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Get Physical – No. 17 IU Brings High Expectations to No. 18 Iowa

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - It's gonna hurt.

Let's start with that as No. 17 Indiana faces No. 18 Iowa in Saturday's season-opener rich in be-more-man-than-the-other-guy possibilities.

That means hit as they haven't hit in nine months.

"(Being physical) is something (the Hawkeyes) have done a really good job of in the past," head coach Tom Allen says, "and that is a tribute to (Iowa) and a testament to (their coaching staff). It's a huge part of this game."

So is minimizing mistakes.

"The thing that sticks out to me," Allen adds, "is the soundness of what they do.