Northwestern heads to Iowa City to face a familiar Big Ten West foe in the Hawkeyes. The consistently solid Iowa program faltered in Week 1 against Purdue leading to their first 0-1 start in the last six years. That being said, despite a fan-less atmosphere at Kinnick, this week the Hawkeyes will be out for blood.
Redshirt sophomore Spencer Petras locked in his first start for the Hawkeyes on Saturday. The quarterback was up-and down in his debut — throwing for 265 yards total. He led the offense to 17 points in the second quarter with a near perfect completion percentage and then proceeded to go 5-for-15 in his next set of pass attempts.