Iowa City, Iowa – Iowa star running back Kaleb Johnson will be returning to his home state when the Hawkeyes visit third ranked Ohio State. The native of Hamilton, Ohio has tallied 685 yards through four games and was not recruited by the Buckeyes while in high school.
Johnson is trying not to pay attention to all the publicity he is receiving.
Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara says the Hawkeye offense needs to find a way to sustain drives against a Buckeye defense that is giving up less than seven points per game.
McNamara says these are games you dream about growing up.
Iowa is 10th in the country by averaging 250 yards of rushing per game. Hawkeye guard Connor Colby.
Colby says running the football will be imperative against the Buckeye defense.
Iowa tight end Luke Lachey makes his second trip to Ohio Stadium where he grew up watching games. His father, Jim, was an All-American offensive lineman for the Buckeyes before embarking on a lengthy NFL career. Lachey talks about the memories he had growing up.
His favorite memory in Ohio Stadium occured when he was a freshman in high school.
Early in his high school career Lachey did not know if he would one day play in Ohio Stadium.