It’s time to declare the 2026 Iowa Football team as the Jekyll and Hyde Hawkeyes. I have no clue what to think of this team, and I have no clue what version of the team is going to show up on any given Saturday. When they’re good, they’re really good, and when they’re bad, woof, they’re really bad.
The fate of the program’s hope for a playoff appearance this season now rides on this weekend’s trip to Evanston for a huge matchup against -checks notes- -checks notes again- the Northwestern Wildcats, who are having a breakout season in head coach David Braun’s fourth season at the helm of the program.