Iowa’s defense faces a tough challenge in Saturday’s home opener against Northwestern.
Led by Indiana transfer Peyton Ramsey at quarterback the Wildcats piled up 325 yards of rushing in a season opening win over Maryland. Hawkeye linebacker Barrington Wade.
Junior defensive tackle Daviyon Nixon had a strong outing against Purdue but is looking to make even more progress.
Nixon says the Northwestern offensive line will be a challenge.
Junior safety Jack Koerner says Northwestern’s run game will be tough to contain.
Iowa blanked Northwestern 20-0 a year ago but the Wildcats have claimed three of the last four games in the series.
