Iowa football can’t seem to get out of its own way at Ohio State.

Trailing 7-0 in the second quarter and having already missed a field goal, the Hawkeyes’ offense got to a 4th-and-inches near midfield. Iowa had just turned the Buckeyes over on downs, and getting points on the subsequent drive would’ve been a big momentum swing.

Head coach Kirk Ferentz seemingly thought so as well and sent out the punt team to run a fake, where the ball was directly snapped to one of the players lined up in front of punter Rhys Dakin. Iowa successfully converted the fourth down, only for the referees to signal that Ferentz had called a timeout right before, negating the play.

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Having already played his hand, Ferentz then had his team do a real punt after the timeout, but Dakin did not hit it well and the ball only went 22 yards.

Ohio State then appeared rejuvenated and converted consecutive plays of 21 and 23 yards. But luckily for the Hawkeyes, star linebacker Jay Higgins forced a fumble and recovered the ball to keep Iowa’s deficit at one score.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are set to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes today in what will be the biggest test of the season so far. While Iowa may be their biggest test, Ohio State is still expected to dominate.

To this point in the year, the Buckeyes have lived up to all of the hype. They are a team that many expect to win a national championship this season. While they have a lot of work to do in order to accomplish that goal, they have shown why they’re receiving that hype throughout the first four games.

Looking ahead to today’s game, they have another opportunity to show just how dominant they’re capable of being.

One notable analyst is expecting another dominant win for Ohio State today.

Fox Sports analyst Joel Klatt took a look at today’s Big Ten matchup. He made a massive prediction for the Buckeyes.

“My question is, Iowa is so one-dimensional, will they be able to move the ball on this Ohio State defense? When you give a defense like this a team that is one dimension, it’s like, OK, they can load up on Kaleb Johnson … Ohio State should be able to at least slow down or stop Kaleb Johnson. There’s just not enough of a threat on offense for Iowa outside of that.”

With that breakdown, Klatt offered his prediction for the game. He sees Ohio State beating the Hawkeyes by a final score of 42-10. That would be just another sign that this team has what it takes to win a championship.

Obviously, the biggest key for the Buckeyes to shut down Iowa will be limiting star running back Kaleb Johnson. He has been one of the best running backs in the nation. If Ohio State can keep him in check, the Hawkeyes’ offense will struggle to move the football.

Offensively, the Buckeyes need to take care of the football. As long as they don’t make costly mistakes, Ohio State will move the football and put up points.

While Iowa is going to play hard and bring everything they have, the Buckeyes are simply more talented. On paper, Klatt’s prediction should end up being 100 percent correct.

All of that being said, Ohio State simply needs to play their game and match the Hawkeyes’ energy and intensity. If they do that, they will be in a great place to move to 5-0 on the season.

(This story was updated to add new information and will continue to be updated)

It’s Week 6 of the Iowa high school football season. Check out our list of IHSAA scores from Friday night’s action.

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Scores are listed in alphabetical order by winning team

IHSAA scores from Week 6 of Iowa high school football season

Friday’s games:

• AC/GC 56, IKM-Manning 28
• ADM 56, Des Moines North 14
• AHSTW 43, Missouri Valley 6
• Albia 41, Davis County 7
• Alburnett 54, Waterloo Columbus 16
• Algona 28, Clear Lake 7
• Algona Garrigan 71, Siouxland Christian 20
• Alta-Aurelia 28, West Monona 8
• Anamosa 42, Tipton 7
• Ankeny 35, Cedar Rapids Prairie 16
• Aplington-Parkersburg 35, Central Springs 6
• Audubon 54, Glidden-Ralston 28
• Baxter 64, Collins-Maxwell 42
• BCLUW 59, Martensdale-St. Marys 28
• Bedford won by forfeit over Stanton-Essex
• Benton Community 21, Solon 20
• Bettendorf 33, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 14
• Bondurant-Farrar 63, Des Moines Hoover 7
• Boyer Valley 28, Newell-Fonda 22
• Calamus-Wheatland 59, Lone Tree 42
• CAM 30, Sidney 28, 2 OT
• Carroll Kuemper 29, Des Moines Christian 20
• Cedar Rapids Xavier 28, North Scott 21
• Central City 54, Easton Valley 8
• Central Lyon 28, Unity Christian 19
• Clarksville 42, GMG 12
• Clarinda 64, Clarke 0
• Clear Creek Amana 56, Burlington 0
• Colo-NESCO 42, English Valleys 20
• Columbus 54, Louisa-Muscatine 0
• Creston 30, Atlantic 28
• Danville 7, Van Buren 6
• Decorah 28, Waverly Shell-Rock 7
• Dike-New Hartford 34, MFL MarMac 0
• Don Bosco 78, Midland 6
• Dowling Catholic 41, Ankeny Centennial 35, 3 OT
• Dubuque Senior 52, Davenport West 12
• Dubuque Wahlert 17, Independence 16
• Dyersville Beckman 51, Durant 0
• Earlham 42, Panorama 7
• East Buchanan 56, North Cedar 6
• East Mills 58, Griswold 56
• East Sac County 38, Eagle Grove 6
• East Union 54, Mormon Trail 14
• Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 54, Cardinal 26
• Edgewood-Colesburg 42, Springville 14
• Emmetsburg 51, Pocahontas 6
• Forest City 22, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 14
• Fort Dodge 55, Storm Lake 26
• Fort Dodge St. Edmond 55, Coon Rapids-Bayard 22
• Fremont-Mills 48, Exira-EKH 6
• Gilbert 41, Carlisle 10
• Gladbrook-Reinbeck 48, BGM 6
• Grinnell 45, South Tama 7
• Grundy Center 35, South Hardin 0
• Harlan 49, Perry 7
• Hinton 49, MVAOCOU 7
• HLV 58, Twin Cedars 8
• HMS 44, South O’Brien 26
• Humboldt 42, Charles City 0
• Indianola 21, Boone 14
• Iowa City High 49, Davenport Central 7
• Iowa City Liberty 27, Cedar Rapids Washington 22
• Iowa City Regina 28, West Branch 10
• Iowa City West 48, Jefferson 6
• Iowa Valley 72, Winfield-Mt. Union 30
• Johnston 34, Southeast Polk 0
• Keokuk 60, Fort Madison 7
• Lake Mills 27, Belmond-Klemme 13
• Lansing Kee 65, West Central 6
• Le Mars 48, Sioux City West 16
• Le Mars Gehlen 34, Sibley-Ocheyedan 26
• Lenox 72, Murray 8
• Lewis Central 56, Council Bluffs Jefferson 6
• Linn-Mar 47, Muscatine 7
• Lisbon 49, Wapello 0
• Logan-Magnolia 14, Westwood 13
• Madrid 49, Central Decatur 0
• Manson-Northwest Webster 24, Sioux Central 14
• Maquoketa 16, Central DeWitt 14
• Maquoketa Valley 35, Bellevue 0
• Mid-Prairie 24, Mediapolis 8
• MMCRU 14, Akron-Westfield 7
• Montezuma 28, Belle Plaine 24
• Monticello 35, Camanche 7
• Moravia 55, Melcher-Dallas 22
• Mount Ayr 38, Lynnville-Sully 18
• Mount Vernon 46, Davenport Assumption 14
• Nevada 49, Knoxville 0
• North Fayette Valley 46, New Hampton 13
• North Linn 39, Clayton Ridge 0
• North Polk 29, Ballard 8
• North Tama 28, North Butler 6
• North Union 42, West Fork 13
• Northeast 35, West Liberty 34
• Northwood-Kensett 46, Rockford 6
• Norwalk 38, Dallas Center-Grimes 0
• OABCIG 21, West Sioux 7
• Okoboji 34, Garner-Hayfield-Ventura 12
• Osage 20, Crestwood 10
• Ottumwa 41, Ames 34
• Pekin 61, Highland 13
• Pella 35, Newton 28
• Pleasant Valley 52, Cedar Falls 28
• Pleasantville 48, Colfax-Mingo 0
• Remsen St. Mary’s 43, Ar-We-Va 0
• Ridge View 6, Lawton-Bronson 0
• Riverside 33, Southwest Valley 32, 2 OT
• Roland-Story 34, Greene County 6
• Saint Ansgar 60, Mason City Newman 0
• Sergeant Bluff-Luton 45, MOC-Floyd Valley 21
• Shenandoah 41, Red Oak 8
• Sigourney-Keota 42, Pella Christian 21
• Sioux Center 10, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 6
• Sioux City East 63, Council Bluffs Lincoln 35
• Sioux City Heelan 45, Carroll 21
• Sioux City North 19, Des Moines Roosevelt 7
• South Hamilton 50, Ogden 36
• Southeast Valley 54, Saydel 0
• Southeast Warren 64, Lamoni 44
• Spencer 26, Denison-Schleswig 0
• Spirit Lake 49, Estherville Lincoln Central 7
• Sumner-Fredericksburg 55, Denver 7
• Treynor 34, Underwood 23, OT
• Tri-Center 49, Council Bluffs St. Albert 16
• Tripoli 59, Meskwaki Settlement 8
• Union 27, Jesup 20
• Urbandale 42, Des Moines East 0
• Van Meter 38, Chariton 3
• WACO 67, New London 42
• Wapsie Valley 46, AGWSR 0
• Washington 39, Mount Pleasant 28
• Waterloo East 32, Mason City 30
• Waterloo West 44, Marshalltown 17
• Waukon 68, Oelwein 8
• Wayne 14, North Mahaska 9
• Webster City 18, Hampton-Dumont-CAL 16
• West Burlington 34, Central Lee 13
• West Central Valley 17, Nodaway Valley 12
• West Des Moines Valley 45, Waukee Northwest 21
• West Delaware 49, Center Point-Urbana 6
• West Hancock 47, South Central Calhoun 0
• West Lyon 46, Cherokee 6
• West Marshall 37, Iowa Falls-Alden 12
• Western Christian 42, Sheldon 7
• Western Dubuque 27, Marion 0
• Williamsburg 54, Fairfield 12
• Wilton 30, Cascade 0
• Winterset 29, Glenwood 21
• Woodbine 62, West Harrison/Whiting 6
• Woodbury Central 48, Kingsley-Pierson 22
• Woodward-Granger 52, Grand View Christian 7

Thursday’s games:

• GTRA 58, Harris-Lake Park 8
• Waukee 56, Des Moines Lincoln 0