FCS Snoozefest | CyHawk Talk | August 28

There will be upsets coming in week one of the college football season. The Iowa Hawkeyes and No. 22 Iowa State Cyclones are just hoping it doesn't happen to them. 

Both teams will face an FCS opponent Saturday. Iowa opens its season against Albany (5:10 p.m., FS1) while ISU (1-0 overall, 1-0 Big 12) plays against South Dakota (2:30 p.m. FOX).

Beat reporters Ethan Petrik and Ben Hutchens discuss the matchups, which team faces a greater threat, and recap ISU's win in Ireland.

Iowa State storylines:

2:17 The South Dakota Coyotes are projected as a strong FCS opponent

3:38 Ethan’s trip to The DakotaDome

5:00 Teams returning from Ireland have struggled in recent history

7:45 Will Chase Sowell and Xavier Townsend get more involved against South Dakota?

10:27 Ben is going to be watching Iowa State’s running back snaps

10:45 Matt Campbell was spicy in his postgame press conference

Iowa storylines: 

13:54 Iowa’s depth chart didn’t tell Ethan anything

19:09 Ethan wants to see if Iowa’s defense passes the eye test against Albany

20:10 Reflecting on Iowa’s win against Illinois State last year

21:00 Will Iowa’s defense allow any explosive plays to Albany?

21:54 Ethan is looking at the chemistry between Mark Gronowski and his receivers

23:31 Gronowski has (successful) history against Albany

24:04 Sunday’s headlines today

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