CHICAGO, Ill. – Last Saturday’s matchup between No. 2 Ohio State and Minnesota delivered 2,015,000 viewers, making it the most-watched broadcast in Big Ten Network history. It is also the first event in network history to surpass two million viewers.

BTN’s previous record, a 2021 Black Friday matchup between Iowa and Nebraska, brought in 1.99 million viewers.

No. 3 all-time occurred earlier this fall, when 1.93 million viewers tuned in for Michigan vs. Rutgers on Sept. 23.

All viewership data is attributed to Nielsen Media Research.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. [ESPN.com] — Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles got their Super Bowl LVII revenge on “Monday Night Football” with a 21-17 win over Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. It marked coach Andy Reid’s first loss to his former team and center Jason Kelce’s first win over his brother, Travis Kelce. The win allows the Eagles to maintain the best record in football (9-1).

The Chiefs led 17-7 at halftime but, like in Week 8 against the Denver Broncos and Week 9 against the Dolphins, failed to score in the final two quarters and with the loss, fell out of the lead for the AFC’s top playoff seed.

Patrick Mahomes threw two touchdown passes but it was otherwise another sluggish game for him and the passing game. Mahomes threw his only interception in the end zone when the Chiefs were in field goal range. He finished 24-of-43 for 177 yards with a 71.6 rating.

Next up for the Chiefs is a match-up against the Raiders at Raiders (325 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26).

Woodbine 49, AHSTW 47

Riverside 50, Essex 13

Norwalk 71, ADM 32

Kingsley-Pierson 66, Gehlen Catholic 36

Southeast Polk 71, Iowa City Liberty 43

Ogden 50, Grand View Christian 38

The Iowa State women raced out to a 22-point halftime lead and beat Southern 78-60. Freshman Addy Brown led the Cyclones with 18 points on seven of eight shooting.

The Cyclones used several different lineup combinations in the second half.

Motivation should not be a problem for Nebraska heading into a Black Friday game against Iowa. Not only will the Huskers be looking for their second straight win in the series but a victory sends them to a bowl game in Matt Rhule’s first season as head coach.

Rhule says the Hawkeyes have mastered the game of field position.

Rhule on an Iowa defense that gives up less than 12 and-a-half points in conference play.

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State tennis program has signed four athletes to letters of intent, head coach Jaron Maestas announced Wednesday.

“I am super excited to have this group signed with ISU,” Maestas said. “When I took the job in July it was a blank slate and as this has started to come together, I am excited for the kids that we have signed. There is a storm building and the future of Cyclone Tennis is ready to keep moving forward.”

Maestas and his assistant Yair Banuelos have worked vigorously to put together a roster for the 2023-24 season and two of the signees, Ashlee Narker and Valeska San Martin Ramirez, will complete the roster by joining the Cyclones in January.

Narker, a Saint Ives, Australia, native, currently holds a WTA ranking of 1,144, while her Universal Tennis rating is 9.54. She climbed to as high as 303 in the Junior ITF rankings.

“Ash is an awesome kid,” Maestas said. “She is the first deaf women’s tennis player to obtain a WTA ranking. Her passion for the sport will bring excitement to the team this spring.”

San Martin Ramirez, a Machala, Ecuador, native, will also join the Cyclones in January. She owns a career-high WTA ranking of 1,280. San Martin Ramirez’s UTR is 9.10, while also having a Junior ITF ranking of 157.

“Valeska is a lefty we will add for the spring,” Maestas said. “Cyclone fans will love the energy and passion she brings to the court.”

Mari Paz Alberto Vilar will join the Cyclones from Alcala De Henares, Spain. She is ranked as the No. 42 player in Spain and owns a UTR of 9.62.

“I am really excited to have Mari as the first commitment for the Fall of 2024,” Maestas said. “She is going to be a player that brings the passion and energy we love in our players. She will be a big part of the future of Cyclone Tennis.”

