Iowa Hawkeyes football and Minnesota met in a Big Ten contest at Kinnick Stadium on Oct. 25. Here's what happened.

Iowa poured it on Minnesota early and often in this one. Check out the takeaways from the Hawkeyes' rout of the Gophers in Big Ten play.

Mark Gronowski has felt these vibes before, leading a team that started choppy but kept improving. Iowa has a chance to finish strong, too.

Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Mark Gronowski (11) celebrates sealing a 1st and and the game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Kinnick Stadium Saturday, October 18, 2025. (Amir Prellberg/The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread.

Week 9 of the college football season saw some notable changes in ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI). The FPI is a computer-based system that calculates rankings based on strength of schedule and both offensive and defensive efficiency. After the action in Week 9, several teams got boosts after big wins.

While "Sandstorm" is played around the country at different sporting events, South Carolina has made it one of college football's top student-body traditions at Williams-Brice Stadium. The song was first played during the 2009 South Carolina-Ole Miss game, and has stayed a part of the Gamecocks' gameday traditions ever since.

Ask a Midwesterner about hogs, and they’ll reflect on their grandmother’s classic homemade pork chops, ham balls, giant tenderloins, and of course, the crispy, crunchy bacon for breakfast. Those meals would not be possible without the states of Iowa and Minnesota,

The Iowa Hawkeyes are hosting the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a Week 9 college football game. Follow for live updates.

Iowa’s offense is not a juggernaut. But it's in a much better place under coordinator Tim Lester than it was before he arrived.