Iowa Hawkeyes Sports

Kaleb Brown will not get a chance to play against his former team on Saturday.

Iowa returns from its bye week with a trip to Columbus to face No. 3 Ohio State on Saturday. Here’s what you need to know.

Is anything duller than the way Ohio State has trampled those with lesser football resources over the years, er, decades?

Iowa’s rushing success so far in 2024 has been encouraging, but the Hawkeyes are “not ready to have a parade quite yet.”

The Iowa football defense faces a very difficult task Saturday afternoon in an Ohio State team that is averaging over 48 points and 500 yards per game. That includes trying to slow down a pair of all-conference running backs in TreVeyon Henderson and Ole Miss transfer Quinshon Judkins. OSU players will receive $20 million in NIL money this season, with “roughly 10 players” receiving at least $1 million.

The Gazette’s Pick ‘Ems for Week 6 of the 2024 college football season, including Iowa’s trip to Ohio Stadium to face the third-ranked Buckeyes and Iowa State’s Saturday night whiteout game against Baylor.

Fun Facts about Saturday’s Iowa football game at Ohio State. Iowa is bigger. The state, that is. Ohio is more stuffed with humans, many of whom are good football players.

Luke Lachey grew up only a few miles away from Ohio Stadium in a family with deep roots to the Buckeyes. The Lachey family is a Hawkeye family now, though, as they embrace Luke’s journey.