Alert Top Story COLLEGE FOOTBALL | IOWA Northwestern matchup comes with personal connections for Iowa’s Jermari Harris ETHAN PETRIK Iowa Hawkeyes Beat Reporter Oct 24, 2024 Oct 24, 2024 Updated Oct 26, 2024 0 × Iowa cornerback Jermari Harris discusses the young corners, bouncing back and Northwestern on Tuesday, Oct. 22. (Ethan Petrik/Quad-City Times) Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save IOWA CITY — Jermari Harris loved basketball first. Growing up in Chicago, he had little other choice.kAm“%96C6 2C6 >@C6 32D<6E32== 4@FCED E92? 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