Who to Root for on Saturday in College Football on TV; Iowa State leads Nebraska at half in Lincoln 9-7

Saturday, October 24th (Printable Schedule w/ DirecTV channels) - Central Times

• Central Michigan at Bowling Green, 11:00 a.m., ESPN-GP / ERTV (cable)
• Connecticut at West Virginia, 11:00 a.m., ESPNU (HD)
• Georgia Tech at Virginia, 11:00 a.m., ESPN-GP *2 / Raycom (HD) *3 / online
• Illinois at Purdue, 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 (HD)
• Indiana at Northwestern, 11:00 a.m., BTN (HD)
• ames Madison at William & Mary, 11:00 a.m., CSMA
• Minnesota at Ohio State, 11:00 a.m., ESPN (HD)
• South Florida at Pittsburgh, 11:00 a.m., ALT / MASN / SNY / ESPN-GP / ERTV (cable)
• Arkansas at Ole Miss, 11:21 a.m., ESPN-GP / SEC Network *4
• Colorado at Kansas State, 11:30 a.m., FCS Central (cable) / DirecTV - 617
• Iowa State at Nebraska, 11:30 a.m., FSN (HD) - Sorry Cornhusker fans, but it would be nice to see the Paul Rhoades era get a big upset win, like coach Danny Hope and his Purdue Boilermakers did last week over Ohio State
• Oklahoma State at Baylor, 11:30 a.m., Versus (HD) - Loss of QB has really hurt Bears in '09
• Georgia Southern at Appalachian State, 2:00 p.m., SS
• Louisiana Tech at Utah State, 2:00 p.m., ESPN-GP / ERTV (cable)
• Akron at Syracuse, 2:30 p.m., SNY / TWS (cable)
• Boston College at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m., NBC (HD) - Go Jesuits Go!
• Clemson at Miami-FL, 2:30 p.m., (ABC *1 / ESPN *7) (HD) / ESPN-GP *2 - I like the young coach at Clemson
• Coastal Carolina at Stony Brook, 2:30 p.m., MASN
• Louisville at Cincinnati, 2:30 p.m., ESPNU (HD)
• North Texas at Troy, 2:30 p.m., ESPN-GP *2 / FCS Atlantic
• Oklahoma at Kansas, 2:30 p.m., ABC *1 (HD) / ESPN-GP *2
• Oregon at Washington, 2:30 p.m., ABC *1 (HD) / ESPN-GP *2
• Penn State at Michigan, 2:30 p.m., (ESPN *7 / ABC *1) (HD)
• Tennessee at Alabama, 2:30 p.m., CBS (HD) / Online
• Wake Forest at Navy, 2:30 p.m., CBSC (HD)
• Weber State at Northern Colorado, 2:30 p.m., ALT
• Air Force at Utah, 3:00 p.m., Versus (HD)
• Idaho at Nevada, 3:00 p.m., ESPN-GP
• San Diego State at Colorado State, 3:00 p.m., Mtn.
• UCLA at Arizona, 5:30 p.m., (FSAZ / FSPT) (HD) / FSNW / FCS-P (cable) - Let's go 'Cats at Tucson again!
• Iowa at Michigan State, 6:00 p.m., BTN (HD) - Iowa seeks to go to 8-0 for the first time in the history of the University of Iowa, which kicked off in 1889. Pick: Iowa 27, MSU 13
• Louisiana-Monroe at Kentucky, 6:00 p.m., FSS / SUN / FSSW / ESPN-GP - Go Underdog!
• Vanderbilt at South Carolina, 6:00 p.m., ESPNU (HD)
• Auburn at LSU, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 (HD) - rooting for coach Gene Chizik today and thank ful he is not on the sidelines anymore in the State of Iowa or North of the Mason-Dixon Line
• Florida at Mississippi State, 6:30 p.m., ESPN (HD) - Not likely, but rooting for underdog!
• SMU at Houston, 6:30 p.m., CBSC (HD)
• TCU at BYU, 6:30 p.m., Versus (HD) - Good luck to Orrin Hatch's alma mater!
• Oregon State at USC, 7:00 p.m., ABC *1 (HD) / ESPN-GP *2
• Texas at Missouri, 7:00 p.m., ABC *1 (HD) / ESPN-GP *2 - Go Longhorns!
• UNLV at New Mexico, 7:00 p.m., Mtn.
• Arizona State at Stanford, 9:15 p.m., FSN (HD)
• Fresno State at New Mexico State, 9:15 p.m., ESPNU (HD) / ALT2? / Aggie Vision / BSN
• Boise State at Hawaii, 10:00 p.m., ESPN-GP / KTVB / Oceanic PPV (HD) - Upset Alert?

