Cy-Hawk rivalry among CBS Sports’ biggest college football games of Week 2

Week 1 of the 2024-25 college football season is in the books and it is now time to turn the page to rivalry week.

The Iowa Hawkeyes are hosting in-state rival, the Iowa State Cyclones, for the annual Cy-Hawk rivalry. Both teams enter this one 1-0 and are surely headed for another tight battle.

Iowa took care of Illinois State 40-0 while Iowa State dispatched North Dakota by a score of 21-3. With Week 2 rapidly approaching, this matchup is one of CBS  Sports’ biggest games of the weekend.

If tightly contested rivalry games are your thing, the Cy-Hawk battle is a must-see. The last six games have been decided by 10 points or less, and both teams are expected to be strong in 2024. Their Week 1 opponents combined to score three points, so this should be a defensive slugfest that is decided in the fourth quarter. Iowa has won seven of the last eight in the series, but the teams have split the past two meetings. – David Cobb, ESPN

Iowa has more than doubled up on Iowa State in this series with a 47-23 advantage all-time. Iowa State won the matchup in 2022, but over the last 20 years, it has been all Hawkeyes. Iowa has won 14 of the last 20 and eight of the last 10 matchups.

The Hawkeyes have opened up as a 3.5-point favorite in this game which is a testament to the tightness of the game. Six of the last 10 meetings have been decided by one score.

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