In college football a team’s fortunes can change in the blink of an eye. Two weeks ago, the Iowa Hawkeyes were sitting at 4-0 and eying back-to-back matchups against marquee programs Michigan and Penn State as an opportunity to announce their return to the national stage and their contention for the Big Ten title. Two weeks and one scored touchdown later, the Hawkeyes have fallen to 4-2 and much of what they hoped to accomplish this seems perilously at risk.
As down as Hawkeye fans may be feeling, rest assured that it could always be worse.