It’s game time, Hawkeye fans!
The biggest home game in years is here. Your #14 Iowa Hawkeyes, fresh off the walk-off stunner in Ann Arbor, welcome the #5 Ohio State Buckeyes to Kinnick Stadium with College GameDay in town for the first time in 20 years and the entire country tuned in. Win or lose, the Hawkeyes have everyone’s attention.
Can Hank Brown back up the Michigan moment against the most talented roster on the schedule? Can Phil Parker’s defense keep Jeremiah Smith – maybe the best player in the sport – from breaking the game open while making Julian Sayin and his 72.2% completion rate uncomfortable? Does the run game that managed just 2.4 yards a carry in Ann Arbor find enough traction to shorten this one into another Kinnick classic? And can Kinnick summon whatever it had in 2017, when a #6 Ohio State team came in for a night game and left on the wrong end of 55-24?
The folks in the desert say no – Iowa is a two-touchdown home underdog. The last team to come into Kinnick laying a number like that in front of a crowd like this found out why that can be dangerous.
Here’s a quick reminder on the details for today’s matchup:
Date: Saturday, October 3
Time: 2:30 pm CT
Matchup: #5 Ohio State Buckeyes (3-1, 1-0) at #14 Iowa Hawkeyes (4-0, 1-0)
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
TV: CBS
Updated Weather Forecast: Sunny with a high in the low to mid 60s. NO RAIN. Another perfect day for football.
Updated FanDuel Line: Iowa +14.5, O/U 45.5
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