Alert Top Story COLLEGE FOOTBALL | IOWA Iowa coaches, players preview Minnesota matchup, recap bye week ethan.petrik Oct 20, 2026 Oct 20, 2026 Updated 17 mins ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save IOWA CITY — The Iowa football team returned from its bye week on Sunday and began its game-week preparations for Minnesota.kAmu@==@H:?8 2 c`\ac H:? @G6C (2D9:?8E@? EH@ H66<D 28@[ E96 w2H<6J6DV 6?E6C65 E96 D64@?5 92=7 @7 E96 D62D@? 2E d\` @G6C2== 2?5 a\` :? q:8 %6? A=2J]k^AmkAmw6C6VD H92E 9625 4@249 z:C< u6C6?EK 2?5 D6=64E x@H2 A=2J6CD 925 E@ D2J 23@FE E96 3J6 H66< 2?5 2? 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How Iowa stopped Demond Williams and why it struggled against Washington’s backup Demond Williams gave Kirk Ferentz headaches before kickoff. Iowa's defense contained him, only to struggle against an unexpected challenge.
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Why Kirk Ferentz is staying patient with Iowa’s new-look offensive line Iowa’s offensive line struggled early, but a dominant rushing performance against Washington offered signs of progress. Kirk Ferentz believes …
Kirk Ferentz won't change his opening kickoff philosophy. Here's why that matters against Minnesota. Take the ball and go. That's been Kirk Ferentz's philosophy for more than 20 years, and he's sticking with it.
