IOWA CITY - Iowa football placed a big bet on its rushing attack in Saturday's win over Minnesota. The Hawkeyes called 44 designed running plays versus 20 designed passing plays against Minnesota. (It was almost the opposite of Minnesota,

I’m not sure I remember anybody in four games doing what he’s done,” Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said of running back Kaleb Johnson.

While there were quite a few reasons to still be concerned despite the win, Kaleb Johnson and the running game were not one of them. In the big-time win, Johnson ended up carrying

Ohio State will be back on network television when it hosts Iowa on Oct. 5. It was announced Monday that CBS will carry the Big Ten game between the Buckeyes and Hawkeyes. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. The Buckeyes’ conference opener at Michigan State this week is airing on Peacock, a streaming platform owned and operated by NBCUniversal.

Iowa football announced the start time and TV assignment for its Oct. 5 game at Ohio State. It will be the Hawkeyes’ first game after this week’s bye.