The Iowa Hawkeyes are back from the dead and officially rolling after taking down the Wisconsin Badgers 24-10 in the battle for the Heartland Trophy last week. The win put the Hawkeyes into a tie for first place in the Big Ten West standings with Purdue, Illinois and Minnesota after the Boilermakers handed the Illini their second straight loss.
Now, the Illini are staring down a trip to Ann Arbor and the likelihood that they’ll enter next week in second place in the division. The Boilermakers have the easiest remaining schedule among those currently atop the standings with matchups remaining against Northwestern and Indiana, but their home loss to the Hawkeyes two weeks ago puts Iowa in the driver’s seat.