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Iowa walked off No. 18 Michigan 20-19 on Hank Brown's back-shoulder fade to Reece Vander Zee, and now No. 5 Ohio State comes to Kinnick with College GameDay in town (Sat. 10/3, 2:30 CT, CBS). Kyle and Connor break down the film from Ann Arbor: Michigan's dominant DT play, the swim moves that stalled Iowa's run game, RVZ's breakout, Braeden Jackson's 99-yard kick return, the goal-line stands, and the fourth-down calls. Then the Ohio State preview: why Jeremiah Smith might be the best college receiver ever, Julian Sayin and Arthur Smith's pro-style offense, Bo Jackson, and Matt Patricia's heavy five-down front and man coverage. Final score predictions at the endCHAPTERS00:00 Intro00:31 The Walk-Off Fade03:31 Michigan Stuffs the Run09:40 RVZ's Breakout Game11:41 Braeden Jackson Emerges12:27 Defending Bryce Underwood19:47 Goal-Line Stands23:57 Fourth-Down Decisions27:22 Ohio State Preview Begins33:14 Arthur Smith's Offense34:33 Bo Jackson Breakdown36:46 Sayin's Weaknesses39:19 Receiver Depth Questions41:19 Patricia's Heavy Front48:42 Coverage Quirks55:06 Keys for Iowa's Offense57:19 Third-Down Pressures1:00:05 How Iowa Wins1:05:35 Final Predictions1:08:14 Patreon TeaseThank you to all of our sponsors for supporting our show:IOWA CORN // 🌽https://www.iowacorn.org/KALSHI // 🏈Get a free $25 when you trade $25 on Kalshi when you use our link here: https://kalshi.com/r/ANFDisclaimer: 18+ only. Restrictions and eligibility requirements apply. Event contract trading involves significant risk and is not appropriate for everyone. Please carefully consider if it is appropriate for you in light of your personal financial circumstances. Kalshi products are not available in all jurisdictions. See kalshi.com/regulatory for more information.THE HAWKEYE GROUP // 🏢Looking for commercial real estate in eastern Iowa? There's only one name you need to know. Visit Hawkeye Commercial Real Estate → https://thehawkeyegroup.com/____PATREON // 🤝Subscribe to our Patreon to support our show and get access to exclusive content from the national football landscape: https://patreon.com/TheANFPodcast

Iowa heads to the Big House for its Big Ten opener against Michigan (Sat. 9/26, 2:30 CT, CBS). Kyle and Connor break down the film: Bryce Underwood's triple-option run game and his processing struggles, JJ Buchanan and Andrew Marsh, Jay Hill's multiple-front defense, Dom Nichols in the wide nine, and why split zone and pre-snap motion should be Tim Lester's game plan. Final score predictions at the end.Thank you to all of our sponsors for supporting our show:IOWA CORN // 🌽https://www.iowacorn.org/KALSHI // 🏈Get a free $25 when you trade $25 on Kalshi when you use our link here: https://kalshi.com/r/ANFDisclaimer: 18+ only. Restrictions and eligibility requirements apply. Event contract trading involves significant risk and is not appropriate for everyone. Please carefully consider if it is appropriate for you in light of your personal financial circumstances. Kalshi products are not available in all jurisdictions. See kalshi.com/regulatory for more information.THE HAWKEYE GROUP // 🏢Looking for commercial real estate in eastern Iowa? There's only one name you need to know. Visit Hawkeye Commercial Real Estate → https://thehawkeyegroup.com/____PATREON // 🤝Subscribe to our Patreon to support our show and get access to exclusive content from the national football landscape: https://patreon.com/TheANFPodcast

