I think I heard the commentators say that Iowa was 5th ranked (total) defense (of the 130 D1 teams). So, out of curiosity, I looked up some stats on the Iowa defense.
They average allowing 170 ypg, 5.6 ypa, 9.02 ypc. So, if my math is correct, Nico's 12 of 19 performance should have netted him...