Leah Vann

The defense has carried the Hawkeyes through the past two games, especially when Iowa’s offense struggled to move the ball against highly-touted defenses. But will this be the game we see the offense light up the field?

Iowa will take on another air-raid offense Saturday in Kent State, providing more opportunities for turnovers.

Iowa has played its youngest offensive line since 2017 for two weeks, but will return senior Kyler Schott on Saturday.

Ken State is known for big offensive numbers and interceptions on defense.

Iowa just kicked off its season taking down two AP Top 25 opponents for the first time since 1960, which has put it as the No. 5 team in the nation in the latest poll, its highest ranking since 2015. But to the players, it’s not that unbelievable.

Iowa special teams have contributed to the Hawkeyes’ 2-0 start. Tory Taylor averaged 51.1 yards per punt and Charlie Jones continues to give the Hawkeyes extra yards of field position.

Iowa scored 20 points off four Iowa State turnovers in a 27-17 win, its sixth straight in the Cy-Hawk series.

Caleb Shudak’s long-awaited shot as a college kicker is being realized at Iowa, his dad’s former rival.

A special episode of Hawk Off The Press features ESPN’s Holly Rowe.

Iowa will either have to take the ball away on defense or roll out a creative playbook to beat Iowa State. Here is Leah Vann’s analysis and pick.

Iowa State’s unique 3-3-5 defense is designed for spread offenses, but can adjust, which still makes it a difficult game plan for Iowa’s offense.

Hawk Off The Press with Leah Vann and Ben Visser takes a closer look at Saturday’s Cy-Hawk game

247Sports’ Sean Bock is the guest on this week’s Hawk Off The Press podcast with The Gazette’s Leah Vann.

Iowa is confident ahead of the first Iowa-Iowa State football game that will be a ranked matchup, and both teams are top-10 teams.

A glance at the teams’ biggest strengths and weaknesses going into rivalry week