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. North Dakota State at Iowa, Sept. 17. The Bison are the best “small college” team in America, with five straight FCS national titles. The Hawkeyes, who won 12 games a year ago, are expected to contend in the Big Ten again. 

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