How to watch Rutgers / Iowa; pregame info, weather, spread, more: Gameday Central
Piscataway, NJ — Welcome back to game day, Rutgers Football fans! The Scarlet Knights will take the field later today when the Iowa Hawkeyes comes to town for the first Big Ten Conference game of the season.
“When you look at them, it’s a really good football team,” Head Coach Greg Schiano said on Monday. “Quarterback Gronkowski is a proven winner, national champion, two times over, has just won, I think, more games than anybody else. Maybe there’s one guy who’s won more games than him as a starting quarterback. And certainly, you can see the improvement each week, getting more and more comfortable with their system. You look at their offensive line, it’s big, strong, athletic, as you’re accustomed to Iowa’s offensive line. Really well-coached, again. It’s gonna be interesting how they attack us. But big challenge for our defense. Their defense is, again, you talk about consistency, it’s been a top defense over the last 10 years, under 20 points a game over the last 10 years.”
GameDay Central gets you ready for kickoff below.
Game time, TV channel, How to Watch
WHO: Rutgers Scarlet Knights versus Iowa Hawkeyes
WHEN: Friday, 8:00pm ET
WHERE: SHI Stadium (Piscataway, NJ) OR FOX
SPREAD via BetMGM: Iowa -2.5pts || Over/Under set at 46.5pts
On the call: Connor Onion (Play-By-Play), Mark Helfrich (Analyst), and Jennifer Hale (Reporter)
Radio: Chris Carlin, Eric LeGrand, Mike Teel, and Anthony Fucilli will call the RWJBarnabas Health Rutgers Sports Network on Saturday. It airs on WFAN 660-AM/101.9-FM and on the Scarlet Knights app.
All-Time Series: The two programs have met on the gridiron on four times since Rutgers joined Iowa back in 2014. The Hawkeyes have won all four matchups, with the most recent matchup resulting in a 22-0 win for Iowa back in 2023.
The Knight Report predictions
Richie O’Leary: Rutgers: 31 || Iowa: 24
Alec Crouthamel: Rutgers: 26 || Iowa: 19
Mike Broadbent: Rutgers: 27 || Iowa: 23
Craig Epstein: Iowa: 27 || Rutgers: 23
Tom Kakert (Hawkeye Report): Iowa: 20 || Rutgers: 17
Weather Report
The Knight Report Pregame Reading
- Printable Rutgers Football Roster
- Printable Rutgers Football Depth Chart
- 2025 Rutgers Football Watch Party Locations
- Recruit Visitor List for Rutgers versus Norfolk State
- The Knight Report Podcast – Norfolk State Preview Show
- Behind Enemy Lines: An Inside Look at the Iowa Hawkeyes
- Throwback Thursday: Comparing Iowa and Rutgers starters as recruits
- Everything Rutgers Football HC Greg Schiano ahead of Iowa game week
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