Iowa is heavily favored against a Northwestern team that is especially familiar to a few Hawkeyes.
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Iowa is heavily favored against a Northwestern team that is especially familiar to a few Hawkeyes.
The Hawkeyes are 0-3 this season when allowing more than 5.5 yards per play. When holding opponents to fewer than 5.5 yards per play, they’re 4-0.
Fun Facts about Saturday’s Northwestern-Iowa football game though some aren’t particularly fun. “Wildcats” and “Homecoming” are movies the critics, quite frankly, could have done without.
Since the start of the 2023 season, Iowa is 4-0 in regular-season games that immediately follow a loss.
Cade McNamara remains Iowa’s starting quarterback “as of right now,” head coach Kirk Ferentz said in his weekly news conference. Ferentz said that it is “easier to talk about putting somebody in a game than just doing it, especially at that position.”
Iowa safety Sebastian Castro has returned to practice after missing last week’s game against Michigan State with an ankle injury.
A cornerback who had his first career interception last year against Iowa is among the Northwestern players to watch this Saturday at Kinnick Stadium.
Phil Parker’s defense had an uncharacteristically high number of missed tackles in Saturday’s 32-20 loss to Michigan State. It was a key factor in Iowa allowing the most yards in a game since 2019.
A mid-tier bowl appears to be the ceiling for the 2024 Hawkeyes after their humbling 32-20 loss to Michigan State.
Oregon, Penn State and Ohio State are at the top of John Steppe’s AP ballot following the Week 8 slate of games.
A closer look at Iowa’s 32-20 loss Saturday night to Michigan State at Spartan Stadium. The Hawkeyes did little offensively and gave up a great amount defensively in a very disappointing Big Ten Conference loss.
Cade McNamara wasted little time in taking responsibility after Iowa football’s humbling 32-20 loss to Michigan State. Kirk Ferentz said there was “no real discussion on making a switch” to Brendan Sullivan.
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