The last time I was close to this excited for an Iowa Hawkeye football season, it was 2010. Coming off internships in spring and summer, I had money burning a hole in my pocket and the best extinguisher was football tickets.
While I didn’t make it to see Austen Arnaud finally score against the Hawkeyes, I had plans to drive from West Lafayette to Iowa City as much as possible plus every Big Ten road game. Things were looking up after they rebounded from the loss in Arizona as I was present for the Penn State and Michigan wins.