Cristina Ramos Sierra is the second Spain native joining the Cyclones. Ramos Sierra hails from Madrid and joins the Cyclones with a UTR of 9.20. Her world tennis number is 18.2.

“Cristina was everything we are looking at in building our team culture around,” Maestas said. “She strives to be the best at what she does and wants to be a part of the Cyclone family. We are really excited to have her join us next fall.”

The AHSTW Vikings Girls Basketball team started their 2023-24 campaign on the road vs a tough and physical Woodbine Tigers team who went 23-3 a season ago and made it to the Class 1A Quarterfinal in the State tournament. But the Vikings would not be intimidated as they came out from the start playing lots of energy and effort starting on the defensive end. Delaney Gashorn the senior leader for the Vikings got off to a great start with two baskets and a assist in the first quarter to give the Vikings a 12-10 lead after one.

The Tigers turned it up defensively in the second quarter as the Tigers forced the Vikings to 5 turnovers in the quarter and allowed the Tigers to pick up the speed of the game and get uncontested layups in transition. The Vikings had a disaster of a quarter as to go with the turnovers the Vikings struggled to score from the field as the team shot just 1-12 in the quarter and Woodbine outscored AHSTW 18-6 in the quarter to take a 26-18 lead into the break.

The two teams would play an even fourth quarter as the Tigers maintained the 8 point lead taking it into the fourth where the momentum and energy shifted early into the quarter as Ella Langer was everywhere for the Vikings creating more opportunities as Langer had 5 rebounds and 2 steals in the quarter to give the Vikings a lead before the Tigers tied it up taking the game into overtime. Head Coach of the Vikings Jason McCall was happy with Langer on defense and said they had talked about her being better defensively heading into the new season.

In the extra time frame the teams would go back and forth as Danyelle Steinkuehler knocked in one out of two free throws in back to back possessions to give the Tigers a two point lead with 21 seconds remaining. The Vikings with plenty of time got two great looks to tie as Rylie Knop missed a 10 footer and Graycen Partlow had a 12 footer just go off the back of the rim as time expired giving the Tigers a tough 49-47 win in OT to start the season 1-0. Head Coach Jason McCall knows his team left it all on the floor and was happy with how his team responded to adversity.

Coach McCall knows his team will battle and find a way to compete and give themselves a chance to win the game late and that’s exactly what they did tonight.

The Vikings have a quick turnaround as the Vikings will be back on the road tomorrow night as they travel to Cam to take on the Cougars for a 7:30 tipoff.

The Drake men suffered their first loss of the season in the semifinals of the Cayman Islands Classic. Stephen F. Austin shot a sizzling 63 percent, including 14 three pointers and hammered the Bulldogs 92-68 Monday afternoon.

That’s Drake coach Darian DeVries. The Bulldogs were outscored 54-36 in the second half.

They will play for third place on Tuesday.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa forwards Ben Krikke and Owen Freeman swept the Big Ten Conference weekly men’s basketball honors, the announcement was made Monday by the league office.  Krikke is the Player of the Week, while Freeman is the Freshman of the Week for a second straight week.

Krikke, a graduate student from Edmonton, Alberta, averaged 24.5 points and seven rebounds, while shooting 66 percent from the field (21-of-32) in a pair of games at No. 8 Creighton and Arkansas State. Freeman averaged 7.5 points, 2.5 blocks and two rebounds, while shooting 55 percent (6-of-11) from the floor.

It is the first time since the 2019-20 season that Iowa has swept the Big Ten weekly honors (Luka Garza (Player), CJ Fredrick (Freshman).  Freeman, meanwhile, is the first Hawkeye freshman to earn the distinction in consecutive weeks.

Krikke opened the week by making 11-of-18 field goals en route to a game-high 24 points against the Bluejays in the Gavitt Tipoff Games in Omaha. He followed it up by scoring a season-high 25 points, making 10-of-14 field goals and grabbing a game-high nine rebounds in a home victory over Arkansas State.  Krikke also had a career-high four steals and three blocks against the Red Wolves.

