Minnesota Vikings (2-1) vs. Denver Broncos (3-0) When: Sunday, Oct. 4 Where: Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado Kickoff: 3:25 p.m. CST The Minnesota Vikings have looked like a formidable team with wins against the Detroit Lions and the San Diego Chargers the past two weeks after laying

Army (4-7) vs. Navy (6-5) When: Saturday, Dec. 13 Where: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland Kickoff: 2 p.m. CDT Now that the college football schedule has wound down, bowl invitations have been sent and accepted and the coaching carousel is ever-so-slightly beginning to turn, it’s time to sit back, rub

UNI (9-4) vs. Illinois State (10-1) When: Saturday, Dec. 6 Where: Hancock Stadium, Normal, Illinois Kickoff: 1 p.m. CDT David Johnson continues to be the straw that stirs the drink for the University of Northern Iowa. The senior running back ran for 152 yards and three touchdowns and had two

Iowa (7-4) vs. Nebraska (8-3) When: Friday, Nov. 28, Where: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City Kickoff: 11 a.m. CDT Legendary former Alabama Crimson Tide football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant once said a moral victory was like “kissing your sister.” If that holds true, by now, the Iowa Hawkeye football team might

Iowa (7-3) vs. Wisconsin (8-2) When: Saturday, Nov. 22 Where: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. CDT When Elvis Presley recorded “It’s Now or Never” in 1960, he wasn’t kidding. While those five words were sung in the standard “male-telling-a-female-to-make-a-choice,” fashion, it’s been adopted and used in varying contexts

UNI (6-4) vs. Southern Illinois (6-4) When: Saturday, Nov. 15 Where: Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, Illinois Kickoff: 2 p.m. CDT Purple and gold it is! The only major college team in the state of Iowa to actually show up for a game last Saturday won headlines and hearts following a 23-3

Iowa State (2-6) vs. Kansas (2-6) When: Saturday, Nov. 8 Where: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. CDT Hey. Iowa State. If you wanted me to make an ass of me, why didn’t you just release a copy of my transcripts instead of getting me all positive and thinking

Iowa State (2-5) vs. Oklahoma (5-2) When: Saturday, Nov. 1 Where: Jack Trice Stadium Kickoff: 11 a.m. Fall is the best time of the year. You get Thanksgiving, fall colors and, of course, football. Oh, and the one big Iowa State win of the year. Which leads us to the

UNI (3-4) vs. Western Illinois (3-5) When: Saturday, Oct. 25 Where: Hanson Field, Macomb, Illinois Kickoff: 1 p.m. CDT South Dakota State kicker Justin Syrovatka nailed a 44-yard field goal with 1:47 left to seal a 31-28 Missouri Valley Football Conference win over Northern Iowa last weekend, a slap in

Iowa (5-1) vs. Maryland (4-2) When: Saturday, Oct. 18 Where: Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland Kickoff: 11 a.m. CDT It took five games, but Iowa finally figured out one of the primary secrets to winning football: putting points on the board — and a lot of them. The Hawkeyes chewed