Iowa Hawkeyes 2022 schedule breakdown: Minnesota

The Golden Gophers can hang with any team in the Big Ten. How do they match up with Iowa in a massive penultimate showdown?

Sheesh, what a murderer’s road of competitors! Fresh off tough divisional battles against Purdue and Wisconsin, the schedule doesn’t let up. Minnesota had one of the quietest 9-4 seasons you’ll find last year, defeating both Purdue and Wisconsin.

P.J. Fleck really has that squad humming, the staunch defense making up a lot of times for a lackluster passing attack. With their style of play, Minnesota can take any team to the wire. They nearly beat Iowa last year.

Unfortunately, their style opens them up to upsets. For example, they lost to Bowling Green last year. Which version of Minnesota will the Hawkeyes get this season? Here are the players to keep an eye on wearing Maroon and Gold.

Top five returning sack leaders in the Big Ten

Top five returning sack leaders in the #B1G

The NFL draft is in the books and the annual spring games have come to an end across the Big Ten and it is time to start diving into who to watch and what to expect during the 2022 season. We already dove into the top five returning rushers, passersreceiversoverall scorers, kick return leadersoffensive yardage leaders, all-purposes leaders, punt return leaders, and touchdown scorers returning in the Big Ten.

Next, I wanted to dive into the defense and who are the top five returning sackers in the Big Ten.

Many of the names on this list are going to be familiar, but a few may surprise you.

Off we go …