IOWA CITY — “If you want to win football games, come here.”

That Iowa vs. Nebraska rivalry-stoking quote came from Hawkeyes center Logan Jones on Nov. 25, the day he was named one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy , given to college football’s top interior lineman … and three days before the Hawkeyes go for their 10th win in the past 11 years against Nebraska.

Jones is very familiar with the Iowa-Nebraska rivalry, as a native of the Iowa-Nebraska border (on the Iowa side) in Council Bluffs, which is about 50 minutes from Lincoln.

The Lewis Central High School product always hoped to get a Nebraska scholarship offer. He finally did ... the day after he committed to Iowa.

“They said I was too small to play there,” Jones said. “It is what it is. I’m beyond grateful they said t

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