RoWINg to Iowa - Opponent Preview

It’s Hate Week. But I don’t need to tell you that. We all know what’s at stake: a beautiful bronze pig named Floyd. Saturday, the Minnesota Golden Gophers will attempt to free Floyd from the clutches of the Iowa Hawkeyes. Both squads are 3-1, coming off a bye week after a loss. So which team has the edge? Let’s take a closer look.

Were they any good last year?

Record: 8-5 (4-5, T-3rd B1G West)

S&P+ Overall Ranking: 49th

Ask any Hawkeye fan about last season and they’ll start talking about the Ohio State game before you even finish your sentence. It was a bizarre 55-24 beatdown that likely cost the Buckeyes a spot in the College Football Playoff, and Iowa fans clung to that inexplicable victory…