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IOWA CITY — They say ducks are the only bird that truly thrives in the rain.

The No. 9 Oregon Ducks didn’t thrive in Saturday afternoon’s rain when compared to its other performances this season, but they had no issues waddling on the turf field at Kinnick Stadium.

Despite Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski’s fourth quarter heroics reappearing once again in Kinnick Stadium. Fourth-and-3 with less than two minutes to go, he ran into the end zone in front of Iowa students for his 12th rushing touchdown of the season.

Iowa’s offense did its job in the final moments, but the defense didn’t.

After taking its first lead with less than two minutes in the game, Oregon’s offense drove down the field in

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