{
  "id": 17061764,
  "title": "Iowa football Week 9 bowl projections: Where could the Hawkeyes be headed?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/iowa-football-week-9-bowl-projections-where-could-the-hawkeyes-be",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-29T12:45:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/iowa-football-week-9-bowl-124534144.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As the Hawkeyes enter Week 9 following their recent 13-10 loss to Minnesota, college football media outlets have offered varying projections for the team's potential bowl game. After a chaotic weekend of top-25 programs struggling, Iowa's loss certainly diminished their prospects in the bowl race. The team will return to Kinnick Stadium this weekend to face Wisconsin in the Heartland Trophy showdown.\n\nLooking ahead, USA Today Sports projects Iowa to play in the Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida on January 2, 2027, at 11 a.m. CT on ABC. ESPN has Iowa listed for the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York on December 26, 2026, at 11 a.m. CT on ABC. Bonagura also has Iowa set to compete in the Citrus Bowl on January 2, 2027 at the same venue and time.\n\nMark Schlabach of CBS Sports suggests Iowa could be headed to the Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee on December 30, 2026, at 2 p.m. CT on ESPN, facing off against Alabama. On3 projects Iowa playing in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on December 26, 2026, at 11 a.m. CT on ABC, again meeting Duke. Sports Illustrated aligns with ESPN and On3 in projecting Iowa for the Pinstripe Bowl against Duke on the same date and time.",
  "summary": "After another chaotic week of college football, here's the latest Iowa football bowl game projections from around the nation.",
  "key_points": [
    "Iowa Hawkeyes face Wisconsin in Heartland Trophy game",
    "USA Today projects Iowa for Citrus Bowl on January 2, 2027",
    "CBS Sports suggests Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl option"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}