Cichy named Big Ten's Defensive Player of the Week

With TE George Kittle likely joining injured WR Matt VandeBerg on the sidelines, Iowa has few options in the passing game.

Iowa: RB Akrum Wadley. Quarterback C.J. Beathard has been sacked 18 times but he remains a risky running threat.

"Stop the run. Stop the run", said Morgan, who is in 17th year on the Iowa football staff. They will have a healthy Corey Clement and, even more important, will have star linebacker Vince Biegel back in the lineup after missing the last two games due to foot surgery. "The more games I play, the more I've learned". "That is our leader of this defense", senior cornerback Sojourn Shelton said during the week when asked about Biegel.

"Obviously, we'll miss Olive", Chryst said. UW-Iowa games are typically tough grinders where the physicality takes its toll on both teams for a week or two afterwards. The Hawkeyes ran for an impressive 365 yards against Purdue and held the Boilermakers to 47 yards on the ground. Iowa's pitfalls have come against Northwestern and North Dakota State. "It always hasn't been as pretty as they probably wanted, but they've got a good record, and they more importantly have got a football team that really plays well, and again, it doesn't seem to matter if they're on the road or at home". We like the Hawkeyes in this spot, and they won't need the points. Clement had a season-high 164 yards rushing in last week's loss to No. 2 Ohio State.

Iowa has shown statistical growth in defending the run since that time. Troy Fumagalli led in receiving with 84 yards in seven receptions while Peavy had 76 yards and a touchdown in four receptions.

"We've got a rabid fanbase, and we really want everyone to turn out", Associate Athletics Director Charles Taylor said. The Hawks expect a slugfest, just like in their last meeting. Iowa made Wisconsin pay for that turnover, as the Hawkeyes moved to the Badgers' 29-yard line in the first half's final minute and cut their deficit to a single point when sophomore Miguel Recinos kicked the second of his three field goals, a 47-yarder, as time expired. UW won the rushing battle, 142-118. "Ultimately the Badgers will pull it out behind a 100-yard day from Clement".

The senior has one career carry against Iowa, losing one yard. Iowa is giving up just 19.1 points per game on defense, but still allowing 371 yards per game, including 151.9 rushing yards per contest.

Desmond King is a very unsafe punt returner and the Badgers punt team has been a little shaky. P.J. Rosowski has played a significant role in keeping that number down. They only average 605 yards (second nationally), including 510 through the air (first).

Since the inception of the Heartland Trophy in 2004, the series between the Badgers and Hawkeyes is tied at five games a piece.