If you've followed Iowa football pretty closely the last week or so, you've probably heard the Hawkeyes are 7-0.
You may have also heard that Iowa has never been 8-0 in over 100 years of football.
Never, ever.
The Hawkeyes find themselves in unfamiliar territory as the Big Ten's top dog half way through the season.
They also take on a Michigan State team who has turned out to be more like them as far as resiliency. After a 1-3 start (including a loss to mighty Central Michigan), Sparty has rebounded with three straight Big Ten wins.
In fact, a win for Sparty this weekend would vault Michigan State into a tie for first-place in the conference with the Hawkeyes.
Want anymore pressure on you to win this weekend, Hawkeyes?
The Spartans are led offensively by sophomore quarterback Kirk Cousins and wide out Blair White.
Cousins sat out of Michigan State's 24-14 win over lowly Illinois on Oct. 10. The week before, he threw two picks and no touchdowns against a Michigan defense who Ricky Stanzi had his way with on Oct. 10.
The key for the Hawkeyes against MSU is to focus on going 1-0 this week, not being 8-0 on the season. The nation is foaming at the mouth for Iowa to stumble and this could be the week it happens, but no one handles doubters better than Adrian Clayborn, Tyler Sash and company on the Iowa defense.
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