Games that haven't been scheduled for nationally available networks so far.

• Ball State at Eastern Michigan, 12:00 p.m.
• Buffalo at Western Michigan, 1:00 p.m. - Sorry coach Turner Gill, who I like!
• Central Florida at Rice, 2:30 p.m.
• Florida Atlantic at Louisiana-Lafayette, 4:00 p.m.
• Florida International at Arkansas State, 6:00 p.m.
• Kent State at Ohio,, 1:00 p.m. - Coach Frank Solich and the Ohio U. Bobcats!
• Maryland at Duke, 12:30 p.m., ESPN360
• Northern Illinois at Miami Ohio, 12:00 p.m.
• Temple at Toledo, 6:00 p.m.
• Texas A&M at Texas Tech, 6:00 p.m. - Coach Sherman needs some love after tough going in College Station leading Aggeis.
• Tulane at Southern Miss, 6:00 p.m., CSS / CST
• UAB at Marshall, 11:00 a.m., CSS / ?FCS Atlantic?
• Washington State at California, 3:30 p.m.
• Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee, 2:30 p.m., CSS / CST
  
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It's Playoff Time: Iowa High School Playoffs begin with Sub-State play on Wednesday

The Cedar Rapids Washington Warriors closed out a 7-2 regular season in the MVC Valley Division at Kingston Stadium on Friday night with 59-6 win over Waterloo East (2-7). Congratulations to WR Ronnie Henderson with TD catches on the first three drives. The Warriors took a 39-0 lead after one.

Next up: Substate Class 4A Playoffs in Iowa on Wednesday night at Kingston Stadium.

Class 4A - Eastern Iowa

• #16 Cedar Rapids Prairie 3-6 @ #1 Clinton 9-0#9
• Davenport Assumption 5-4 @ #8 Cedar Falls 7-2
• #12 Pleasant Valley 5-4 @ #5 Cedar Rapids Xavier 7-2
• #13 Burlington 4-5 @ #4 Linn-Mar 8-1
• #14 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 4-5 @ #3 Bettendorf 8-1
• #13 North Scott 5-4 @ #6 Cedar Rapids Washington 7-2 @ Kingston Stadium
• #10 Davenport Central 5-4 @ #7 Dubuque Hempstead 7-2
• #15 Iowa City West 3-6 @ #2 Iowa City High 9-0

Class 4A - Western Iowa

• #16 Ames 3-6 @ #1 Dowling 9-0
• #9 Des Moines East 6-3 @ @8 Des Moines Lincoln 6-3
• #12 Valley 5-4 @ #5 Fort Dodge 7-2
• #13 Sioux City East 5-4 @ #4 Urbandale 7-2
• #14 Mason City 5-4 @ #3 Ankeny 8-1
• #13 Johnston 5-4 @ #6 Ottumwa 7-2
• #10 Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 6-3 @ #7 Waukee 6-3
• #15 Indianola 4-5 @ #2 Marshalltown 9-0

Good luck to the Warriors in the 2009 Class 4A Playoffs.

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Hats off to our Player of the Game @ Wisconsin for Iowa

#15 Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, WR Iowa

Great game from the junior wide receiver out of the Cleveland, Ohio area. Johnson-Koulianos had game-high totals of eight receptions for 113 yards.

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Week 7: Close games, upsets and a New Top 25 in College Football

Well, Week 7 was an exciting weekend in College Football. Especially, after Week 6 saw the favorites pull off victories and the underdogs come up short.


Four top 4 teams all went close to the wire in games: Florida, Alabama, Texas and USC all were tested in Week 7. In the Big Ten, Ohio State falls @ Purdue, while Iowa and Penn State win important games. In the Big 12, the Red River Shootout went down to the wire and OU lost QB Sam Bradford to a shoulder injury again.

