Iowa football head coach Kirk Ferentz at Big 10 Media Days
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USA TODAY College Sports Wire on MSNESPN lists Big Ten contender's trip to Iowa football as swing game
One Big Ten team's trip to Kinnick Stadium to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes this year is among the conference's biggest tests.
University of Iowa senior offensive linemen Gennings Dunker and Logan Jones have been named to the Big Ten Conference Preseason Honors List, it was announced Tuesday by the league office. Fifteen student-athletes from all 18 conference schools were selected by a media panel.
The Big Ten wants to emphasize conference standings, prop up mediocre teams and insert play-in games. How does that improve college football's season?
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USA TODAY College Sports Wire on MSNIowa football Big Ten home opener among ESPN's top conference games
As the 2025-26 college football season approaches, ESPN named Iowa's Big Ten home opener one of the conference's best games of the year.
Iowa finds itself No. 7 in the poll, one spot behind last year's surprise Big Ten contender Indiana and one spot ahead of rival Nebraska. Iowa's average rank was 7.52, according to Cleveland.com. None of the 24 voters selected the Hawkeyes to win the conference.
The Big Ten conference is experiencing a shift towards offense-heavy teams, potentially leaving traditional defense-first programs behind. Several teams, including Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa, may attempt to bring back a defensive focus in the upcoming ...
Iowa made the Big Ten Championship in 2015 and was edged out by Michigan State, 16-13. C.J. Beathard was the quarterback for the Hawkeyes at the time. MICHIGAN MOVES INTO TOP 4 OF CFP RANKINGS ...
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Big Ten announced the University of Iowa football's conference opponents for the 2024 and 2025 seasons on Thursday. With the additions of the University of California, Los ...
Kirk Ferentz enters his 27th season as head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes, a stretch of longevity he doesn't believe will be repeated. Not because of what he has done but because of how coaching has changed. Still, Ferentz believes in the foundation of college football.
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USA TODAY College Sports Wire on MSNIowa football trio named to preseason USA TODAY Sports All-Big Ten team
The 6-foot-3, 302-pound graduate student center has anchored the Iowa offensive line for three years and was named first-team All-Big Ten by the media last season. Jones has also been named a preseason first-team All-Big Ten player by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele this offseason.