The Daily Iowan Pregame - 10.21.2022

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The last time Iowa and Ohio State met, the Hawkeyes picked up a 55-24 victory.

IOWA +29.5

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t see another 55-24 type of game breaking out in Columbus this week. But Iowa won’t lose this game by 30. The Buckeyes might very well boast the best offense in college football. But I expect the Hawkeye defense to keep the Buckeyes in check enough on the scoreboard to allow for a backdoor cover.

UNDER 49.5

I have taken the under in every Iowa game this season, and it has gone 5-1. That’s not to say the Buckeyes won’t light up the scoreboard, but there’s a real chance this is the first game since Week 1 that Ohio State scores fewer than 40 points. With two top-10 scoring defenses, this is shaping up to be another classic Iowa under.

OHIO STATE -29.5

This pick feels dangerous. This is the largest point spread of any game on the college football slate this week. Still, I’m confident Ohio State will find a way to beat Iowa by 30 or more. I’ve already seen many experts pick Iowa to cover because of how large the point spread is. But when everybody seems to heavily suggest a team will cover, that’s right when it doesn’t cover.

UNDER 49.5

This bet kind of contradicts the logic I used to justify Ohio State covering a 29.5-point spread. But I’m confident the Buckeyes can find a way to win by 30 points or more without jeopardizing this under. I suspect this game to push the 49.5 total to the brink. I could see Ohio State winning 40-6, cover ing the spread, and allowing this under to hit.

78 Mason Richman SO

56 Nick DeJong JR

65 Logan Jones SO

70 Beau Stephens #FR

7 7 Connor Colby SO

14 Brody Brecht #FR

10 Arland Bruce SO

84 Sam LaPorta SR

7 Spencer Petras SR

25 Gavin Williams SO

38 Monte Pottebaum SR

18 Drew Stevens FR

92 John Waggoner SR

99 Noah Shannon SR

85 Logan Lee JR

13 Joe Evans SR

46 Logan Klemp SR

31 Jack Campbell SR

4 4 Seth Benson SR

3 Cooper DeJean SO

26 Kaevon Merriweather SR

30 Quinn Schulte JR CB 3 3 Riley Moss SR P 9 Tory Taylor JR

MINNESOTA +4.5

The Kirk Ciarrocca Golden Gophers are back. I’ll take the points with the Golden Gophers.

HAWAII +5

Both of these teams have beaten Nevada, but give Hawaii the edge over Colorado State.

Each week during the Iowa football season, Daily Iowan Pregame Editor

Austin Hanson and Action Network College Football Editor Pete Ruden will place three hypothetical bets of $100. The score of the contest will be kept in the piggy banks to the right and left with a winner to be declared at the end of the season.

For advanced analysis and statistics, read the full version of The Daily Iowan’s bettor’s guide at

Ruden’s 2022 record: 12-3

Hanson’s 2022 record: 10-5

7 7 Paris Johnson Jr. JR

74 Donovan Jackson #FR

53 Luke Wypler SO

55 Matthew Jones SR

79 Dawand Jones JR

8 Cade Stover JR

11 Jaxon Smith-Njigba JR

2 Emeka Egbuka SO

18 Marvin Harrison Jr. SO

7 C.J. Stroud SO

32 TreVeyon Henderson SO

95 Noah Ruggles SR

9 Z ach Harrison SR

6 Taron Vincent SR

51 Mike Hall Jr. #FR

3 3 Jack Sawyer SO

2 2 Steele Chambers JR

35 Tommy Eichenberg JR

10 Denzel Burke SO

26 Cameron Brown SR

15 Tanner McCalister SR

41 Josh Proctor SR

14 Ronnie Hickman JR

29 Jesse Mirco SO

The Daily Iowan’s official bettor’s guide to Iowa football’s Week 8 matchup with Ohio State. of the week

PETE RUDEN College Football Editor. Action Network Daily Iowan Alumnus

AUSTIN HANSON Pregame Editor

Five years in the making

Iowa football will take on Ohio State on Saturday for the first time since the Hawkeyes’ 2017 upset.

34 for 208 yards and three

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said he didn’t feel like his team prepared any differently for Ohio State in 2017 than it has its other matchups. He said unusual games can happen

“I wish I could tell you what we did that week that was different than anything else we do,” Ferentz said ahead of Saturday’s game against the No. 2 Buckeyes in Columbus. “The fact of the matter is, sometimes things just happen, and sometimes, rarely, it goes

active roster were part of the Buckeye program that season — kicker Noah Ruggles, defensive tackle Jerron Cage, long snapper Bradley Robinson, and tight end Mitch Rossi.

