內布拉斯加州球員在年度對抗賽前冷落愛荷華州的握手儀式

內布拉斯加州主教練馬特·魯爾走過愛荷華州的熱身區後，在擲硬幣之前，緊張局勢已經加劇。

The Iowa Hawkeyes and Nebraska Cornhuskers faced off in their annual rivalry game on Friday.

週五，愛荷華鷹眼隊和內布拉斯加州玉米殼隊在一年一度的對抗賽中對決。

Shortly before kickoff, the two teams' captains met at the 50-yard line for the coin toss. It is customary for players from opposing teams to greet one another and shake hands before referees explain which side of the coin represents heads and which side will serve as tails.

開球前不久，兩隊隊長在50碼線碰頭進行拋硬幣。雙方球隊的球員通常會互相問候並握手，然後裁判解釋硬幣的哪一面代表正面，哪一面代表反面。

However, Nebraska's players decided not to engage in the handshaking ritual with their opponents. At least one of the four Cornhuskers' captains appeared to shake his head and look towards the ground as the Hawkeyes players approached.

然而，內布拉斯加州的球員決定不與對手進行握手儀式。當鷹眼隊球員靠近時，四名玉米殼隊隊長中至少有一位似乎搖了搖頭，看著地面。

Tensions were already heightened before the coin toss moment after Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule walked through Iowa's warmup area. Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins explained how his team took exception to Rhule's pregame actions.

內布拉斯加州主教練馬特·魯爾走過愛荷華州的熱身區後，在擲硬幣之前，緊張局勢已經加劇。愛荷華州後衛傑伊·希金斯解釋了他的球隊如何對魯勒的賽前行為表示不滿。

"Our guys are warming up, doing our pregame and their head coach walked through the warmup," Higgins told reporters after the game. "So we immediately knew what type of game this was."

「我們的球員正在熱身，進行賽前準備，他們的主教練也進行了熱身，」希金斯賽後告訴記者。 “所以我們立即知道這是什麼類型的遊戲。”

But emotions remained high even after the game kicked off. Higgins was seen getting close to Rhule when the Hawkeyes were on defense in the first quarter.

但比賽開始後情緒依然高漲。當鷹眼隊在第一節防守時，有人看到希金斯靠近魯爾。

Higgins said he had told Rhule during the interaction that "it probably wasn't a good idea to not shake our hands." The Iowa defender offered a three-word response, saying, "Who are you?"

希金斯說，他在互動過程中告訴魯爾，“不握手可能不是一個好主意。”這位愛荷華州的後衛用三個字回答說：“你是誰？”

Nebraska did manage to take an early 10-0, but the Hawkeyes scored 13 unanswered points. Iowa kicker Drew Stevens made a 53-yard field goal in the final seconds to secure the victory in the rivalry game.

內布拉斯加確實早早取得了 10-0 的勝利，但鷹眼隊拿下了 13 分。愛荷華州踢球手德魯史蒂文斯在最後幾秒鐘射門 53 碼，確保了這場對抗比賽的勝利。

Higgins did make a concerted effort to shake hands with Rhule moments after the game clock expired.

比賽時間結束後，希金斯確實齊心協力與魯爾握手。

"After the game, because they didn't want to shake our hands before the game, I went up to their head coach and shook his hand," Higgins confirmed. "And told him, ‘Good game.’"

「比賽結束後，因為他們不想在賽前握手，所以我走到他們的主教練面前並與他握手，」希金斯證實。 “並告訴他，’打得好。’”

At one point during his postgame media session, Higgins asked his teammate, Nick Jackson, to point out the differences that exist within Iowa's program in comparison to Nebraska.

在賽後媒體採訪中，希金斯有一次要求他的隊友尼克傑克森指出愛荷華州的計劃與內布拉斯加州相比存在的差異。

"Kirk Ferentz — would he ever do something like that?" Higgins asked, to which Jackson quickly replied "no."

“柯克·費倫茨——他會做那樣的事嗎？”希金斯問道，傑克森很快回答說「不」。

"Be a Hawk," Jackson said. "You see the difference."

「成為一名鷹派，」傑克森說。 “你看到區別了。”

Ferentz, who has coached at Iowa for more than a quarter-century, declined to offer a strong opinion on what transpired before the game.

費倫茨在愛荷華州執教超過四分之一個世紀，他拒絕對賽前發生的事情發表強烈意見。

"I heard some stuff in the locker room, but I wasn’t out there," Ferentz said. "So I didn’t see it and really can't comment on it. There are certain pregame etiquette most people follow, but again, I didn’t see it."

「我在更衣室裡聽到了一些聲音，但我並不在那裡，」費倫茨說。 “所以我沒有看到它，也真的無法對此發表評論。大多數人都會遵循某些賽前禮儀，但同樣，我沒有看到它。”