No. 19 Iowa vs. Illinois
Robert Read, Pregame Editor (14-15): Iowa — Five in a row.
Austin Hanson, Sports Editor (18-11): Iowa — Petras > Peters.
Isaac Goffin, Assistant Sports Editor...
Prior to the 2019 season, Illinois football hadn’t made a bowl game in five years. Last season, the Fighting Illini secured a bowl invitation with a 6-6 overall record – meeting the six-win criterion...
Big Ten Power Rankings
Ohio State — Can the Buckeyes make it to Indianapolis? COVID-19 is the only thing in their way.
Northwestern — You lost to a team that wore uniforms that bad?
Wisconsin...
Isaac Goffin, Assistant Sports Editor
• December 3, 2020
Tyler Linderbaum has only been Iowa’s starting center for 19 games but is already one of the best players — if not the best — at his position in the nation. The characteristics necessary to attain...
When Kirk Ferentz returned to Iowa City to take Iowa’s head football coaching position in 1999, his first priority was not to establish a great offense or defense, but rather, to craft a quality...
Isaac Goffin, Assistant Sports Editor
• November 24, 2020
The Daily Iowan: What was the mindset heading into that Nebraska game in 2016?
Riley McCarron: That was kind of a roller coaster of a season for us. We had some tough losses and then we kind of...
Power Rankings:
Ohio State— Copy and paste.
Indiana— Ooh, you almost had it. You gotta be quicker than that.
Northwestern— Another drubbing from the Buckeyes in Indy might be looming.
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Members of the Nebraska defense don’t have much to be thankful for heading into Black Friday’s matchup against the run-heavy Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium. At least in terms of stopping Iowa’s...
The Daily Iowan: You joined the Iowa football team as a walk-on in 2000. Did you ever imagine that you would become a starter and even go pro at that point?
Sean Considine: No, not at all. I walked...
Iowa vs. Penn State
Robert Read, Pregame Editor (9-11): Iowa — Kirk Ferentz just called another timeout.
Austin Hanson, Sports Editor (12-8): Iowa — The valley isn’t getting any happier...
After he backed up star Trace McSorley, Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford had started 15 of the last 16 games for the Nittany Lions, including the first four contests this season.
That streak...