The Buckeyes’ coaching staff also looked different in 2017. Ohio State’s head coach was three-time national champion Urban Meyer and its defensive coordinator was Greg Schiano, who is the head coach at Rutgers.

Richman said while the Hawkeyes can’t take much schematically from the 2017 game, there are things the contest proved.

noted the only thing that has been on the complex’s televisions multiple times this week is 2022 Buckeye game film.

Because of the carnage Iowa’s defense created the last time it played Ohio State, Day isn’t overlooking the Hawkeyes this week. Iowa is one of nine teams to hold Ohio State to fewer than 400 yards of offense in the last five years. The Buckeyes have played 69 games during that stretch.

Austin Hanson Pregame Editor

Ryan Day said the 2017 Iowa-Ohio State game scarred him.

Day, now Ohio State’s head coach, was the Buckeyes’ quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator when starting QB J.T. Barrett threw four interceptions as the Buckeyes fell to the

Hawkeyes, 55-24, at Kinnick Stadium. The first interception, a 30-yard pick six return from Amani Hooker, came on the first offensive play of the game.

“It’s a scar,” Day said at a press conference Tuesday.

“It doesn’t go away. I’ve felt it this week for sure ...

Going into Kinnick, which is a very difficult place to play, we turned the ball over. First play of the game

was a pick six.

“That was a tough day for all of us. Anytime you have a scar like that, it’s real. We’ve talked about it a lot to our staff. We’ve talked about it a lot to our players.”

The Hawkeyes’ offense outgained the Buckeyes, 487-371. Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley completed 20 of his 31 passes for 226 yards and five touchdowns,

“That’s one thing I learned long before I was a head coach — that sometimes that just happens. And when it happens on the good side, man, that’s a great feeling. But typically, you go back and look and there’s nothing mystical or magical about it. It just happened.”

Iowa left tackle Mason Richman said photos from the 2017 game adorn the walls of the Hansen Football Performance Center, but he and his teammates aren’t hung up on the game that happened five years ago.

None of Hawkeyes’ current players were on that 2017 team. Four players on Ohio State’s

“This Ohio State team is a lot different, in a sense, than [the 2017 team],” Richman said. “That team had a different head coach, different defensive coordinator. I think that’s the important thing we take is they’re going to be running different stuff.

“It’s not going to just be like 2017 because [the Buckeyes] have that in the back of their mind. If anything, if they have that in the back of their mind, they’re going to play much harder this year than they did that year.”

Richman said the game hasn’t been played repetitively on TVs around the Hawkeyes’ practice facility this week. He

“They force you to execute things all the way down the field and get their hands on a lot of balls,” Day said. “I’ve been there before. I’ve seen it against these guys live and in color. So, it’s something we’ve got to talk to our offense about, make sure they understand how important the ball is here.

“They know their defense. They know how to tackle really, really well. Any time you’re going against that style of a defense, they’re going to create turnovers. They feel like they know their defense better than you know your offense.”

The Hawkeyes have intercepted six passes this season. Iowa recorded a program-high 25 interceptions in 2021.

Iowa currently ranks third in the nation in scoring defense. That rating

Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan Ohio State head coach Ryan Day answers questions from media during day two of Big Ten Media Days at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis,

event marked the 50th annual Big Ten Media Days.

could drop after Saturday’s game, as the Buckeyes have cashed in on all of their trips to the red zone this season. Ohio State has driven the ball inside the

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20-yard line 29 times this season and come up with 27 touchdowns and two field goals.

Ohio State ranks second in the nation in total offense, averaging nearly 544 yards and 49 points per game.

“I think it’s going to be a great test for our defense,” linebacker Jay Higgins said. “We’re a blue-collar program. So, you know, we’re going to go out there, give it our all, give it our best ... You’re not going to see any quit out of us. Our guys have been working hard this week. We’re going in there to win again. We’re not just going to roll over and give it to them.”

Ohio State is fifth in the nation in total defense. The Buckeyes are the third

team with a top-10 defense the Hawkeyes have played this season. Iowa’s offense ranks last in the 131-team FBS in total offense, averaging 238.7 yards and just over one touchdown per contest.

