Iowa football Week 11 bowl projections: Where could the Hawkeyes be headed?
After Iowa (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten) dispatched of Northwestern (6-3, 3-3 Big Ten) last Saturday at Ryan Field, 24-10, which bowl game do college football media outlets now project the Hawkeyes to play in this year as they enter Week 11? In its win at Northwestern, Iowa quarterback Hank Brown ran for a 21-yard touchdown and threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Tony Diaz. Braeden Jackson also returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown. It's the second time this season that Jackson has housed a kickoff for a score. Up next for the Hawkeyes is a home matchup against the Purdue Boilermakers (3-6, 2-4 Big Ten) at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 14. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on NBC and it will stream on Peacock. With No. 15 Iowa looking to bolster its momentum even further this weekend against Purdue, below is which bowl game each media outlet currently projects the Hawkeyes to play in: USA Today Sports College Football Playoff Bryant-Denny Stadium (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) Dec. 18 or Dec. 19, 2026, Time TBD Iowa vs. Alabama ESPN Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tenn.) Dec. 30, 2026, at