College Football Analyst Names ‘Worst Case Scenario’ For Iowa

The Iowa Hawkeyes loved a really profitable 2021, successful 10 video games earlier than getting routed by Michigan within the Large Ten title recreation.

On Wednesday, 247Sports’ Brad Crawford laid out the very best and worst-case situation’s for every crew within the B1G.

Zeroing in on Iowa, the faculty soccer analyst can see the Hawkeyes’ season going two very other ways. With the worst-case situation being an unsightly 5-7 (3-6) 2022.

Per Crawford:

This season’s schedule is not as favorable as most years for the Hawkeyes. They will play Michigan and Ohio State and will not be the betting favourite in both of these matchups. Ought to the Week 2 rivalry tilt in opposition to Iowa State go south, attending to bowl eligibility could possibly be contact and go the remainder of the way in which.

In terms of the best-case for Iowa’s 2022 season. Crawford thinks this system can as soon as once more discover itself within the combine throughout championship week.

If Iowa’s solely losses come in opposition to Michigan and Ohio State, that must be sufficient for a return journey to the Large Ten Championship Recreation for Kirk Ferentz and firm. That may imply face to face wins (and potential tiebreakers) over Wisconsin and Minnesota, the opposite two applications we contemplate to be those combating for house on the prime of the division.

Which path is Kirk Ferentz’s squad extra prone to observe, is the query.