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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…

After weeks of more or less meaningless bowl games, we finally get to the part of the postseason schedule when things really matter: Saturday's College Football Playoff semifinals. That, along with two other bowl games on New Year's Eve, makes for a fun day of college football. Here's a look at Saturday's matchups, including any players and coaches…

And just like that, the Iowa football season is coming to a close. In typical Hawkeye fashion, Iowa gave fans a reason for optimism. Heading into a Black Friday showdown with a reeling Nebraska team, the Hawkeyes needed to just not completely trip all over themselves to return to Indianapolis as Big Ten West Champions for the second straight…

The lowest total of any bowl game is the Music City Bowl, where Iowa and Kentucky have second and third-string QBs starting. Our free college football picks, however, are scared of the low full-game total... so we're keying in on the first 15 minutes. One year after playing against each other in the Citrus Bowl, Iowa and Kentucky will square off…

Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams was one of three Southern California players selected to The Associated Press All-America team released Monday. Offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees and defensive end Tuli Tuipulotu joined their quarterback to give USC more players on the first team than any other school. The AP All-America team is presented by…

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…

Thirteen Big Ten students earned All-America plaudits from the Sporting News on Tuesday, highlighted by seven first-team selections. The full list can be found below. First-team Offense RB: Blake Corum, Michigan Corum had an amazing season with 1463 yards and 18 TDs - and it would have been even better had he not suffered a knee injury on Nov. 19…

Sporting News' 2022 All-American team features four players from the reigning national champions. Georgia leads all schools with three first-team selections - led by defensive tackle Jalen Carter - and four total selections across our two teams. USC also had four total selections - with Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams leading two first-team…

Well, the awards start comin' and they don't stop comin' for Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell. Campbell has been sweeping up seemingly all of the available awards this season, putting together a Titanic-like performance in the accolades column. Fitting, seeing how Jack Campbell heroically saved the Iowa offense in quite a few Jack Dawson-esque…

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…

IOWA CITY - Every position group on Iowa's football team has talking points and/or goals for the upcoming game. The defensive line unit had three leading up to the Wisconsin game, and sophomore Deontae Craig shared the last one with reporters after the game: "Slumpbuster." Iowa had been in a near decade-long slump against its opponent on Saturday.…