WHO: Troy Trojans (0-2)
WHEN: 3:05 PM CT (Saturday, September 14, 2024)
WHERE: Kinnick Stadium (Iowa City, IA)
TV: FS1 (Eric Collins, Spencer Tillman)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, Pat Angerer, Rob Brooks) | Sirius/XM 138/196
MOBILE: foxsports.com/mobile
ONLINE: foxsports.com/live
FOLLOW: @HawkeyeBeacon | @HawkeyeFootball | @CFBONFOX | @IowaonBTN
WEATHER: partly cloudy, temps around 80, minimal wind
LINE: Iowa -21.5 (total of 38.5)
The Trojans, 0-2 this year, would have been a more formidable opponent last season, when they went 11-3 and won the Sun Belt conference championship game. Still, the Trojans mostly showed themselves to be a best-of-the-rest-type squad rather than a team that could contend with strong Power 4 teams -- Troy went 0-2 against P4 opponents last season, getting thrashed 42-13 at Kansas State and losing 17-10 to Duke in the Birmingham Bowl.
Last year's success catapulted former Troy head coach Jon Sumrall to Tulane; his replacement is Gerad Parker, the former Notre Dame offensive coordinator best known to Big Ten fans as Purdue's interim head coach in 2016 (he went 0-6). Not only are the Trojans breaking in a new coach, though, they're doing so with an almost entirely new roster.
The Trojans have 61 newcomers this season, including 31 transfers. Troy has just 12 seniors on its roster (tied with Illinois for the fewest in the nation) and has already played 12 freshmen. 16 players have made their first career FBS starts for the Trojans on offense and defense already this season.
This matchup looks like a very favorable one for Iowa -- time to see how well they can take advantage of the matchup.
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WHEN: 3:05 PM CT (Saturday, September 14, 2024)
WHERE: Kinnick Stadium (Iowa City, IA)
TV: FS1 (Eric Collins, Spencer Tillman)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, Pat Angerer, Rob Brooks) | Sirius/XM 138/196
MOBILE: foxsports.com/mobile
ONLINE: foxsports.com/live
FOLLOW: @HawkeyeBeacon | @HawkeyeFootball | @CFBONFOX | @IowaonBTN
WEATHER: partly cloudy, temps around 80, minimal wind
LINE: Iowa -21.5 (total of 38.5)
THE SCOOP
After last weekend's disappointing come-from-ahead 20-19 loss to Iowa State, the Hawkeyes have to pick themselves up for one final non-conference game, a home clash with Troy. Iowa has never played Troy before; in fact, the Trojans will be just the fourth Sun Belt team that the Hawkeyes have ever faced.The Trojans, 0-2 this year, would have been a more formidable opponent last season, when they went 11-3 and won the Sun Belt conference championship game. Still, the Trojans mostly showed themselves to be a best-of-the-rest-type squad rather than a team that could contend with strong Power 4 teams -- Troy went 0-2 against P4 opponents last season, getting thrashed 42-13 at Kansas State and losing 17-10 to Duke in the Birmingham Bowl.
Last year's success catapulted former Troy head coach Jon Sumrall to Tulane; his replacement is Gerad Parker, the former Notre Dame offensive coordinator best known to Big Ten fans as Purdue's interim head coach in 2016 (he went 0-6). Not only are the Trojans breaking in a new coach, though, they're doing so with an almost entirely new roster.
The Trojans have 61 newcomers this season, including 31 transfers. Troy has just 12 seniors on its roster (tied with Illinois for the fewest in the nation) and has already played 12 freshmen. 16 players have made their first career FBS starts for the Trojans on offense and defense already this season.
This matchup looks like a very favorable one for Iowa -- time to see how well they can take advantage of the matchup.
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