The chances of the Iowa football team making the College Football Playoffs are pretty slim, I’ll admit, but there is still a chance. Since the College Football Playoff was introduced earlier this decade, the Hawks have come close, literally losing their opportunity in the final few seconds of the Big Ten Championship game.
That 2015 team was a gritty team that won a lot of close games. Although we have yet to see the 2019 team play, on paper, they appear to have more star-power and overall talent than that 2015 team did, but the schedule is significantly more difficult.