Who would have thought that Iowa-Minnesota would be as big a game this year as it is turning out to be?
The Golden Gophers are arguably the biggest surprise of the college football season, starting 9-0 and reaching number eight in the playoff rankings this week. Minnesota is currently two games up on Wisconsin for the lead in the Big Ten West, and if the Badgers want a shot at going to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship Game, they will need to get some help from the Hawkeyes on Saturday in addition to beating Nebraska themselves.