Iowa visits Minnesota in the Big Ten opener as the Hawkeyes aim to regain the Floyd of Rosedale trophy. The Gophers won 12-10 in Iowa City last year to take the bronze pig back. Their victory was preserved when Hawkeyes punt returner Cooper DeJean’s go-ahead touchdown was controversially negated by an invalid fair-catch signal with 1:21 remaining.

Minnesota: PK Dragan Kesich, who had four field goals at Iowa last year to account for all of the scoring for the Gophers, had a rough start to the season with two misses in the 19-17 opening loss to North Carolina including a 47-yarder as time expired that would’ve won the game. The 2023 Big Ten Kicker of the Year is 5 for 9 on field goals.

Iowa is 2-1 on the season following a Week 2 heartbreaking loss to rival Iowa State (20-19) and a bounce-back win over Troy (38-21) last weekend. The Hawkeyes finished last season with a 35-0 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl loss to Tennessee to end the year 10-3.