Week 9 of the 2025 college football season sees the Iowa Hawkeyes (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) once again inside Kinnick Stadium. This weekend, a rivalry game and a trophy are on the line in Big Ten play.
Iowa hosts the Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) in a matchup of two teams with identical records, eyeing that magical sixth win to punch a bowl ticket. More than that, these teams are eyeing another conference win to keep pace so they can pounce should a team atop the conference stumble.
Watch Iowa vs. Minnesota
With kickoff approaching, here is how to watch the Iowa Hawkeyes take on Minnesota, including time, TV schedule, and streaming information:
What channel is the Iowa vs. Minnesota on today?
Livestream: CBS
Iowa-Minnesota will be airing on CBS in Week 9 of the college football season. Play-by-play broadcaster Brad Nessler and color analyst Gary Danielson will call the game from the booth at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. Jenny Dell will report from the sidelines.
Iowa-Minnesota time today
- Date: Saturday, Oct. 25
- Kickoff time: 2:30 p.m. CT
The Iowa-Minnesota game starts at 2:30 p.m. CT from Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.
Iowa vs. Minnesota predictions, picks, odds
This matchup is always physical. It’s who these two teams are. While there is respect between head coaches Kirk Ferentz and P.J. Fleck, these teams are still a rivalry game, which often brings out the best in college football. Iowa knows they are getting a fistfight from the Golden Gophers.
The key matchups to watch in this game come down to two things. The first one is the Iowa offensive line against the Minnesota defensive line. Iowa is running the ball incredibly well. They want to run the ball, eat clock, and maintain possession. This is their advantage. Minnesota isn’t defending the run all that well, but they make up for it in the pass rush. If Minnesota forces Iowa to throw the ball, the scale tilts to the Gophers.
The other matchup is Drake Lindsey against the Iowa secondary and pass rush. Iowa has a stout run defense, and Darius Taylor, the Minnesota running back, may get some after Iowa showed some cracks against Penn State, but the passing game is what Minnesota has found success in this year.
Like many of Iowa’s rivalary games, this one comes down to who makes the second-half turnover. Iowa is forcing turnovers and playing opportunistic defense, which leads to them getting a timely turnover to ice this game. Iowa 27, Minnesota 17
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