We are hours away from the toughest home game the Iowa football team has this season, and as it has been the past two games, this game is expected to be a battle. Both teams come into the game with elite defenses and College Football Playoff hopes.
Off the field, the Iowa football team has quite a few things going for it this evening as Cole outlined in his game-time notes article, but in terms of the battle on the field, there will be a few key matchups the Hawks need to win if they want to win this game.