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College football’s Week 5 slate features a massive Big Ten showdown as state No. 5 Ohio visits No. 14 Iowa. New users can use Kalshi Promo Code FOXSPORTS to get a $55 bonus and get involved in markets around Ohio State vs. Iowa.
Iowa enters the game with a lot of momentum after a last-second victory over Michigan, and the Hawkeyes now return to Kinnick Stadium for another chance to shock the Big Ten.
Ohio State will face its first road test since losing to No. 1 Texas, putting the Buckeyes in a hostile environment against a ranked Iowa team looking to pull off another wild upset.
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How to watch Ohio State vs. Iowa
- When: Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM ET
- Where: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
- TV: CBS
- Follow Live: FOX Sports
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Ohio State’s offense turned in its most explosive passing performance of the season last week, with Julian Say at its center. He threw for a season-high 367 yards and four touchdowns on 27-of-36 passing against Illinois, adding 29 rushing yards and a score on the ground. This season he has 1,206 yards, 10 touchdowns and just one interception in four games.
Iowa’s defense enters a road win at Michigan in which it forced a red-zone interception and got double-digit plays from three different players. This type of tackle-minded unit is a step up from anything Sayin has faced so far this season.
Iowa’s coaching staff has already named its central defensive question for Saturday, and it starts with the inclusion of Jeremiah Smith. He set a new career high with 12 catches for 217 yards and four touchdowns against Illinois last week, tying Ohio State’s single-game reception record, and he would already become the program’s career receiving yards leader earlier this season.
Iowa is 4-0 and ranked No. 14, but needed a layup with two seconds left to beat Michigan 20-19 last week. Smith gives Ohio State a scoring threat capable of setting up such a close game.
Hank Brown made the biggest shot of his season when it mattered most last week. He was 21 of 35 for a season-high 227 yards and two touchdowns in Iowa’s 20-19 win at Michigan, capped by a 16-yard touchdown pass to Reece Vander Zee with two seconds left. He has 700 yards, five touchdowns and zero interceptions this season.
Ohio State is averaging 45 points a game this season, a different level of firepower than anything Brown has had to deal with so far in 2026.
Iowa’s top seven scorers will have to slow down one of the nation’s most explosive offenses on Saturday, and Cam Buffington has been the one making plays up front to do that. He had a season-high 11 tackles in last week’s 20-19 win over Michigan, anchoring an Iowa front that also picked off a pass in the red zone that day.
Only Jeremiah Smith had four touchdowns and 217 receiving yards in last week’s win over Illinois, the kind of big-play threat Iowa’s front seven hasn’t had to defend as often as it has now.
