There's always another smart kid. A kid who doesn't have to study as much, yet somehow manages to get an A on every single test. That kid is the Ohio State Buckeyes on the football field.
The positive note is that it took five games into the season for the Iowa Hawkeyes to hit their first crossroads of an uncomfortable conversation. That's not bad.
The Iowa Hawkeyes had one of the hottest stocks in all of college football following the improbable road win over the Michigan Wolverines. Like the real stock market, things often find their level, and such was the case against Ohio State.
Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith has his eyes on the prize. The Buckeyes wide receiver had another spectacular outing Saturday against the Iowa Hawkeyes, leading his team to a 31-14 win at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.
Pat McAfee’s Kicking Is Easy contest hit a rough patch in Iowa City on Saturday as Iowa freshman Finley Banfig missed a seven-figure field goal opportunity
Caitlin Clark returned to Iowa City as a hometown hero on Saturday morning, only to hear something she never experiences in Hawkeye country: a chorus of boos.
Caitlin Clark had a heartfelt surprise for her alma mater after the Indiana Fever’s painful exit from the WNBA playoffs. The star point guard gifted the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team with pairs of her new Nike Caitlin 1 signature shoes.
We have Iowa City with ESPN College GameDay in attendance. It's a ranked Big Ten matchup. It's the Iowa Hawkeyes hosting the Ohio State Buckeyes in beautiful Kinnick Stadium in Week 5.
So, how do the Iowa Hawkeyes actually do this thing and pull off the upset against the Ohio State Buckeyes? I mean, really, what's the path for Iowa's upset to come to fruition?
The Iowa Hawkeyes are leaning fully into the "Back in Black" mantra this weekend when the Ohio State Buckeyes come into Kinnick Stadium for a ranked Big Ten showdown.
Through the first four games of the season, Iowa is a third of the way through the 2026 slate and owns a pristine 4-0 record. The Iowa Hawkeyes do await the Ohio State Buckeyes as they try to pull off the upset and get to 5-0.
"March is for dreamers!" It's a quote that will live on in Iowa lore forever. March Madness hero Alvaro Folgueiras said it during the Iowa Hawkeyes' Cinderella run in March Madness.
Last weekend, the Iowa Hawkeyes went from a team consistently being just behind the top of the Big Ten. The win at Michigan changed the outlook of this season.
Should the Iowa Hawkeyes be nervous when Ohio State comes to town this Saturday for a ranked Big Ten matchup? Kinnick Stadium is going to be raucous. ESPN College GameDay is going to be in attendance.
The Iowa Hawkeyes can't afford to actually look ahead and look past the Ohio State Buckeyes, who are coming to Kinnick Stadium this Saturday. Iowa has its hands more than full with everything that the Buckeyes are bringing to town.
No one said beating Ohio State is going to be easy. The Iowa Hawkeyes don't expect that, though. They know taking down the Buckeyes is a mighty tall task that requires some standout performances and near perfection.
For the first time in two decades, the eyes of the college football world will be on Iowa Saturday when the No. 14 Hawkeyes host No. 5 Ohio State in Iowa City.
What the Iowa Hawkeyes did in Week 4 of the 2026 college football season when they took down the Michigan Wolverines 20-19 on Hank Brown's pass to Reece Vander Zee as time expired is going to live on in Iowa history forever.
I think it might be okay to let the dreams begin to enter your mind more and more, Iowa fans. The win over the Michigan Wolverines has catapulted Iowa's expectations to a new level and raised the Hawkeyes' ceiling substantially.
It is a Top 25 battle in the Big Ten as an undefeated Iowa heads to Ann Arbor to face Michigan. It is time to continue the NCAA Football odds series with an Iowa-Michigan prediction and pick.
Saturday will bring a bunch of games between Big Ten opponents. No game will bring more interest than the Michigan Wolverines welcoming the Iowa Hawkeyes to Ann Arbor.