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PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Iowa didnt travel to Rutgers and get that big one-sided, bounce-back win in their Big Ten Conference opener.The Hawkeyes got a win though, and that was an improvement over a week ago when they were stunned by North Dakota State in a loss that knocked them out of the Top 25.Akrum Wadley scored on 26-yard run on the play after Iowas defense forced a turnover deep in Rutgers territory and the Hawkeyes showed some grit late in both halves in a 14-7 victory over tougher-than-expected Rutgers on Saturday.We know what kind of potential we have as a team and the ability we can play with, Hawkeyes cornerback Desmond King said. We know we are a better team than we are for the past two weeks. We havent played like we wanted to play.Safety Brandon Snyder set up the winning score by stripping the ball from receiver Andre Patton with just under nine minute to play to help Iowa (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) win its ninth straight regular-season conference game and its seventh straight league win on the road.After being pushed back five yards on a false start after the turnover, Wadley -- a Newark native -- patiently followed his blockers around the left side for the go-ahead touchdown.C.J. Beathard threw a 36-yard touchdown pass to tight end George Kittle late in the first half to give Iowa a 7-0 lead.Rutgers (2-2, 0-1) tied the game early in the fourth quarter on a 14-yard touchdown pass from Chris Laviano to Patton.The Scarlet Knights got to the Hawkeyes 17 after falling behind late, but Iowa came up with stops on third- and fourth-down runs to end the drive.They made some plays, Rutgers coach Chris Ash said. I felt like there were plays there that we had that we didnt finish.Iowa took the lead late in the first half on Beathards touchdown pass to Kittle. It capped an eight-play, 99-yard drive that started after the Hawkeyes defense stopped the Scarlet Knights after they got a first-and-goal at the 3 on a 76-yard catch and run by Janarion Grant .King stepped on Grants right leg at the end of the play and Rutgers dynamic receiver was knocked out of the game.Beathard had runs of 14 and 12 yards on the drive and hit four passes, the last to a wide-open Kittle.Rutgers tied the game on Lavianos third-down pass to Patton in the left corner of the end zone with 12:45 left in regulation, capping a 13-play, 88-yard drive. Justin Goodwin had runs of 24 and 13 yards and Laviano had a 12-yard run.THE TAKEAWAYIOWA: Won the game but probably didnt show enough to get back in the rankings.RUTGERS: The defense played its best game of the season, but the offense came up empty. If the Scarlet Knights continue to play this way they can be competitive against the middle to lower end of the conference.INJURIESThe injury to Grant was never diagnosed. He could not put any weight on his left and had to be carted off. If he misses any significant time, the offense is in trouble. Ash had no comment on the injury.Iowa linemen James Daniels and Sean Welsh returned after missing last week.QUOTEABLE:I feel like we went out there and played our (butts) off, Patton said. I feel like we fought and we did like we were supposed to do, but we didnt win.UP NEXTIOWA: The Hawkeyes returns to Iowa City for a Homecoming contest against Northwestern on Oct. 1.RUTGERS: The Scarlet Knights travel to Columbus, Ohio to face Ohio State on Oct. 1 in coach Chris Ashs first game against mentor Urban Meyer. Roberto Firmino Liverpool Jersey . You can watch the game live on TSN at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. 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Lleyton Hewitt is tipping Nick Kyrgios to win back the fans after seeing a vastly different side to Australian sports most polarising personality.?In the space of two years, Kyrgios has gone from centre-court favourite to, in many eyes, a national embarrassment after lurching from one controversy to the next.After starting 2016 on a suspended ban, the 21-year-old ended the season on a full-blown one and was advised to undergo counselling following his Shanghai Masters meltdown in October.Kyrgios returns to the court on Friday when he teams with Serena Williams to lead the Singapore Slammers Indian Tennis Premier League title defence against the UAE Royals.The hit-and-giggle exhibition format is a far cry from the grand slam pressure cooker where the combustible world No.13 has often come undone. But Hewitt, who endured similar troubles with fans and rivals early in his career, is confident Kyrgios will emerge a stronger, more mature performer in 2017.I think he can win over the public, said the Australian Davis Cup captain and one of the coachless Kyrgioss chief mentors.Obviously what happened in Shanghai was disappointing and (especially after) he made a few steps forward the week before and at the Davis Cup tie in Sydney a couple of weeks before that.Off the court, hes been fantastic with the other boys and a lot of the stuff that II guess that the media and public dont see.ddddddddddddSo Im actually really happy in the place hes at within our team.It took the combative Hewitt the best part of a decade to win back Australian support and now the former world No.1 is challenging Kyrgios to use Davis Cup as a platform to do the same.Kyrgioss singles victory over Slovakias Andrej Martin in September was the first Davis Cup point hed secured for Australia in two years.Building a team, he has to step up and be the leader of that team and fittingly he needs some good experiences at some Davis Cup ties, Hewitt said.Even though it was small tie in Sydney, I think that was the start for him.Obviously there was the hiccup in Shanghai but if he can learn from that, then hopefully were all going to be better for it.Talent-wise, Kyrgios remains unquestionably world tenniss next big thing and Hewitt has no doubt the two-time grand slam quarter-finalist is ready to crack the top 10.Nicks had a great year performance-wise, winning three titles, a 500 title for the first time, beating a lot of quality players, but I still feel theres improvement for him, he said.Hes 13 in the world. 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