FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2015, file photo, Iowa fans cheer after quarterback C.J. Beathard threw an 85-yard touchdown to Tevaun Smith during the second half of the Big Ten Conference championship NCAA college football game against Michigan State, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)

 AJ Mast

3.Β North Dakota State at Iowa, Sept. 17. The Bison are the best β€œsmall college” team in America, with five straight FCSΒ national titles. The Hawkeyes, who won 12 games a year ago, are expectedΒ to contend in the Big Ten again.Β 

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