ESPN.com · Apr 12, 2016
The cold truth: Iowa is unwavering -- again a contender
Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz has has a lot to look forward to this season with 15 starters returning.WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- You know the thing about Iowa, right?
It’s there. Bedrock. The foundation of Americana.
Iowa football, too, is there -- reliable, steady. Even if you think you know little about the Hawkeyes, you probably know enough to understand their place in the Big Ten and national hierarchy. Iowa is the only FBS program to post identical records in the two decades before last season -- 73-54 from 1995 to 2004 and the same from 2005 to 2014.