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Iowa's 2015 season will always be remembered for the 12 straight wins that thrust the Hawkeyes into playoff contention. Iowa's players still haven't forgotten about the two straight losses to end the year. The 17th-ranked Hawkeyes have spent the past eight months stewing over a narrow defeat to Michigan State in the Big Ten title game and a not-so-narrow loss to Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Continue to Article

September 02, 2016 4:03:am EST

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz will typically play veterans he trusts over youngsters who might have more potential. The 17th-ranked Hawkeyes will be led by one of the Big Ten's best in senior Matt VandeBerg, who caught 65 passes a year ago. Three of the six players listed on the depth chart for Iowa's season opener against Miami of Ohio on Saturday have never played a game for the Hawkeyes (12-2 in 2015). Continue to Article

August 30, 2016 4:53:pm EST

The last time Iowa faced Miami University was 13 years ago when the RedHawks had a big and talented quarterback behind center. The Hawkeyes won that 2003 season opener 21-3, intercepting RedHawks quarterback Ben Roethlisberger four times and recording four sacks. Since Roethlisberger moved on to enjoy an elite career in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Miami program has mostly struggled. Continue to Article

August 30, 2016 2:44:pm EST

When Illinois hired Lovie Smith this spring he became just the sixth current coach at the 128 Football Bowl Subdivision schools to also have been in charge of an NFL team. Some facts and figures about the relatively rare major college coaches who have NFL coaching experience. - There are only two dozen current Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches with experience on an NFL staff of any kind. Continue to Article

August 26, 2016 12:52:pm EST

Rookie Iowa State coach Matt Campbell has already invigorated a program starved for signs of hope. Campbell, just 36 and the youngest Power Five coach in the country, has given a team long stuck in the Big 12 basement plenty of reasons to believe in his vision. Campbell pulled together one of the best recruiting classes in recent memory last winter despite an extremely late start, and his 2017 class is currently among the top in the Big 12. Continue to Article

August 12, 2016 1:21:pm EST