Five weeks into the 2023 football season, Iowa has already undergone a year’s worth of turmoil. From injuries to their starting quarterback, running back, and leading receiver, a 31-0 primetime shutout loss at Penn State, and a gutsy 4th-quarter victory over Michigan State, the Hawkeyes have seemingly had to scratch and claw for every step forward in a season that was supposed to be a bounce back campaign of sorts. With a 1-1 record in conference play, Iowa needs a win this week to get back on the right track to contending in the Big Ten West.