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.

Nebraska was rewarded for not shaking Iowa's hands by receiving yet another loss on the season. Just because the Cornhuskers are bowling does not mean they are the biggest baddy in the Big Ten. Iowa is still the far better program over them right now.

To say that Friday's college football clash between Nebraska and Iowa was intense would be an understatement. The Cornhuskers set the tone even before the game started as they pulled off an act that many football fans consider to be a major sign of disrespect for their opponents.

They do not like Iowa. Those Nebraska players didn’t want to engage in an act of good sportsmanship in the company of that opponent. They did not care about respecting the game in a series that has included repeated moments of disrespect — in their view — committed by the Hawkeyes and directed at Nebraska.

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