Rutgers Football

The “Ground The Hawkeyes” Game Thread: Rutgers at no. 20/19 Iowa

How to watch, pregame coverage and more

By OTB Staff Sep 7, 2019, 10:53am EDT

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: AUG 30 UMass at Rutgers

How To Watch, Stream & Listen

Rutgers (1-0; 0-0) At no. 20/19 Iowa (1-0; 0-0)

Where: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA

Kick-off: Saturday, September 7 at 12:05 p.m. EDT

Weather: 73 degrees, mostly cloudy with a 15% chance of rain, 3 mph winds

TV: Fox Sports 1 with Justin Kutcher (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst), and Shane Vereen (analyst)

Stream: FOX Sports App

Radio: Rutgers IMG Sports Network with Chris Carlin, Ray Lucas, and Anthony Fucilli - Rutgers IMG Sports Network: WCTC 1450-AM, WOR 710-AM, WENJ 97.3-FM, WNJE 920-AM, XM 382. (WRSU 88.7-FM: Jake Ostrove and Justin Sontupe)

Current Spread: Iowa -19

Against The Spread: Rutgers 1-0; Iowa 0-1

Series History: 0-1, Iowa won 14-7 in the first and only meeting (2016)

SB Nation Iowa site: Black Heart Gold Pants

Here we go folks, the first true test for Rutgers football this season is here. Can this team give Iowa a real fight on their home turf? Is the offense for real? Can the defense tighten up against the run and limit big plays? Will Ash be aggressive with his decision making and play to win? Let’s hope yes to all of the above!

Our managing editor brought up this fact to chew on:

When Rutgers has scored 30+ points in Big Ten play, they are 5-2 overall & 3-1 on the road. The issue is they rarely score that much & are 0-17 on the road when they don’t. A reason for optimism is they MIGHT have their best offense since 2014. Opportunity to prove it vs Iowa.
— Aaron Breitman (@aaron_breitman) September 6, 2019