Tomorrow is finally the day.
Back in Black will blare from the speakers to a partially constructed North Endzone and we’ll see our first swarm of 2018 as the Iowa Hawkeyes take the field for Kirk Ferentz’s 20th season at the helm of the program.
Awaiting them will be the Northern Illinois Huskies, who defeated the Hawkeyes in their last matchup in Kinnick in 2013 in a game I have completely blocked from memory. Things won’t be any easier this year. A depleted offensive line, due primarily to suspension, will be going against a Northern Illinois defensive line that returns all of its starters and includes one of the country’s premier pass rushers.