In four games, the Valparaiso transfer is leading the team in scoring, averaging 20 points, 6.5 rebounds and two steals per game, while shooting 61.8 percent from the field.  He is second in the Big Ten in steals, third in field goal percentage and fourth in scoring.

In his first collegiate road game, Freeman had three blocked shots and scored eight points in just 14 minutes at No. 8 Creighton.  He finished with seven points, three rebounds and two blocks in 10 minutes in the home win over Arkansas State.

Freeman is averaging 9.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in his first four collegiate games.  He is shooting 60.9 percent from the floor, making 14-of-23 field goal attempts.

Krikke’s Player of the Week honor is his first Big Ten recognition and third honor of his career.  He was twice named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week during the 2022-23 season.

The Hawkeyes (3-1) return to action Thursday, facing Oklahoma in the first game of the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego.  The game will tipoff at 2:02 p.m. (CT) and be televised on FS1.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa defensive coordinator and secondary coach Phil Parker has been named a semifinalist for the Broyles Award, it was announced Monday by the Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation. The Broyles Award is presented annually to the top assistant coach in college football.

It is the second straight year Parker has been named a Broyles Award semifinalist. Two Hawkeye coaches — Norm Parker (2013) and Ron Aiken (2002) — have been named the AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year. Norm Parker was also a finalist in 2004 and 2005.

The foundation will narrow a list of 15 semifinalists to five and the finalists will travel to Little Rock, Arkansas, for the awards luncheon on Dec. 5.

Parker, who is in his 25th season on Iowa’s coaching staff (12th as defensive coordinator), has been the mastermind behind one of the nation’s top defenses in 2023. The Hawkeyes have allowed just 12 touchdowns in 11 games (third fewest in the NCAA) and the unit ranks third nationally, giving up 12.3 points per game.

The Hawkeyes have given up one touchdown or less in nine of 11 games this season and the unit is ranked in the top 17 nationally in total defense for a sixth straight year. The team is currently seventh in total defense, allowing 281.4 yards per game. Iowa’s defense has allowed 400 yards or less in 22 straight games dating back to the 2021 season — the longest active streak nationally.

One of Parker’s main principles is limiting “explosive” plays. In 2023, the Hawkeyes have allowed just 15 such plays in the team’s first 11 games.

Across the board, Iowa ranks in the top 20 nationally in virtually every defensive category this season, sitting fourth in team passing efficiency defense (98.36), sixth in red zone defense (.708), 10th in passing yards allowed (173.0), 16th in first down defense (182), 18th in rushing defense (108.4) and third down conversion percentage defense (.311).

Under Parker’s tutelage, three defensive players — DB Cooper DeJean, DB Sebastian Castro and LB Jay Higgins — were midseason All-Americans. DeJean is a finalist for the Nagurski Award and a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy, while Higgins is a semifinalist for the Butkus Award.

The Hawkeyes, the Big Ten West Division champion, close out the regular season on Friday, traveling to Lincoln to face Nebraska in the Heroes Game. Game time is set for 11:09 a.m. (CT) and it will be televised on CBS.

2023 Broyles Award Semifinalists
Tommy Rees (Offensive Coordinator) – Alabama
Adam Fuller (Defensive Coordinator) – Florida State
Mike Bobo (Offensive Coordinator) – Georgia
Phil Parker (Defensive Coordinator) – Iowa
Bryant Haines (Defensive Coordinator) – James Madison
Ron English (Defensive Coordinator) – Louisville
Mike Denbrock (Offensive Coordinator) – LSU
Sherrone Moore (Offensive Coordinator) – Michigan
Kevin Peoples (Defensive Line) – Missouri
Jim Knowles (Defensive Coordinator) – Ohio State
Will Stein (Offensive Coordinator) – Oregon
Manny Diaz (Defensive Coordinator) – Penn State
Pete Kwiatkowski (Defensive Coordinator) – Texas
D’Anton Lynn (Defensive Coordinator) – UCLA
Ryan Grubb (Offensive Coordinator) – Washington