Walking through the Big Ten schedule is year is a difficult enough task at hand with difficult tests and trap games dotting the schedule every single week.
This weekend presents the Iowa Hawkeyes' offense with a unique challenge, and a first for this year: offensive coordinator Tim Lester and the offense won't know the defensive coordinator that they are going up against.
I am not normally one to put too much stock in streaks and things like that, as long as the wins are piling up. I know that should be the case for the Iowa Hawkeyes, but I can't help my mind from constantly thinking of one streak that Iowa is running out of time to extend.
Okay. The Iowa Hawkeyes have a real shot at this thing. It's still a long road ahead, but the path has gone from one that is winding to a straight road, with a big sign at the end highlighted in black and gold.
It was the first test of the season for the Iowa Hawkeyes when they took on the Virginia Tech Hokies, and it has given Iowa some lessons to take back to the drawing board.
The Hawkeyes in the Ferentz era have become well-known for their ability to develop tight ends and offensive linemen, but some great running backs have come through Iowa City since 1999.
The Iowa Hawkeyes are still managing the injury bug more successfully than most as we enter Week 11 of the 2026 college football season. For a team that plays such a phsyical brand of football as the Hawkeyes do, testing the depth chart is always a concern.
It appears that the Iowa Hawkeyes may not have the luxury of getting any sort of benefit of the doubt this year. The Hawkeyes are going to have to force the issue and force their way into the talks of College Football Playoff contention.
Alright, Iowa, you are starting to flirt with some serious College Football Playoff contention. Sitting at 7-2, the Iowa Hawkeyes are three wins away from getting to 10-2, which sets up quite the scenario for the committee.
The Iowa Hawkeyes put nothing to chance. This team went on the road to a 6-2 Northwestern team and went home with a 24-10 win to get to 7-2 on the season.
At 7-2, the Iowa Hawkeyes are largely passing the test this season. The College Football Playoff is suddenly within reach, just three wins away, and Kirk Ferentz's squad looks to be hitting its stride at the perfect time in November, as they always do.
When you go on the road and pick up a Big Ten win over another 6-2 squad, it's hard to nitpick and find much wrong at all. The reality is that the Iowa Hawkeyes went to Northwestern and got the job done, coming back to Iowa City with a win.
The Iowa Hawkeyes waltzed into Evanston and, without doing much, left with a 7-2 record and more or less control of their College Football Playoff destiny.
They say that the summer is the best season to visit Chicago, but truth be told, it might be the third best time of the year to make a trip to the Windy City.
Both teams are 3-2 in Big Ten play, but Iowa's chances of getting a win on the road just got a lot better with a big update on Northwestern quarterback Aidan Chiles.
The calendar flipping to November is one of the Iowa Hawkeyes' favorite things. Under Kirk Ferentz, this program has consistently surged down the stretch, playing its best football in the month of November.
Phil Parker and the Iowa Hawkeyes are tightening the screws defensively over the last few weeks, making life nearly impossible for opposing offenses. This week is a unique challenge against Northwestern.
Caitlin Clark made a name for herself when playing in college for the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team and she has now sent the current team gifts.
Iowa’s current roster just received a gift that only Caitlin Clark could give. After winning $90,000 from a MrBeast challenge and donating it to her foundation, it seems that Clark was not done giving things away.
It's not often you hear about the Iowa Hawkeyes in the news for their offensive production. That hasn't always been the case in the Kirk Ferentz era, of course.
The Wisconsin Badgers feel they can beat everyone after laying a whoopin' on the USC Trojans in Week 8 of the college football season.
It has been a bit of a roller-coaster season for the unranked Minnesota Golden Gophers, and that's something longtime Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz can understand.
The Iowa Hawkeyes got some unfortunate injury news Friday morning ahead of a pivotal Big Ten showdown against the Washington Huskies.
The challenges won't end for Iowa just because one of the best teams in the country is now in the rearview of the schedule.
Jackson was an all-around contributor for the Hawkeyes.
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