There is never a right time to go the wrong direction but the timing of the #15 Iowa Hawkeyes’ (13-6, 7-5) four-losses-in-five-games stretch does allow for some ground to be remade over the last eight games.
Unfortunately for Iowa, the #25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (11-6, 7-6) are on a four-game winning streak which saw them return to the middle of the pack in the Big Ten. A win tomorrow could put them in fifth place while a Hawkeye win would have them tied with Purdue for fourth.
Since these two last faced off, Rutgers four-game winning streak was preceded by a four-game losing streak (plus the loss to Iowa).