Here's Cidsports Top 25, after Week 7:

1. Florida Gators (6-0, 4-0 SEC) - Beat Arkansas (3-3, 1-3 SEC) 23-20 at home. Next up: @ Mississippi State (3-4, 1-2 SEC), who won @ Middle Tennessee 27-6 in OOC play.
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-0, 4-0 SEC) - Beat South Carolina (5-2, 2-2 SEC) 20-6 at home. Next up: vs. Tennessee (3-3, 1-2 SEC), who are coming off bye week.
3. Texas Longhorns (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) - Beat Oklahoma in the Red River Shootout 16-13 to remain unbeaten. Next up: @ Missouri (4-2, 0-2 Big 12), who lost 17-33 @ Oklahoma State.
4. USC Trojans (5-1, 2-1 Pac 10) - Won @ Notre Dame (4-2) 34-27 as the Fighting Irish came up short late. Next up: vs. Oregon State (4-2, 2-1 Pac 10), who are coming off bye week.
5. Cincinnati Bearcats (6-0, 2-0 Big East) - Won @ South Florida (5-1, 1-1 Big East) 34-17. Next up: vs. Louisville (2-4, 0-2 Big East).
6. Iowa Hawkeyes (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) - The Hawkeyes won 20-10 @ Wisconsin (5-2, 2-2 Big Ten). Next up: @ Michigan State (4-3, 3-1), who have a 4 game win streak in East Lansing over the Hawkeyes. Hawkeyes have never started 8-0 in history dating back to 1889.
7. Boise State Broncos (6-0, 1-0 WAC) - Won @ Tulsa (2-4, 0-3 C-USA) 28-21 in an interesting road game. Next up: @ Hawaii (2-4, 0-3 WAC) in a tough road environment.
8. TCU Horned Frogs (6-0, 2-0 MWC) - Beat Colorado State (3-4, 0-3 MWC) 44-6 at home. Next up: @ #16 BYU (6-1, 3-0) vs. the Cougars who are leading MWC play at the moment.
9. LSU Tigers (5-1, 3-1 SEC) - Enjoyed a bye week, after Week 6 loss vs. Florida 3-13. Next up: vs. Auburn (5-2, 2-2 SEC), who are both 2-3 behind Alabama in SEC West.
10. Oregon Ducks (5-1, 3-0 Pac 10) - Won @ UCLA (3-3, 0-3 Pac 10) 24-10 to remain in first place in the Pac 10 race. Next up: @ Washington (3-4, 2-2) in dangerous game ahead of Week 9 game vs. USC.
11. Miami-FL Hurricanes (5-1, 2-1 ACC) - Beat @ UCF (3-3, 1-2 C-USA) 27-7 on the road in in-state OOC play. Next up: vs. Clemson (3-3, 2-2 ACC) in inter-ACC division play.
12. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-1, 4-1 ACC) - Beat Virginia Tech (5-2, 2-1 ACC) 28-23 in Coastal Division play. Next up: @ Virginia (3-3, 2-0), who currently leads GT in Coastal Divsion play.
13. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-1, 2-1 Big Ten) - Shutout Minnesota (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) 20-0 at home. Next up: @ Michigan (5-2, 1-2) in the Big House.
14. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-1, 2-0 Big 12) - Beat Missouri (4-2, 0-2 Big 12) 33-17 at home. Next up: @ Baylor (3-3, 0-2 Big 12), who are missing their star QB the rest of the way.
15. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-2, 3-1 ACC) - Lost @ Georgia Tech (6-1, 4-1 ACC) 23-28 in Coastal Division play. Next up: vs. North Carolina (4-3, 0-3 ACC) in ACC Division play.
16. BYU Cougars (6-1, 3-0 MWC) - Won 38-28 @ San Diego State (2-4, 0-2 MWC) in conference play. Next up: vs. #8 TCU (6-0, 2-0 WAC) in MWC showdown in Provo.
17. Ohio State Buckeyes (5-2, 2-1 Big Ten) - Lost @ Purdue (2-5, 1-2 Big Ten) 18-26 to end road winning streak in the conference. Next up: vs. Minnesota (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten).
18. Houston Cougars (5-1, 1-1 C-USA) - Won @ Tulane (2-4, 0-3 C-USA) 44-16 to pick up a win on the C-USA road, after three straight road games. Next up: vs. SMU (3-3, 2-0 C-USA), who lead C-USA West.
19. Utah Utes (5-1, 2-0 MWC) - Won 35-13 @ UNLV (2-5, 0-3 WAC) in MWC play. Next up: vs. Air Force (4-3, 3-1 MWC).
20. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-1, 3-0 Big East) - Won @ Rutgers (5-2, 0-2 Big East) 24-17 on Friday night on the road in the conference. Next up: vs. South Florida (5-1, 1-1 Big East).
21. Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-2, 2-1 Big 12) - Solid road victory for Red Raiders @ Nebraksa (4-2, 1-1 Big 12) 31-10. Next up: vs. Texas A&M (3-3, 0-2) in Big 12 South play.
22. West Virginia Mountaineers (5-1, 1-0 Big East) - Beat Marshall (4-3, 2-1 C-USA) 24-7. Next up: vs. Connecticut (4-2, 1-1 Big East), who have never won at WVU.
23. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-2, 2-2 SEC) - Lost @ Alabama (7-0, 4-0 SEC) 6-20 to go to .500 in SEC East. Next up: vs. Vanderbilt (2-5, 0-4 SEC) in SEC East play.
24. Oklahoma Sooners (3-3, 1-1 Big 12) - The Sooners were beat in the Red River Shootout vs. Texas (6-0, 3-0) 13-16 in Dallas. Next up: @ Kansas (5-1, 1-1 Big 12), who are coming off upset loss at Colorado.
25. Arizona Wildcats (4-2, 2-1 Pac 10) - Beat Stanford (4-3, 3-2 Pac 10) 43-38 in another shootout out West. Next up: vs. UCLA (3-3, 0-3 Pac 10) in an important conference game.

