From the opening handshake — or lack thereof — of the 2024 Iowa -Nebraska football game, Emmett Johnson loudly introduced himself as a focal point of this annual Black Friday rivalry.

Johnson and three other game captains stood at midfield last season at Kinnick Stadium and refused to shake the hands of Iowa football 's captains.

“The moment (they) didn’t shake our hands, I knew we won,” then- Iowa captain Jay Higgins said after the Hawkeyes’ 13-10 victory.

Higgins also shared with reporters that Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule walked through the center of the Hawkeyes’ pregame warmups, which the team took personally.

“It felt great to beat them. Trophy game, everything was on the line,” Higgins said. “… The first series, we were on their sideline, and I got a little close to thei

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