Backup kicker Marshall Meeder kicked a 38-yard field goal as time expired to give No. 17 Iowa a 13-10 win at Nebraska in a Big Ten Conference game on Friday afternoon in Lincoln, Neb.Meeder, a transf
Essentials WHAT #2 Michigan (12-0) vs #18 Iowa(10-2) WHERE Sharon's Heating and Cooling Stadium Indianapolis, IN WHEN 8:17 Saturday THE LINE M –21.5 (Vegas) M –23 (Bill C) TELEVISION FOX PBP: Gus Johnson Color: Joel Klatt TICKETS from $60 WEATHER no Overview Well, it's Iowa again. Except this time they're the Most Iowa. They are not content with being regular Iowa, a very good defensive team with a plodding offense. No. They're going to get their starting quarterback injured. And then they're going to get their top two tight ends injured. They're going to have the #1 defense in America, per SP+, and the #124 offense. And they're going to win ten games by exactly three points each when they get a punt return touchdown with four seconds left on the clock. This game will either be a slow-motion blowout, a la Penn State, or a deeply annoying meatgrinder that terrifies you to within an inch of your life. Probably the former. [AFTER THE JUMP: "n
Previously: Iowa Offense Now that we got the dystopian portion of the program out of the way, let's turn our attention to the Iowa defense. They roll into Indianapolis having wrestled the #1 SP+ ranking away from Michigan and Ohio State, who were too good at offense last week to hang onto the pole position defensively. Should've tried playing six games against the B1G West this season. The Film: Like the offense piece, there are significant injuries to factor in when analyzing the Iowa defense. Though not as severe in volume, the loss of star corner (and punt return extraordinaire) Cooper DeJean was a tough blow for the Hawkeyes as DeJean almost certainly would've been given the Dangerman designation in this piece. DeJean's injury was sustained in November, so it limited me to only a few options. That said, I don't think Iowa has faced a single good offense all season, so this was slim pickings regardless. Factoring in time considerations, I decided t
Rivalry week. One of the greatest traditions in all of sports history. Spreads, records, stats and more get thrown out the window. These rivalries run dee
Previously: Iowa Offense Now that we got the dystopian portion of the program out of the way, let's turn our attention to the Iowa defense. They roll into Indianapolis having wrestled the #1 SP+ ranking away from Michigan and Ohio State, who were too good at offense last week to hang onto the pole position defensively. Should've tried playing six games against the B1G West this season. The Film: Like the offense piece, there are significant injuries to factor in when analyzing the Iowa defense. Though not as severe in volume, the loss of star corner (and punt return extraordinaire) Cooper DeJean was a tough blow for the Hawkeyes as DeJean almost certainly would've been given the Dangerman designation in this piece. DeJean's injury was sustained in November, so it limited me to only a few options. That said, I don't think Iowa has faced a single good offense all season, so this was slim pickings regardless. Factoring in time considerations, I decided t