Through the chaos of the game in Piscataway, it felt like we saw this Iowa Hawkeyes football team grow up a little bit right in front of our eyes.

Iowa Hawkeyes football rallied to a clutch Big Ten road win vs. Rutgers with the deck stacked against it and its defense on its heels.

Liberty fell six spots to No. 8 and plays at No. 7 Iowa City West this week. The big game in 4A last week was Pella’s 19-15 victory over North Polk, avenging a loss to the Comets in last year’s state final.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/high-school as Iowa High School Football Top 25 State Rankings - Sept. 22, 2025. We have a new No. 1 in the latest Iowa High School Football Top 25 State Rankings after the previous No. 1, Iowa City Liberty, was bested last Friday night.

With four weeks down and five to go before the playoffs, things are starting to clear up in the Iowa high school football world. For the first time this season, all seven No. 1 teams got through a week unscathed.

Here are three takeaways from what Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell ahead of the Cyclones' matchup against Arizona in Week 5.

The Iowa State Cyclones were on a much-needed bye in Week 4 after starting the season a perfect 4-0. Iowa State has to be very pleased with how they have perfor

Seven Iowa high schools have canceled or paused their varsity football seasons this fall, including the defending eight-player state champ.

Based on a four-game sample size with the Hoosiers, quarterback Fernando Mendoza drew high praise from the long-time Iowa coach.