The Iowa Hawkeyes football players appeared to get the last laugh after a heated pregame exchange in the annual rivalry game against Nebraska.

The rivalry between Nebraska and Iowa added another chapter on Friday night when Hawkeyes players were snubbed during the pregame coin toss before they

Higgins was right, as the Nebraska-sparked tension boiled over into the pregame coin toss. As Iowa's captains extended their arms for a traditional pregame handshake, the Huskers' captains refused to return the favor, collectively looking down or blankly ahead. Spicy.

A handshake snub set the stage for Iowa’s narrow victory over Nebraska, but the real drama unfolded on and off the field in this heated rivalry.

Following Iowa’s 13-10 win over rival Nebraska on Friday, Hawkeyes linebackers Jay Higgins and Nick Jackson called out Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule and the team’s captains for their pregame antics. “So we immediately knew what type of game this was,” Higgins said.

There were noteworthy numbers all over the final box score. Here are five figures that stood out from Iowa's Hawkeyes football's win over Nebraska.

In celebration of reclaiming the Freedom Trophy after Nebraska’s lone win since 2014 two years ago, Iowa players waved goodbye to the Huskers and their fans, wishing them, “Merry Christmas,” before Nebraska stayed at home in bowl season for a seventh consecutive year.

Jay Higgins has something to say. To be fair, he usually does. Higgins won last season’s Golden Gavel, awarded to the Iowa football player most cooperative and professional with local media, for a reason.

A pre-game controversy overshadows Nebraska’s narrow loss to Iowa, sparking online backlash and raising questions about sportsmanship.