Coming off a 31-24 loss against the Terrapins, Northwestern (1-6, 1-3 B1G) will travel to Iowa (3-4, 1-3 B1G) on Saturday. The Hawkeyes have faced some tough competition lately, losing to ranked conference opponents Ohio State, Illinois, and Michigan in their last three games, while Northwestern remains winless since Ireland.

Today, we’ll dive into key matchups to watch on gameday, as both teams desperately try to right the ship with the race for the Big Ten West slowly slipping away.

Brendan Sullivan vs. Whomever Iowa Decides to Start

After filling in for Ryan Hillinski in the second half against Wisconsin, Sullivan started against the Terrapins.