IOWA CITY, Iowa – The No. 17-ranked Iowa football team travels Evanston, IL this weekend for a game against No. 20 Northwestern. It’s an important contest in the Big Ten West Division race.

The Hawkeyes own a 6-0 overall record and at 2-0 in the Big Ten have a one-game lead over Northwestern in the West. The Wildcats are 5-1 and 1-1.

Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz and his players are expecting a tough go at Ryan Field Saturday (11 a.m. CT, ABC) despite their 48-7 win against the Wildcats last year in Iowa City. They talked about their upcoming contest in this AH TV video: