Iowa seeks more offense against Cyclones in B10’s top game

Issues to observe throughout Week 2 of play within the Massive Ten Convention:

GAME OF THE WEEK

Iowa State at Iowa

Iowa goes for its seventh win in a row within the Cy-Hawk Recreation and is a 3 1/2-point favourite, in line with FanDuel Sportsbook.

The Hawkeyes’ offense must step it up after floundering towards South Dakota State. QB Spencer Petras has struggled because the second half of final season, and he’s wanting confirmed receivers due to accidents.

If final week was a sign, protection as soon as once more must carry the crew. Iowa State might be a handful. New QB Hunter Dekkers was extraordinarily sharp towards Southeast Missouri State, and DE Will McDonald IV might make it an extended day for Petras.

BEST MATCHUP

Virginia QB Brennan Armstrong vs. Illinois protection

Armstrong torched the Illini for 405 yards passing and 5 touchdowns in Virginia’s 42-14 win in Charlottesville.

Illinois has been strong on protection to this point, permitting two touchdowns in its first two video games. Opposing quarterbacks are finishing 46% of their passes, and Indiana was held to 32 yards speeding final week.

Armstrong is in his third 12 months because the Cavaliers’ starter and their all-time whole offense chief. He performed a powerful recreation towards Richmond final week, passing for 246 yards and two touchdowns and breaking a 64-yard TD run on his method to 105 yards speeding.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Michigan, which hosts Hawaii, is 10-0 towards present members of the Mountain West. … Mitchell Tinsley goes into Penn State’s recreation towards Ohio with not less than seven receptions in every of his final six video games. … Maryland hosts Charlotte searching for its sixth straight nonconference win, which might be the Terrapins’ longest out-of-league streak since they gained six in a row in 2013-14. …

Purdue WR Charlie Jones’ 12 catches for 153 yards within the opener towards Penn State have been greater than half his totals of 21 for 323 yards for Iowa final 12 months. … Akron and Michigan State are separated by 250 miles, but Saturday’s assembly would be the colleges’ first in soccer since 1914. … Greg Schiano, in his 14th season over two stints at Rutgers, has 14 fourth-quarterback comeback wins. The Scarlet Knights rallied to beat Boston Faculty 22-21 final week. … Indiana, which hosts Idaho, is 36-13 in residence nonconference video games since 2000.

LONG SHOT

Georgia Southern is a 22 1/2-point underdog at Nebraska, in line with FanDuel Sportsbook, however presents a problem to the Cornhuskers’ protection. The Eagles unfold the ball round and use each inch of the sphere, and their quarterback, Kyle Vantrease, was the starter for a Buffalo crew that misplaced in Lincoln final 12 months.

Nebraska’s protection already has struggled towards Northwestern and at instances towards North Dakota, so this isn’t a gimme. With RB Anthony Grant, the Huskers ought to be capable to transfer the ball on the bottom towards a protection that allowed 172 yards speeding to Morgan State.

IMPACT PLAYER

Wisconsin RB Braelon Allen turned in his ninth 100-yard efficiency in 10 video games towards Illinois State and now faces a more durable take a look at towards Washington State in Madison.

The Cougars have one of many higher defensive traces within the Pac-12 and recorded 12 tackles for loss, together with seven sacks, towards Idaho final week. Not a lot could be learn into Washington State permitting 1.8 yards per rush towards an FCS opponent, however the Cougars have a veteran group up entrance and they’re going to promote out attempting to maintain Allen beneath management.

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