Alert Top Story COLLEGE FOOTBALL | IOWA 3 bold predictions for Iowa football ahead of the 2025 college football season ethan.petrik Aug 7, 2025 Aug 7, 2025 Updated Aug 26, 2025 0 × Iowa's Kirk Ferentz speaks at the 2025 Big Ten Football Media Days in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Video courtesy of Big Ten. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save IOWA CITY — Iowa kicks off the 2025 college football season in less than three weeks.kAm%96 w2H<6J6D H:== 9@DE E96:C 2??F2= z:5D’ s2J @A6? 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