Iowa senior quarterback Spencer Petras has thrown for 939 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions.

C.J. Stroud, a Heisman Trophy hopeful and the Buckeyes’ starting QB, has recorded a 70.6 completion percentage, 1,737 yards, 24 touchdowns, and three interceptions.

The decided offensive advantage Stroud and the Buckeyes have over Petras’ Hawkeyes has led most sportsbooks to elevate Ohio State to a 29-point favorite. The Iowa and Ohio State moneylines are +2,200 and -10,000, respectively.

“Absolutely, we know we’re underdogs,” Ferentz said. “We know that. Our guys aren’t stupid ... They’ve always had really good talent, but I think they’re at an all-time high right now. They’ve recruited very well.”

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Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud answers questions from media during day two of Big Ten Media Days at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., on July 27. The event marked the 50th annual Big Ten Media Days.

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with Iowa linebacker Logan Klemp

Isaac Goffin Football Reporter

The Daily Iowan: So, what does it mean for you to be part of the Iowa football pro gram?

Logan Klemp: It means the world. It’s been a life long dream for me. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve dreamt of running out of that tunnel, coming out in the swarm, and being an Iowa football player.

DI: What was it like grow ing up as an Iowa football fan?

Klemp: It’s just the culture that surrounds this place with the fans and the program. It’s just crazy. Just everybody loves Iowa football.

DI: I know you’re room mates with Monte Potte baum. What’s it like being roommates with him?

Klemp: We’ve grown really close. He’s a great dude. I’m glad we ended up rooming together and everything, so he’s an awesome dude.

DI: What’s it like having two beards in the same room?

Klemp: It’s a challenge to see who has the better hair and everything, but I’ll give it to him for now. Got to be humble.

DI: So, why do you have a

beard?

Klemp: That’s a good question. I don’t know. Ever since I got to college, I’ve al ways just kind of had a beard. So, I just kept it going and just trim it up every now and then and stuff like that, but just kind of always had it like that.

DI: So, how long did it take you to grow it to where it is now?

Klemp: I trim it every now and then. But, probably about a year.

DI: I’m a big fan of the NCAA Football video game series. I’m excited it’s com ing out again next year. What are your thoughts on the se ries?

Klemp: I honestly didn’t know it was coming out. It’s coming out next year?

DI: Yeah.

Klemp: That’s pretty cool. I don’t really have an opinion on it, I guess.

DI: Do you envision your self in video games ever?

Klemp: I’m not a huge vid eo games guy. I’m more of an outdoors guy myself, so I’m not huge into video games.

DI: So, let’s talk about the outdoors. What do you like to do outdoors?

Klemp: I like to bow hunt and just hike around. I just enjoy time in nature, it’s pret ty peaceful.

DI: So, where do you like to hunt?

Klemp: I’m usually back home.

DI: And then, where do you like to hike?

Klemp: We actually took a trip out to Yellowstone this past spring. So, that was kind of my best hiking adven ture. Me and my roommates went out there, and it was really fun to go backpacking through Yellowstone.

DI: What are your favorite places to eat at?

Klemp: Like a good burger. A good burger and fries. It’s probably not the healthiest choice.

DI: I think most people like that. Any particular es tablishments you like to go to or eat out from?

Klemp: I really can’t pick one out. I frequent Culver’s a lot, but that’s about it.

DI: I like Culver’s as well. Grew up in the Midwest. What do you like to do out side of football, besides any thing we talked about?

Klemp: Just spending time with my teammates and just enjoying the outdoors and that’s pretty much about it.

This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Read the full interview at dailyiowan.com.

isaac-goffin@uiowa.edu

Daily Iowan Football Reporter Isaac Goffin chatted with Klemp at a media availability session on Sept. 27.

Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan Iowa linebacker Logan Klemp (46) hands the ball to defensive back Quinn Schulte (30) after a fumble during a football game between Iowa and Iowa State at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Sept. 10. The Cyclones ended a six-game Cy-Hawk series losing streak and defeated the Hawkeyes, 10-7.

Gavin Miller rooting for Hawkeye upset

Iowa football’s Week 8 Kid Captain is hoping the Hawkeyes defeat the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus.