Thank you to all of our sponsors for supporting our show:IOWA CORN // 🌽https://www.iowacorn.org/KALSHI // 🏈Get a free $25 when you trade $25 on Kalshi when you use our link here: https://kalshi.com/r/ANFDisclaimer: 18+ only. Restrictions and eligibility requirements apply. Event contract trading involves significant risk and is not appropriate for everyone. Please carefully consider if it is appropriate for you in light of your personal financial circumstances. Kalshi products are not available in all jurisdictions. See kalshi.com/regulatory for more information.THE HAWKEYE GROUP // 🏢Looking for commercial real estate in eastern Iowa? There's only one name you need to know. Visit Hawkeye Commercial Real Estate → https://thehawkeyegroup.com/____PATREON // 🤝Subscribe to our Patreon to support our show and get access to exclusive content from the national football landscape: https://patreon.com/TheANFPodcastKyle and Connor break down the All-22 from the Cy-Hawk game. We start with the 56-yard deep post to Tony Diaz and the deep-out counter that goes with it. That throw is why Tim Lester's vertical passing game already looks like a real part of the offense in Week 2, and why Diaz is on pace for 1,000 yards.Then the frustrating part. Iowa State's front seven kept beating Iowa off the edge, and Iowa's play calls never adjusted for it. We cover the jet sweep that got stuffed to open the second half, the goal-line mid zone that had no chance once the ball was snapped, and the Hank Brown QB power touchdown that depended on one Kamari Moulton block. We also credit Carson Willich and Sullivan Schlimgen for how fast they played at linebacker.On defense, Will Hubert and Luke Gaffney held up inside against an unusual six-lineman overload. But Iose Epenesa's pin-and-pull rep and Cam Buffington's third-down coverage will now show up in every opponent's film study. We also get into the officiating, the makeup calls, and the online noise about how physical the game got.This week on Patreon: the new Big Ten playoff picture

Thank you to all of our sponsors for supporting our show:IOWA CORN // 🌽Thank you to Iowa Corn for being the presenting sponsor of this episode! https://www.iowacorn.org/KALSHI // 🏈Get a free $25 when you trade $25 on Kalshi when you use our link here: https://kalshi.com/r/ANF Disclaimer: 18+ only. Restrictions and eligibility requirements apply. Event contract trading involves significant risk and is not appropriate for everyone. Please carefully consider if it is appropriate for you in light of your personal financial circumstances. Kalshi products are not available in all jurisdictions. See kalshi.com/regulatory for more information.THE HAWKEYE GROUP // 🏢Looking for commercial real estate in eastern Iowa? There's only one name you need to know. Visit Hawkeye Commercial Real Estate → https://thehawkeyegroup.com/PATREON // 🤝Subscribe to our Patreon to support our show and get access to exclusive content from the national football landscape: https://patreon.com/TheANFPodcast

Check out Hawkeye Commercial Real Estate for all of your Quad Cities commercial real estate needs! https://thehawkeyegroup.com/Subscribe to our Patreon to watch our Recruit Draft video with Eliot Clough, to see weekly breakdowns from the top national stories, and to support our content: http://patreon.com/TheANFPodcastThe 2026 Iowa Hawkeyes season preview. Kyle and Connor go unit by unit through the offense and defense, break down the All-22 that explains what this team is built to do, and land on a record prediction for the fall.On offense: why the run game dictates eight-man boxes against almost everyone on the schedule, what Kade Pieper and Trevor Lauck give this offensive line,Leighton Jones and Jack Dotzler stepping in, the Kamari Moulton / L.J. PhillipsJr. backfield split, and the very specific job description for Hank Brown orJeremy Hecklinski at quarterback. Plus the 12 and 13 personnel problem DJVonnahme and Addison Ostrenga create, where Tony Diaz and Reece Vander Zee fit, Thomas Meyer as the inline piece, and a Wildcat QB idea for short yardage. On defense: how speed at corner and safety lets Phil Parker play more press and free up the box, the Zach Lutmer / Tyler Brown safety pairing, Deshaun Lee's senior-corner leap, Kahmari Brown headlining the pass rush, the real inexperience question at defensive tackle, and why the linebacker room might be the deepest group on the roster.Then the schedule: only two teams on it out-recruit Iowa, the first four games decide the tenor of the season, and where the losses actually land.