The Gophers secondary will be shorthanded against Iowa on Saturday night at Huntington Bank Stadium. Top Minnesota cornerback Justin Walley and starting safety Aidan Gousby were ruled out,

Records: Minnesota and Iowa are both 2-1 with a loss to a Power 4 Conference opponent. The Gophers fell 19-17 to North Carolina in the season opener on Aug 29. The Hawkeyes dropped its first rivalry game, 20-19 to Iowa State on Sept. 7.

Minnesota fell 19-17 to North Carolina in its home and season opener before posting back-to-back shutouts against Rhode Island and Nevada. Iowa shut out Illinois State in its season opener before losing 20-19 in a rivalry game at home against Iowa State in Week 2. The Hawkeyes responded with a 38-21 win over Troy on Saturday.

Iowa has a place in Max Brosmer’s origin story. The transfer quarterback has firmly staked himself onto the Gophers’ side of the Floyd of Rosedale rivalry, but he was born in Davenport, Iowa — only 55 miles east to the Hawkeyes’ campus in Iowa City.

For the first time in 2024, the Hawkeyes are on the road as they travel to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the kick off to Big Ten conference play. Both teams enter the day at 2-1 and untested in conference play.