内布拉斯加州球员在年度对抗赛前冷落爱荷华州的握手仪式

内布拉斯加州主教练马特·鲁尔走过爱荷华州的热身区后，在掷硬币之前，紧张局势已经加剧。

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

周五，爱荷华鹰眼队和内布拉斯加州玉米壳队在一年一度的对抗赛中对决。

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.

开球前不久，两队队长在50码线处碰头进行抛硬币。双方球队的球员通常会互相问候并握手，然后裁判解释硬币的哪一面代表正面，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，内布拉斯加州的球员决定不与对手进行握手仪式。当鹰眼队球员靠近时，四名玉米壳队队长中至少有一位似乎摇了摇头，看向地面。

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.

内布拉斯加州主教练马特·鲁尔走过爱荷华州的热身区后，在掷硬币之前，紧张局势已经加剧。爱荷华州后卫杰伊·希金斯解释了他的球队如何对鲁勒的赛前行为表示不满。

"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."

“我们的球员正在热身，进行赛前准备，他们的主教练也进行了热身，”希金斯赛后告诉记者。 “所以我们立即知道这是什么类型的游戏。”

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.

但比赛开始后情绪依然高涨。当鹰眼队在第一节防守时，有人看到希金斯靠近鲁尔。

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?"

希金斯说，他在互动过程中告诉鲁尔，“不握手可能不是一个好主意。”这位爱荷华州的后卫用三个词回答说：“你是谁？”

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.

内布拉斯加队确实早早取得了 10-0 的胜利，但鹰眼队却拿下了 13 分。爱荷华州踢球手德鲁·史蒂文斯在最后几秒射门 53 码，确保了这场对抗比赛的胜利。

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

比赛时间结束后，希金斯确实齐心协力与鲁尔握手。

"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.’"

“比赛结束后，因为他们不想在赛前握手，所以我走到他们的主教练面前并与他握手，”希金斯证实。 “并告诉他，‘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.

在赛后媒体采访中，希金斯有一次要求他的队友尼克·杰克逊指出爱荷华州的计划与内布拉斯加州相比存在的差异。

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

“柯克·费伦茨——他会做那样的事吗？”希金斯问道，杰克逊很快回答说“不”。

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

“成为一名鹰派，”杰克逊说。 “你看到区别了。”

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

费伦茨在爱荷华州执教超过四分之一个世纪，他拒绝对赛前发生的事情发表强烈意见。

"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."

“我在更衣室里听到了一些声音，但我并不在那里，”费伦茨说。 “所以我没有看到它，也真的无法对此发表评论。大多数人都会遵循某些赛前礼仪，但同样，我没有看到它。”