{"id":58974,"date":"2025-08-11T02:29:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T02:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/58974\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T02:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T02:29:09","slug":"2025-iowa-football-predictions-hawkeyes-ranked-29th-in-rj-youngs-ultimate-136","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/58974\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Iowa Football Predictions: Hawkeyes Ranked 29th in RJ Young&#8217;s Ultimate 136"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/personalities\/rj-young\" class=\"contributor-wrapper pd-t-b-10 flex\" data-v-d8ab971f=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RJ-Young-727x727.png\" alt=\"RJ Young\" class=\"contributor-headshot\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" data-v-d8ab971f=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>RJ Young<\/p>\n<p>FOX Sports National College Football Analyst<\/p>\n<p> <\/a>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\">This isn&#8217;t your average college football ranking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\">My Ultimate 136 is a set of rankings that is fluid, but it&#8217;s my job to look ahead and make a claim for all FBS teams based on what I know and why I know it. Here are the three pressing questions I started by asking when putting together this list:<\/p>\n<p>Who do I think is good?Why do I think they&#8217;re good?What are the chances they will finish above or below my expectations?<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\">Here is a look at where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-football\/iowa-hawkeyes-team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iowa<\/a> lands in my Ultimate 136.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\">Iowa ranking: 29<br \/>Last year\u2019s ranking:\u00a024\u00a0<br \/>Top player: DL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-football\/aaron-graves-player\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Aaron Graves<\/a>: Named to the Lott Trophy preseason award watch list, started all 13 games last season and finished with 6 sacks, 8 tackles for loss and 3 forced fumbles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-football\/iowa-hawkeyes-team-schedule\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iowa&#8217;s 2025 schedule<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\">RJ&#8217;s take: The addition of former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-football\/south-dakota-state-jackrabbits-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">South Dakota State<\/a> All-American quarterback and national championship QB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-football\/mark-gronowski-player\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Gronowski<\/a> is the best recruit Kirk Ferentz has ever had at the position. Gronowski has passed for over 10,000 yards, won the Walter Payton Award \u2014 best offensive player in the FCS \u2014 and is 49-6 as a starter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\">Hawkeyes fans have ached for a functional passing offense for nearly a decade, and they got a taste of that last year before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-football\/cade-mcnamara-player\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Cade McNamara<\/a> went down with injury. This year they\u2019ll get a QB who is not just a capable passer but a runner to pair with Phil Parker\u2019s annually tough defense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/college-football\/2025-college-football-rankings-rj-youngs-ultimate-136\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Check out RJ Young&#8217;s Ultimate 136 College Football Rankings here<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\">Iowa Win Total Odds: Over 7.5 (+136) Under 7.5 (-168)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\">Have an issue with my rankings? Think your alma mater is too low, or your school&#8217;s rival is too high? Get at me on X, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RJ_Young\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@RJ_Young<\/a>, and I&#8217;ll select my favorite tweets and respond to them in a future article.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-8d19012c=\"\">RJ Young is a national college football writer and analyst for FOX Sports. Follow him at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RJ_Young\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">@RJ_Young<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience      <\/p>\n<p>\n        recommended\n      <\/p>\n<p> Arrow pointing to the leftArrow pointing to the right <\/p>\n<p>Item 1 of 3<\/p>\n<p>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752807790_385_NCAAFootball.vresize.160.160.medium.0.png\" alt=\"College Football\" class=\"team-logo\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\"\/> Get more from the College Football Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more     <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RJ Young FOX Sports National College Football Analyst This isn&#8217;t your average college football ranking. 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