(Minneapolis, MN) — The University of Minnesota football team visits the University of Iowa on Saturday in a key rivalry game in the Big Ten. The Golden Gophers are coming off of a bye week and sit at 3-3 overall and 1-2 in the Big Ten. Second-ranked Michigan beat Minnesota two weeks ago 52-10. The host Hawkeyes are 6-1 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten after winning at Wisconsin last week 15-6. Minnesota quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis says they have to limit the number of times they go three-and-out and put some long drives together. He says they are embracing the challenge of playing on the road in a hostile environment. The Gophers have not won in Iowa City since 1999. Saturday’s game kicks off at 2:30 P-M.

1) Minnesota quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis says he used the bye week to work on throwing mechanics to be more accurate in his throws

2) Kaliakmanis says this is a typical Iowa football team

3) Kaliakmanis says he is embracing the challenge of playing at Kinnick Stadium

4) Kaliakmanis says the Hawkeyes are a tough challenge

5) Kaliakmanis says they need to be better on offense to win this game

6) Kaliakmanis says this is a big game, like most every Big Ten game they play in

7) Kaliakmanis says playing on the road is tough, but he has had some success on the road

8) Kaliakmanis says they have prepared for the noise at Kinnick Stadium by blasting crowd noise over speakers during practice this week