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5 keys to Rutgers vs. Iowa: Beat Hawkeyes at own game in trenches

PISCATAWAY -- One of Chris Ash's beloved possessions growing up in Iowa was an autographed football from former Hawkeyes quarterback Chuck Long.

Ash has a chance to get another football keepsake Saturday if he earns his first Big Ten victory as Rutgers head coach by beating Iowa at High Point Solutions Stadium.

Here are five things that Rutgers needs to do to win the game:

1. Control the line of scrimmage.

This didn't even sound possible not too long ago -- not with the way Iowa churns out All-Big linemen on both sides of the ball.