The Iowa Hawkeyes did some heavy lifting on Saturday. It was an ugly slog in the best kind of way as Iowa took down Wisconsin 15-6 to keep the Heartland Trophy in Iowa City for a second straight year and leave Madison with a W for the first time since 2015.
Now the parallels to that magical 2015 season begin to emerge as the Hawkeyes sit atop the Big Ten West standings. Not only are they at the top, they hold a commanding lead over the Wisconsin Badgers, who have yet to play Ohio State and now face the remainder of the regular season without starting QB Tanner Mordecai after he broke his throwing hand against the Hawkeyes.