IOWA CITY, IA - NOVEMBER 21: Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz looks on from the sidelines during play against the Minnesota Golden Gophers...

Iowa remains in BCS mix with win

...ugly win in most corners of the country, but in Iowa City, it looks gorgeous. The Iowa Hawkeyes found a way to get to 10-2, an outcome almost everyone would have accepted before...

Freshmen Vandenberg, Wegher help Iowa keep BCS bowl hopes alive

Freshman James Vandenberg threw for 117 yards, and Iowa kept its hopes for a BCS bowl bid alive by beating Minnesota 12-0 on Saturday.

Pac-10 mailbag: Can Stanford get an at-large BCS berth?

...rooms and notching high TV ratings likely would find a Big Ten runner-up -- Penn State or Iowa -- more appealing. It might not seem fair. But Stanford's chances are remote, at best, to receive...

...NOVEMBER 14: Quarterback Terrelle Pryor #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes prepares to pass against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio Stadium on November 14, 2009 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images...

...14: Tailback Dan Herron #1 of the Ohio State Buckeyes runs with the ball against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio Stadium on November 14, 2009 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images...

Will UNLV or San Jose State hire a Pac-10 assistant?

...of as a defensive coordinator at Florida that he was able too wait around for programs like Iowa and Oklahoma to fight over him. Urban Meyer did the steady climb -- Notre Dame assistant, Bowling Green...

...OCTOBER 31: Head coach Bill Lynch of the Indiana Hoosiers runs on the field against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium on October 31, 2009 in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa defeated Indiana 42-24...

Dickson, McCoy are Mackey seminfinalists

...USC's Anthony McCoy. Also on the list are: Dorin Dickerson (Pittsburgh), Aaron Hernandez (Florida), Tony Moeaki (Iowa), Dennis Pitta (BYU), Kyle Rudolph (Notre Dame) and Cody Slate (Marshall

...NOVEMBER 14: Quarterback Terrelle Pryor #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes passes the ball against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio Stadium on November 14, 2009 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images...

...14, 2009; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Jim Tressel celebrates after defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes during overtime at Ohio Stadium

Barclay's FG in overtime secures Ohio State's first Rose Bowl berth since '97

Back-up kicker Devin Barclay kicked a 39-yard field goal in overtime to give Ohio State a 27-24 victory over Iowa and send the Buckeyes to the Rose Bowl for the first time in 13 years.

...2009; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running back Jordan Hall (29) celebrates after defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes during over time at Ohio Stadium

...2009; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running back Jordan Hall (29) celebrates after defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes during over time at Ohio Stadium

Nov 14, 2009; Columbus, OH, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback James Vanderberg (16) looks to pass during the second quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes...