Iowa enters the matchup in the wake of consecutive losses that took them out of the running for the conference title game and the College Football Playoff, so now the focus turns to winning at least eight games for the 10th time in the last 11 seasons.

Iowa also received a big spark off its bench from sophomore guard Taylor Stremlow, who recorded a career-high 12 points, a pair of clutch second-half 3-pointers, 4 assists and 1 steal. She was named the WBCA Showcase's most outstanding player of the game.

President Trump has accused Selzer and The Des Moines Register of "brazen election interference" with their final 2024 Iowa presidential poll that showed him trailing Democrat Kamala Harris.

Here are seven top performers, one from each game, from the 2025 Iowa high school football state championships.

It's been a year to forget for Michigan State (3-7, 0-7). The Spartans bring a seven-game losing streak to Iowa City after falling at home to Penn State in Week 12. Unless Michigan State upsets Iowa or Maryland in the season finale, the Spartans will have gone two whole calendar months without a victory.

Two teams hoping to finish the season strong collide when the Iowa State Cyclones host the Kansas Jayhawks in what should make for a thrilling Big 12 tilt today.