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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…

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…

If you had "Jets vs. Lions Week 15 game actually being meaningful for both teams" on your betting card, congratulations, you can go cash that ticket. What would that have been before the season started? Maybe+500, +600? More? But here we are, with the 7-6 Jets taking on the 6-7 Lions in what is shaping up as a loser-leaves-town battle. Put simply:…

The New York Giants (7-3, tied 2nd in NFC East) travel to Lone Star State as they take on the Dallas Cowboys (7-3, tied 2nd in NFC East) on Thanksgiving Day in week 12. New York hands down played its worst game of the season in Week 11 as it struggled in all three phases in a 31-18 loss to the Detroit Lions at home. The Cowboys on the other hand…

A trend of N.F.L. underdogs covering the spread kept pace in Week 4, going 8-7-1 and bringing the season record to 36-25-3. The betting public must be on a lot of those underdogs, because this was the first losing Sunday of the season for a number of sports books across the country. Don't get too excited. The house might have lost in some spots…

The Giants were in a unique situation Monday night against Dallas at MetLife Stadium. They were looking for their first 3-0 start since the 2009 season. They struggled throughout the first half, but they managed to rally. Unfortunately, they fell short in a 23-16 defeat, in a contest needed more by the Cowboys than the Giants. The G-Men (2-1) will…

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It was a call that would have made new Giants' head coach Brian Daboll a hero or a villain around the tri-state area in his first game as head coach. Daboll gambled on a two-point conversion and won, and set Giants fans' world ablaze with a boost of confidence. Quarterback Daniel Jones' inside shovel pass to Saquon Barkley was the difference in…

Highlighting the Week 2 schedule is a crucial SEC East battle as No. 12 Florida welcomes No. 20 Kentucky to The Swamp on Saturday night. The Gators enter the game with plenty of momentum coming off their thrilling 29-26 victory vs. No. 13 Utah in their season opener, bringing some instant confidence to the future of the Billy Napier era in…