The Iowa Hawkeyes have had a week off after blowing a 10-3 halftime lead over Minnesota in week eight. The loss shrunk Iowa’s margin for error to virtually zero if the Hawkeyes want to win the Big Ten West division title.
And yet, it didn’t totally close the door because the Big Ten West is still the Big Ten West. Week nine saw the Wisconsin Badgers do what we expected against Ohio State and the result is a 4-way tie atop the standings. Notably, Minnesota still has a trip to Columbus on the docket and Iowa holds the tiebreaker over Wisconsin.