Madeleine Willis News Reporter

Gavin Miller, a 13-yearold from Ogden, Iowa, has undergone around a doz en surgeries. He was born two months premature with Eagle Barrett syn drome — a rare condition that caused Gavin to go into kidney failure imme diately after birth.

Other symptoms of Eagle Barrett Syndrome include neurological dis orders, enlarged bladder, and lack of abdominal muscles.

Shortly after his first birthday, Gavin under went a kidney transplant surgery at Stead Family Children’s Hospital at the University of Iowa’s Hos pitals and Clinics. Gavin needed to weigh at least 22 pounds before he could undergo any surgeries.

When he was finally up to the necessary weight, Gavin’s grandmother, Dorine Bloomberg, donat ed one of her kidneys to him. Now, 13 years later, Gavin got the news of be ing selected as a Kid Cap tain when he needed it the most.

“It’s a really cool expe rience, especially when we went to that kid’s day where we got to tour the locker room,” Gavin said of being a Kid Captain. “We went on the field and met the players and met

[Iowa football head coach] Kirk Ferentz. I got a foot ball signed and a lot of gifts and stuff.”

In the last year, Gavin and his family learned the kidney he received from his grandmother has only 45 percent functionality.

As Gavin nears anoth er kidney transplant sur gery, the Miller family’s trips to UIHC have be come more frequent. Labs and tests are conducted more often, but Gavin re mains strong and deter mined.

Lyndsay Harshman, Gavin’s primary nephrol ogist and a UI assistant professor of pediatrics, said he is a positive, joy ful, and compassionate young man. Harshman has been on Gavin’s care team for the past five years. She has enjoyed

Harshman added that Gavin’s family does a great job of allowing him to have a normal life on a day-to-day basis.

“His family is just un believable,” she said. “I think we are so lucky to have so many amazing kidney families.”

Gavin enjoys going to UIHC for treatments ev ery three to six months.

“I feel really comfort able there,” Gavin said. “My doctors are just re ally great, and care about me, and want me to stay healthy, and try to keep this kidney as long as possible.”

Gavin likes to play golf in his free time. He is on the Ogden Middle School boys’ basketball team, and he plays percussion in the 8th grade band.

Gavin’s family includes

source of therapy for him and also the whole fam ily,” Jennifer said about Tessa. “She means a lot to us.”

This season, the Millers attended the Hawkeyes’ 27-0 win over the Ne vada Wolf Pack on Sept. 17. UIHC invited all away game Kid Captains to the game.

parents are thankful for the Stead Family Chil dren’s Hospital.

When Gavin was first diagnosed, Jennifer said she was in shock. She added there was a lot to absorb as the days went on and she began to learn more about Gavin’s con dition.

ture when he’s an adult.

“Just very caring peo ple, you know. Some of them we probably even call our friends just be cause we know they’re just a phone call away with any questions or concerns that we have.”

getting to know Gavin and his family.

“I really believe that Gavin is a testament to the power of kidney do nation, in particular, liv ing kidney donation,” Harshman said.

his twin brother, Brayden Miller, his mother, Jenni fer Miller, his father, Ja son Miller, and their dog Tessa — a labradoodle Gavin received through Make-A-Wish.

“She’s been a great

“Being a part of The Wave, as well, is a special thing,” Jason said. “Es pecially with Gavin and all his time that he spent there. And we have, as a family, I guess for his medical needs and stuff.”

While Gavin may not remember all the surger ies he went through as a baby and young child, his

“I mean, since day one, we’ve been so fortunate,” Jennifer said. “They care about us as a family, not just as Gavin’s patient. They make sure that we understand what’s hap pening, that we feel edu cated. And now, not just Jason and I, but Gavin. We’re trying to teach him to be independent and what’s to come in his fu

Gavin, who is from a town of less than 2,000 people, is embracing the spotlight being a Kid Cap tain has put on him. And knowing his name will be etched into the history books excites Gavin.

“It’s just really cool to think about how I’m kin da famous,” Gavin said. “Everyone knows now I’m out there, for good.”

Contributed photo of Iowa kid captain Gavin Miller

really cool to think about how I’m

famous.

knows now I’m out there, for good.

— Kid Captain Gavin Miller

Grab your shirts, Illinois is bowl eligible.

Saturday | 11:00 a.m. |

Iowa (3-3, 1-2) Ohio State (6-0, 3-0)

Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Line: Ohio State -29.5 O/U: 49.5

PURDUE

IOWA OHIO STATE WISCONSIN

I can’t wait to go to Co lumbus to watch Iowa get absolutely disman tled by Ohio State. I’m mostly going for the band, though.

