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Washington coach Jedd Fisch (fish) believes his team is adjusting to the physical style of the Big Ten. The Huskies are 2-1 in the league race after a 27-17 win over Michigan heading into Saturday’s game at Iowa.
Teams traveling multiple time zones have struggled early in the season but Fisch says they can’t be overly concerned about that.
Fisch says the Huskies will leave a day early to prepare for the 9-a.m. (Seattle time) kick off (11-a.m. Central Time).
Fisch on the environment they face in Kinnick Stadium.
Listen for pre-game coverage on KJAN, beginning at 9-a.m., Saturday.
West Virginia coach Neal Brown says Iowa State’s balanced offense is a concern. Sophomore quarterback Rocco Becht leads an ISU offense that is averaging 244 yards of passing and 183 on the ground.
Brown says under coordinator Jon Heacock (hay-cock) the Cyclones have one of the nation’s top defenses.
The Mountaineers are coming off an impressive win at Oklahoma State and this will match up two of the early unbeaten’s in Big 12 play.
West Virginia is 3-2 overall with losses to Penn State and Pitt. Brown says a tough schedule has them prepared.
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State redshirt sophomore Rocco Becht has helped lead the Cyclones to a No. 11 ranking and a 5-0 start for the first time since 1980. On Monday, his efforts were recognized when he earned a spot on The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 25.
Becht, a Wesley Chapel, Florida, native, has completed a career-best 65.9 percent of his passes and has nine touchdown passes in the season’s first five games. He is averaging 234.6 yards per game and has connected on seven passes of at least 30 yards.
Becht has thrown 32 touchdown passes in his career and recently became the 10th player in school history to eclipse 4,000 passing yards. He has 4,358 passing yards in his career, ranking eighth all-time at ISU.
Becht and the Cyclones are back in action Saturday at West Virginia at 7 p.m. (CT) on FOX.
Southwest Valley – 3 @ Bedford – 0
Glidden-Ralston – 2 vs – Des Moines Hoover – 0
Glidden-Ralston – 2 vs South Hamilton – 0
Glidden-Ralston – 0 vs Ogden – 2
The return of Payton Sandfort is a key as the Iowa Hawkeye men look to make a retun to the NCAA Tournament. Sandfort returns for his senior season after testing the NBA Draft. Sandfort averaged nearly 16 and a half points and more than six and a half rebounds as a junior.
That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery who says Sandfort is developing a complete game.
The Hawkeyes were 19-15 last season and played in the N-I-T. They were picked to finish 11th in the expanded Big Ten Conference.
The Hawkeyes open at home on Monday, November fourth against Texas A@M Commerce.
Northern Iowa coach Mark Farley may make a change at quarterback before Saturday’s game at fourth ranked South Dakota. Starter Aidan Dunne threw two interceptions in a 41-3 loss to top ranked South Dakota State. Matthew Schecklman was nine of 16 for 67 yards.
The Panthers had four turnovers and had a punt blocked against South Dakota State.
Farley says before moving on from a loss like that you have to grasp what went wrong.
Farley says you don’t just forget about a loss like that.
The Panthers are 2-3 overall.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa Moon Family Head Football Coach Kirk Ferentz announced on Monday that two players have left the team and are planning to enter the transfer portal in December.
Senior running back Leshon Williams (Chicago/Richards HS) and junior wide receiver Kaleb Brown (Chicago/St. Rita HS/Ohio State) both informed Coach Ferentz of their plans on Monday.
“We thank both players for their contributions to the program and wish them the best as they move forward,” Ferentz said.
Williams competed in 32 career games as a Hawkeye, including limited action in three contests this fall.
Brown saw action in 14 games since last season, including limited action in three contests in 2024.
The second edition of the IHSAA’s 2024 football rankings are available below, with Ratings Percentage Index for Class 5A, Class 4A, and Class 3A now provided.
Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) is a formula instituted in 2018 using records to determine a team’s relative strength in a single regular season.
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