The Hawkeyes hope to recover from last week’s loss to Iowa State against the Troy Trojans.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Troy (0-2) at Iowa (1-1), Saturday, 4:05 p.m. ET (FS1)
Series record: First meeting.
WHAT’S AT STAKE?
Iowa, which goes to Minnesota for its Big Ten opener next week, is looking for a reset after its crushing home loss to Iowa State. The Hawkeyes need to get more out of QB Cade McNamara, who completed just 3 of his last 13 passes against ISU and threw a momentum-turning interception in the third quarter. Troy has had major player turnover after winning two straight Sun Belt Conference championships. The Trojans had to play walk-ons at quarterback and center in last week’s loss to Memphis because of injuries to Goose Crowder and Eli Russ. Both are expected to play.
KEY MATCHUP
Iowa running game vs. Troy rushing defense. The Hawkeyes have run for 200 yards in consecutive games for the first time since 2020. …