A Big Game in the Big Ten on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium: Iowa vs. Michigan State

#17 Iowa (5-2, 2-1 Big Ten) is a -6.5 favorite over #7 Michigan State (8-0, 4-0 Big Ten). The Hawkeyes won the last meeting in this series, as well as the last meeting at Kinnick Stadium in this series, a 34-27 2 OT win in 2007.

How much momentum will the return of defensive coordinator Norm Parker have for the Hawkeyes on Saturday? Iowa is coming off a 30-31 heartbreaking loss vs. Wisconsin. Michigan State is coming off a come from behind 35-27 victory @ Northwestern last week. Iowa needs a boost!

This game will be close, if history repeats itself. Kirk Ferentz first Big Ten victory as a Big Ten head coach came at Kinnick Stadium in 2000 over Michigan State. Iowa needs a victory on Saturday, if the Hawkeyes desire to remain in the 2010 Big Ten title race.

Prediction:

#7 Michigan State 34

#17 Iowa 42

• Did you know that MSU lost @ Minnesota in 2009?


• Coach Mark Dantonio has yet to win a bowl game as coach of the Spartans


• Iowa has won at Kinnick Stadium over MSU each game played, since 1989
  

Saturday, October 30Th (times are Central Time)

• Clemson at Boston College 11:00 a.m. ESPN-GP *2 / ACC Network (cable)


• Louisville at Pittsburgh 11:00 a.m. MASN (HD) / SNY / ESPN-GP / ERTV (cable)


• #23 Miami (FL) at Virginia 11:00 a.m. ESPN (HD)


• Northern Illinois at Western Michigan 11:00 a.m. ESPN-GP / ERTV (cable)


• Northwestern at Indiana 11:00 a.m. BTN (HD)


• Oklahoma State at Kansas State 11:00 a.m. FSN (HD)


• Purdue at Illinois 11:00 a.m. ESPN2 (HD)


• Syracuse at Cincinnati 11:00 a.m. ESPNU (HD)


• VMI at Army 11:00 a.m. CBSC (HD)


• Tennessee at #22 South Carolina 11:21 a.m. SEC Network / ESPN-GP


• San Diego State at Wyoming 1:00 p.m. MTN (HD)


• Tulsa at Notre Dame 1:30 p.m. NBC (HD)


• #16 Arizona at UCLA 2:30 p.m. FSN (HD)


• Ball State at Kent State 2:30 p.m. ESPN-GP *2 / Fox 8 (cable)


• California at Oregon State 2:30 p.m. DirecTV 617 / FCS Pacific (cable)


• Duke at Navy 2:30 p.m. CBSC (HD)


• East Carolina at Central Florida 2:30 p.m. MASN / (BHSN / WITN) (cable)


• Florida vs. Georgia 2:30 p.m. CBS (HD) / cbssports.com


• Miami (Ohio) at Buffalo 2:30 p.m. ESPN-GP / Time-Warner (cable)


• #7 Michigan State at #17 Iowa 2:30 p.m. ABC *1 or ESPN (HD) *7


• #8 Missouri at #13 Nebraska 2:30 p.m. ABC *1 or ESPN (HD) *7


• Troy at Louisiana-Monroe 2:30 p.m. ESPN-GP *2 / (CSS & CST) (cable)


• Wake Forest at Maryland 2:30 p.m. ESPNU (HD)


• San Jose State at New Mexico State 3:00 p.m. ALT2 / Aggie Vision / ESPN-GP


• Toledo at Eastern Michigan 3:00 p.m. ESPN-GP *2 / STO *8


• #4 Auburn at Ole Miss 5:00 p.m. ESPN2 (HD)


• New Mexico at Colorado State 5:00 p.m. MTN (HD)


• Baylor at Texas 6:00 p.m. FSN (HD) (affiliates)


• Kentucky at #19 Mississippi State 6:00 p.m. ESPNU (HD)


• #14 Stanford at Washington 6:00 p.m. Versus (HD)


• Vanderbilt at #20 Arkansas 6:00 p.m. FSS / SUN / ESPN-GP *2


• #6 Utah at Air Force 6:30 p.m. CBSC (HD)


• Michigan at Penn State 7:00 p.m. ESPN (HD)


• #10 Ohio State at Minnesota 7:00 p.m. ABC *1 (HD) or ESPN-GP *2


• #1 Oregon at USC 7:00 p.m. ABC *1 (HD) or ESPN-GP *2


• Colorado at #12 Oklahoma 8:15 p.m. ESPN2 (HD)


• Utah State at #25 Nevada 9:30 p.m. ESPNU (HD)


• #3 TCU at UNLV 10:00 p.m. CBSC (HD)


• Idaho at Hawaii 10:30 p.m. ESPN-GP *2 / Oceanic PPV

Games not selected for nationally available networks.

Akron at Temple 12:00 p.m.

Bowling Green at Central Michigan 2:30 p.m.

Florida International at Florida Atlantic 3:00 p.m.

Houston at Memphis 6:00 p.m. CSS (cable)

Kansas at Iowa State 1:00 p.m. - Traditional Game Time in Ames with no TV!

Louisiana-Lafayette at Ohio U 2:00 p.m.

North Texas at Western Kentucky 2:00 p.m.

Texas Tech at Texas A&M 2:30 p.m.

SMU at Tulane 2:30 p.m. KDAF-TV (cable)

UAB at Southern Miss 11:00 a.m. CSS (cable)

UTEP at Marshall 2:00 p.m. TBA

Washington State at Arizona State 6:00 p.m. TBA

William & Mary at North Carolina 2:30 p.m. espn3.com

Not a fan of OOC games against FCS opponents this late in the season. Conferences need to do a better job of scheduling conference game during the season. Of course, this could have been a bye week for some teams. It's Halloween weekend ~ so, keep it safe and enjoy the 2010 College Football season.

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