Before the No. 9 Oregon Ducks defeated the No. 20 Iowa Hawkeyes, ESPN's College GameDay analyst Kirk Herbstreit predicted Iowa to pull off the upset over Oregon

Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian/OregonLive and George Wrighster, host of the Unafraid Show, discuss the latest news and trends surrounding the Oregon Ducks.

After Iowa's showing against Oregon, and nearly pulling off the upset, the USA TODAY Sports Re-Rank is recognizing how close the Hawkeyes are.

The No. 9 Oregon Ducks passed a huge test in Big Ten play in week 10, defeating the No. 20 Iowa Hawkeyes 18-16 in Iowa City at Kinnick Stadium. The Ducks manag

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz sums up the Hawkeyes' crushing 18-16 loss to Oregon following a dramatic last-second field goal finish.

To compound matters, Evan Stewart, Oregon's top returning wide receiver, suffered a preseason knee injury that has sidelined him for the entirety of the 2025 campaign thus far. There is a chance that he returns late in the year.

Oregon turned that fumble into three points, but Iowa was well on its way to adding seven points on that drive. The field goal put Oregon on top 15-7, but had Iowa scored and that field goal never taken place, Iowa would've been on top either 13-12 or 15-12, depending on the outcome of an attempted two-point conversion.