It’s always fun when the Iowa Hawkeyes and Wisconsin Badgers get together.
The two rivals battle annually for the Heartland Trophy, a brass bull that symbolizes the physical, hard-nosed football required to capture it. The brass bull that measures 30 inches tall, 36 inches long and 18 inches deep has been housed in Iowa City after each of the past two falls.
The Hawkeyes topped Wisconsin, 24-10, in 2022 and again in the 2023 season by a 15-6 final tally.
Iowa running back Leshon Williams ripped off an 82-yard rushing touchdown to help set the tone last season. The Hawkeyes sandwiched a pair of Drew Stevens field goals around a safety.
Iowa’s Sebastian Castro came flying in off the edge allowing Yahya Black to smack the ball free from backup Badger quarterback Braedyn Locke. Wisconsin fell on the football in their own end zone, but the damage was done.
Iowa’s annual rivalry date versus Wisconsin renews on Saturday, Nov. 2 from Kinnick Stadium. Can the Hawkeyes rattle off three wins in a row in the series? If so, it would be the first time Iowa has beaten Wisconsin in three successive seasons since the Hawkeyes won four straight from 2002-05.
Recently, the Cover 3 Podcast with hosts Chip Patterson, Bud Elliott, Tom Fornelli and Danny Kanell shared their thoughts and predictions for Iowa-Wisconsin in 2024.
Tom Fornelli
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The Pick: Iowa
Tom Fornelli’s Thoughts: “Where is it at? Iowa. If it’s at Iowa, I’m picking Iowa. Wisconsin I think will be better this year offensively. If not better, maybe more consistent is the best way to put it, because losing Braelon Allen is a problem. But, I also think that not having Braelon Allen will allow them to be a little more dynamic in what they do offensively, because he was never a great pass-catching threat.
“But, I just think at home Iowa is very difficult to beat. And I also think Iowa, we know their defense is still gonna be good and we’ll see what the…
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