Spring ball is over. The summer workouts are about to get underway. College football isn’t as far away as it may feel right now. We are about four months out from the opening kickoff for many teams on Saturday, Sept. 2.
The Iowa Hawkeyes are looking for 2023 to be a season where fresh faces, incoming transfers, and returning stars look to turn the corner and get this team back to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship game.
Iowa does get a favorable schedule this year as they avoid both the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes. That sets up nicely, but, in exchange, some of the Hawkeyes’ key games do require them to go on the road.
The Big Ten West has seen changes this offseason with a multitude of new head coaches and transfer quarterbacks. How does that impact Iowa? Can the Hawkeyes navigate the Big Ten West and be in the conversation late in the year like they expect? Here are the five most important games in 2023 for the Iowa Hawkeyes and why.
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