The Iowa Hawkeyes take on another Mid-America Conference foe this week but coach Kirk Ferentz says it will be a step up in competition. The Hawkeyes host a Miami of Ohio team that made a respectable showing at Michigan last weekend. He says they historically have had a strong program that’s produced winning coaches. They have a string of 7 straight winning seasons.Ferentz says Miami battled Michigan the entire game and it was statistically even through three quarters..