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Iowa's first 5-0 start since 2009 has Hawkeyes thinking big

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Kirk Ferentz has the Hawkeyes off to their best start since 2009, when Iowa started off 9-0. Jeffrey Becker/USA TODAY Sports
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MADISON, Wis. -- When Iowa's football team last defeated Wisconsin in 2009, Hawkeyes defensive lineman Faith Ekakitie was a 16-year-old sophomore in Illinois still two years from making a college commitment.