Gazette Daily News Podcast, September 26

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This is John McGlothlen with The Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Monday, September 26th.

Today is expected to be mostly sunny, with a high near 64, according to the National Weather Service. Also, it will be breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. The low tonight should be about 41. The high and low temperatures are about 7 degrees below average for this time of year. Some areas could see frost by mid-week.

In Hawkeye football, Iowa’s defense forced three turnovers, avoided big plays and even scored twice in the Hawkeyes’ 27-10 blowout win over Rutgers Saturday. Cooper DeJean scored first with an interception returned 45 yards for a touchdown. It was DeJean’s third interception through four games of his sophomore season. Then in the second quarter Sebastian Castro forced a fumble and Kaevon Merriweather recovered it and went 33 yards for a touchdown. Quarterback Spencer Petras had his most efficient performance of the season, going 11-for-17 for 148 yards.

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🎹 Podcast music: “Dubstep” by Emily McGlothlen