Iowa football: Saturday’s weather should make for great game

With the Iowa football game against Michigan looming, one can only hope the weather isn’t going to be gross as it has been most of the season.

September was not kind to the Iowa football team whether it is severe thunderstorms resulting in one of the most bizarre games (on and off the field) I’ve ever seen or light drizzles making the ball a little slick, the Hawkeyes have not caught a break yet this season.

Despite weather concerns though, this team has played some outstanding football and the offense has shown no signs of struggles through the first third of the season.

With what can only be considered the most important game of the Iowa football team’s young season, I am happy to report that the weather looks like it is going to hold up just fine for the Hawks Saturday in Ann Arbor.

Chilly? Yes, but not rainy and although the wind will be blowing, it won’t be on the typically concerning 15 miles per hour threshold.

As of today, it appears the temperatures are going to be a brisk 53 degrees with the wind hitting around 11 miles per hour. Currently, the precipitation chances are a low 10%, but as we saw against Iowa State, the weather can change and change badly quickly.

So for now, the Iowa football team’s game plan should be completely unaffected, but if the rain that is expected Saturday evening moves up earlier, this could actually benefit an Iowa football team that is great at securing the ball and running the ball. Meanwhile, Michigan isn’t quite the best at keeping the possession of the ball, and they happen to be a below-average run defending team.

Furthermore, with their passing game struggling mostly as a result of Shea Patterson’s struggles, a rainy day could keep the ball on the ground for Michigan as well and going against the Iowa football team’s stout defensive line that is allowing 77 yards per game (10th best in the nation) is not exactly a good recipe for success.

Now, we playing the waiting game with mother nature.