broke his leg as a junior at Sheldon on a 35-yard run, halting a promising season that included 10 touchdown passes in the first three games.

The Bruins committed nine penalties against Iowa, costing them 84 yards and at least four points after a penalty on a Hawkeyes field-goal attempt gave them a first down leading to a touchdown.