Go Gophers! Ski-U-Mah!
Heading into the final week of the 2021 regular season, Iowa football fans find themselves in a strange position of rooting for their rival Minnesota in hopes of reaching the Big Ten Championship. If the Gophers can defeat Wisconsin on Friday, it will leave Iowa in sole possession of first place in the Big Ten West…assuming the Hawkeyes can take care of business against Nebraska on Black Friday.
On one hand, the Hawkeyes should have no reason to fear a competitive game from the Cornhuskers. Nebraska is 3-8 on the season, has only one win against a Big Ten opponent (Northwestern, who is also terrible), and has not beaten the Hawkeyes since Bo Pelini was still the head coach.