INDIANA RUTGERS

Saturday | 11:00 a.m. |

Indiana (3-4, 1-3) Rutgers (3-3, 0-3)

SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ

Line: Rutgers -2.5

O/U: 45

Saturday | 2:30 p.m.

Purdue (5-2, 3-1) Wisconsin (3-4,

Randall Stadium Madison,

Wisconsin

Another candidate for dumpster fire game of the week, but Charlie Jones is in this one. He has eight touchdowns on the season compared to the seven Iowa’s of fense has scored.

Saturday | 2:30 p.m.

Northwestern (1-5, 1-2) Maryland (5-2, 2-2)

Maryland Stadium College Park, MD Line: Maryland -13 O/U: 52.5

PENN

However will viewers be able to choose between the barnburner that is No. 2 Ohio State vs. Iowa and the dumpster fire that is Indiana vs. Rut gers? The people have a dilemma on their hands.

Saturday | 6:30 p.m. | Minnesota (4-2 1-2) Penn State (5-1, 2-1)

Beaver Stadium University Park, PA

Line: Penn State -4.5 O/U: 44.5

Goldy the Gopher and the Nittany Lion could be besties if they just put their differences aside. Goldy the Gopher defi nitely looks less creepy than the Nittany Lion, though.

My favorite thing about Northwestern is that it’s a prime example of the Ne braska curse — beat the Cornhuskers, lose every game after that. Mary land’s backup quarterback is even competent, so Northwestern is screwed.

Game coverage and analysis

Chloe Peterson chloe-peterson@uiowa.edu

AUSTIN HANSON Pregame Editor (14-16)

OHIO STATE 55-24 in 2017 is a distant memory.

TCU

Looks like Max Duggan won’t be transferring to Iowa after all.

CLEMSON

It’s not just a boulder, it’s Howard’s Rock.

UCLA

Didn’t Elle Woods go to school here?

HAWAII

Don’t let a match near this game, it might turn into a dumpster fire.

CHLOE PETERSON Sports Editor (19-11)

OHIO STATE

There’s absolutely no chance. Like, literally zero chance Iowa wins.

TCU

Horned Frogs can’t eat Wild cats, but TCU will still win.

CLEMSON

Trevor Lawrence played here, right?

UCLA

Elle Woods actually went to ULCA, to be exact.

COLORADO STATE

Mile high versus faraway islands dumpster fire!

CHRIS WERNER Asst. Sports Editor (18-12)

OHIO STATE

I don’t believe in miracles — at least not this week.

TCU

He got that frog in him.

SYRACUSE

Alexa, play “Something in the Orange” by Zach Bryan.

OREGON Ducks are fun.

HAWAII

Ah yes, the weekly dumpster fire contest.

ISAAC GOFFIN Football Reporter (20-10)

OHIO STATE

Over 100,000 people will watch Iowa’s offense in-person.

TCU Max Duggan is the new Andy Dalton.

CLEMSON

Going against Heartlanders broad caster David Fine’s alma mater.

UCLA I’m riding the Chip Kelly train.

COLORADO STATE

The bottom of the barrel bowl.

MICHAEL MERRICK DITV Sports Director (20-10)

OHIO STATE

At least one team will be scor ing touchdowns this week.

TCU

Duggan should be a Hawkeye.

JOHN BOHNENKAMP Sports Writing Coach (20-10)

OHIO STATE Hard for anyone to match the Buckeyes’ offense.

TCU Who would have thought this was for the Big 12 lead?

OHIO STATE

OSU goes up 14-0 early in the first quarter to put the game away.

TCU

TCU’s QB has more TDs in five games than the Hawkeyes will score all year, and he’s from Iowa.

CLEMSON

This isn’t March.

UCLA DTR >>> Bo Nix.

HAWAII

Give me the Rainbow Warriors in a battle of the worst teams in the nation.

CLEMSON Tigers know how to win big games.

OREGON

A future Big Ten game?

COLORADO STATE

Someone has to win.

CLEMSON Tigers still have a firm grip on the ACC.

UCLA Steve Alford thinks UCLA is a football school.

HAWAII Colorado State’s offense is as bad as Iowa’s.

JASON BRUMMOND Publisher (19-11)