The Hawkeyes have been mired in a bit of a tough stretch as of late, as they’ve lost two consecutive conference games and have just about fallen out of the Big Ten West race completely. With the division’s first place team (and likely winner) Northwestern coming to town, one might expect that the Hawks’ struggles would continue another week.
However, Northwestern hasn’t exactly been a great team this season. They’re just 5-4 overall on the season, and luckily enough for them, have won some really tight games to the conference’s bottom dwellers thus far. While their Big Ten record is an impressive 5-1, they certainly aren’t world beaters.