Game to Watch: Boston College (5-2, 3-2 ACC) @ Notre Dame (4-2) - as BC takes their ACC Atlantic Division lead into out of conference play @ South Bend. Can BC continue success over Notre Dame?

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Iowa: From a Wisconsin Player's Prospective after the Iowa 20, Wisconsin 10 game

"They're not flashy. We know what they're going to do. They continued to do it
in the second half. You can't beat good teams if you have mistakes. You have to
have minimal mistakes against good teams. Especially a team like that because
they run the same stuff, they run the same stuff and they try to out-execute
you. That's what they did. They've got a heck of a team and they out-executed us
in the second half." - Chris Maragos, Wisconsin safety on the kind
of team Iowa is.

Eye-popping statistic - The Gazette
Wisconsin ran all over Iowa in the first half, churning 89 yards on 24 carries. The Hawkeyes held the Badgers to minus-2 yards on nine carries in the second half.

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20 unanswered points by Iowa fuels the Hawkeyes to a 20-10 win in Madison over the Badgers!

Iowa moves to 7-0 on the season, 3-0 in the conference and more importantly, 42-41-2 in the series with Wisconsin. Iowa keeps it's #2 winning streak in FBS with a solid second half and 20-10 victory at Wisconsin.

• Derrell Johnson-Koulianos over 100 yards receiving


• TDs by Iowa RB Adam Robinson and TE Tony Moeaki


• Iowa forces Wisconsin into 3 interceptions to lead the FBS in that stat!


• Solid coaching game plan in Madison for the Hawkeyes!

No. 11 Iowa stays perfect, beats Wisconsin 20-10 ‎ - The Associated Press
11 Iowa needed a second-half road rally to keep its perfect season alive, coming back to beat Wisconsin 20-10 Saturday. Trailing by a touchdown at halftime, ...

Iowa football: Hawkeyes win, alone in 1st in Big Ten -DesMoinesRegister.com
Iowa rallied in the second half to beat Wisconsin 20-10 today to stay unbeaten. The victory, coupled with Ohio State's loss at Purdue, propelled the ...

Final: Iowa 20, Wisconsin 10 - ESPN
Big second half sends Iowa to 20-10 victory over Wisconsin - Journal Times

As Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said after the loss at Purdue today, "Football is a game of pressure!" Iowa moves to the top of the Big Ten standings at 3-0, with Purdue's 26-18 win in West Lafayette, over Ohio State (2-1).

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Prediction: Iowa at Wisconsin, ESPN 11 AM Central

Kickoff is approaching on ESPN ...

Our simple prediction:

• Iowa Hawkeyes 34


• Wisconsin Badgers 29

Keys to the Game:

1. Turnovers
2. Line of scrimmage - line play
3. Special Teams
4. Coaching adjustments
5. Who makes the big plays or gives them up

Iowa looks to spoil the Badgers Homecoming. In '02, Iowa went into Ann Arbor and took the Wolverines down for Victory. Iowa is the Underdog today, so look for the Hawkeyes to pull off the upset in Madison today.

On Iowa! vs. Bucky Badger!

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