This Saturday (September 26, 2015), the Iowa Hawkeyes will meet the North Texas Mean Green at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa to face off in the fourth week of the 2015 NCAAF season. The Hawkeyes are hoping to win their fourth straight game to stay undefeated this season. The Mean Green, on the other hand, are hoping to knock off the Hawkeyes and win their first game of the season. Kickoff will start at 2:30 pm CT, and the game will be televised nationwide on ESPNU. While many Iowa fans believe this will be an easy win for the Hawks, Kirk Ferrentz and his team would be wise to not underestimate the Mean Green.
The North Texas Mean Green are led by head coach Dan McCarney. Their game plan will most likely be to get the ball to their top receiver Carlos Harris, who has the most touchdowns for his team as well as the most total yards gained. They will have to hope, though, that their quarterback, Andrew McNulty, doesn't throw an interception this game as a turnover against Iowa could be devastating. McNulty has struggled this season with keeping the ball with his team as he has thrown more interceptions this year as touchdowns. Hopefully for the Mean Green, McNulty does not struggle quite as much against his hometown team. They will also need a big game from their running back Antoinne Jimmerson. Jimmerson has run for 134 yards in 22 attempts this year, but they will need a more productive game from him if they hope to keep up with the Hawkeyes, who have yet to allow a rushing touchdown through three games this year.
The Iowa Hawkeyes are led by head coach Kirk Ferrentz. They will hope to continue their hot start under the new starting quarterback C.J. Beathard. Through three games, C.J. has shown much progress and has grown every week. Hawkeye fans hope that he will continue this trend against the Mean Green. Iowa's strategy will probably look to throw this week against a team that allows over 250 passing yards a game. Beathard's main target this year has been to Matt VandeBerg, but the Mean Green should also pay attention to Iowa running back Jordan Canzeri and wide receiver Tevaun Smith who have both received a 51-yard pass this year, three yards longer than VandeBerg's long of 48-yards. They will also look for a nice rushing game from Canzeri who has run for at least one touchdown in each of Iowa's three wins this year.
While the stats show that Iowa should have no problem from this North Texas team, anything can happen. The Hawkeyes may be looking ahead to their next match up against 22nd ranked Wisconsin, but they must stay focused in order to keep their undefeated season hopes alive. This looks to be an interesting match, and it should be entertaining to the fans watching either in Iowa City, or from their couches at home.
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