Coming out of the Holiday Bowl win over USC, we could never predict what has taken place in 2020, impacting the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and everything else in sport & society.
So, what will the future look like for Iowa Football?
The Hawks unique Week 9 game will be a final home game with Michigan, if played.
Iowa likely will accept a bowl bid, unlike Stanford, who announced they are not playing beyond the Pac 12 regular season.
Will players begin off-season conditioning for 2021, after the bowl season, when the student-athletes return for spring semester, as normal?
One would suspect calendars will be altered, with December games having taken place in 20/20?
Early Signing day is Wednesday.
Will a traditional spring practice schedule be permitted?
When will off-site recruiting resume?
Will Kirk Ferentz have a January press conference to discuss 2021?
Did he have one in 2020? Or was the announcement for 2020 in December 2019 during bowl discussions, regarding depth chart review in the press?
How will the first year of the portal, immediate eligibility, impact the 2021 roster for Iowa?
This 20/20 Iowa team didn't win a division, but the 0-2 start, then six game winning streak certainly has made for a very memorable season.
Since 2017, Iowa has beat every Big Ten program, then one:
Michigan
What an unprecedented year we have witnessed in 2020. Though some things remain the same, with OSU going back to Big Ten Championship Game.
Ohio State vs. Northwestern should be interesting to kick off Saturday.
