Iowa safety Koen Entringer will play his first college game in his home state Saturday night when Iowa visits Michigan State. The native of Ypsilanti, Michigan says he was never recruited by the Spartans.

Entringer says the Spartans will challenge the Iowa defense.

Iowa defensive back Zach Lutmer says watching Cooper DeJean have success early in his Iowa career gave him confidence he could do the same. The redshirt freshman from Central Lyon/George-Little Rock has appeared in all six games this season.

Iowa defensive lineman Yahya Black is also having an impact on special teams. His blocked field goal early last week flipped the momentum in a 40-16 Hawkeye win over Washington.