The No. 20 Iowa Hawkeyes (6-2, 4-1 Big Ten) are coming off three straight victories over Wisconsin, Penn State, and Minnesota and are refreshed after a bye week.
After their second and final bye week, the Hawkeyes have a pivotal Big Ten matchup against a challenging No. 6 Oregon Ducks (7-1, 5-1 Big Ten) squad that is coming off two straight wins against Rutgers (56-10) and Wisconsin (21-7).
Oregon has aspirations of a place in the Big Ten title game as well as the College Football Playoff, and they want to go into Kinnick and silence any rumors of an upset.