#Joe Labas

From who is sitting out to who is expected to start, here's everything you need to know about the Iowa vs. Kentucky matchup. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5) face the Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) in the 2022 TransPerfect Music City Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 31 - New Year's Eve - in Nashville. The Hawkeyes were scheduled to play in the Music City…

The Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) and the Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5) meet up in the 2022 Music City Bowl on Saturday. This will be the second consecutive bowl matchup between these programs with Kentucky winning 20-17 in the Citrus Bowl last season. Kentucky owns a 12-9 record in bowl games. Meanwhile, Iowa sits at 17-16-1 in bowl matchups. This contest…

After not a bad start to bowl season, things really went off the rails over the last few days. Arkansas blew a big lead, Syracuse scored a late touchdown, and a number of other teams I picked had terrible performances. While we can't even up our season record, hopefully we can still have some fun with these last games of bowl season. Who knows,…

For the second year in a row, the Iowa Hawkeyes and Kentucky Wildcats will be hooking up in the postseason after they met last January in the VRBO Citrus Bowl, seeing the Big Blue come out with a 20-17 win. Fast-forward 364 days and these two will be back at each other again in Nashville in the Music City Bowl. Want more irony? Last year was just…

NASHVILLE - Kirk Ferentz has the opportunity to make history Saturday. An Iowa win against Kentucky would tie the 24th-year Iowa football coach with Penn State's Joe Paterno for most bowl wins as a Big Ten head coach with 10. The record book aside, the bowl also will give Iowa fans somewhat of a glimpse into the future. Here are three keys for the…

The TransPerfect Music City Bowl is typically one of the best games to watch in bowl season. Year after year, Nashville, Tenn., has been the home of one of the most exciting and high-scoring affairs in postseason college football. Just looking at recent years: Purdue and Tennessee battled through overtime to a 48-45 result, and, yes, the Volunteers…

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Iowa and Kentucky are running it back in the New Year's Eve Music City Bowl in Nashville. It's a rematch of last year's Citrus Bowl in Orlando. It's not often we see Power 5 schools meeting up in back-to-back bowl games. And this one is being frowned upon by college football fans outside of the fan bases, especially by the folks…

After allowing Kentucky to score the go-ahead points with under two minutes to play in last season's Citrus Bowl, Iowa has a golden opportunity to redeem itself against the Wildcats. But it'll have to do so on the shoulders of a third-string quarterback. Here's what to know about this matchup. Saturday, Dec. 31, noon at Nissan Stadium in Nashville,…

Austin Hanson, Pregame Editor (29-31): Iowa - Is it Joe Labas or Carson May time? Chloe Peterson, Sports Editor (38-22): Kentucky - There will be less than 25 total points in this game. Chris Werner, Assistant Sports Editor (38-22): Kentucky - This ain't gonna be pretty. Isaac Goffin, Football Reporter (37-23): Kentucky - I really didn't want to do…

This rematch of last year's Citrus Bowl is going to be a rock fight. Both offenses rank outside the top 100 in scoring, while both stop units sit top-15 in scoring defense. Then, there are a number of offensive uncertainties on both sides. Iowa quarterback Spencer Petras will miss this game with an injury that requires surgery, while Alex Padilla…

Iowa starting quarterback Spencer Petras was injured in the Nebraska game and Hawkeyes head football coach Kirk Ferentz announced that it required season-ending surgery. That means that either Joe Labas or Carson May will start for Iowa versus Kentucky in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl. Neither has yet taken a collegiate snap. Running back Gavin…