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Friday, October 16, 2009

The 11th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes will try to stay unbeaten when they visit Wisconsin in the Big Ten. The Badgers suffered their first loss a week ago at Ohio State . John Clay leads the Badger’s power ground attack that averages just over 200 yards per game. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says it seems like Wisconsin is leading the conference in rushing every year and that’s why they are always good.

As an outsider looking in, he says the Badgers are probably a little more comfortable with their passing attack this year. Ferentz says senior quarterback Scott Tolzien gives the offense more balance, and is a winner. He says the Wisconsin coaches have to be really pleased with the way Tolzien is playing.

The Badgers have won 23 of their last 25 games at home. Ferentz says a record like that means it’s a tough place to play, but more importantly it’s a good team that you are playing. Ferentz says they’ve already played in a tough environment, and can handle that, the main thing is being able to handle the Badgers.

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ISU looks for ways to pressure Baylor on defense

by Todd Kimm 10/16/09 4:18 PM

The Iowa State Cyclones host Baylor in their annual homecoming contest. The Cyclones have lost two straight games and coach Paul Rhoads wants to see improvement from the defense. It begins with a better pass rush. Rhoad says they are not capable of putting on a lot of pressure because that leaves too many one-on-one [...]

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UNI faces toughest conference test in SIU

by Todd Kimm 10/16/09 4:17 PM

The two favorites in the Missouri Valley Football Conference race meet in Cedar Falls as UNI hosts Southern Illinois. UNI is ranked third in the country, Southern Illinois is fifth and both enter 3-0 in conference play.
UNI coach Mark Farley says it is a test and it is always back and forth, so they don’t [...]

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Gas prices go up as supply drops

by Pat Curtis 10/16/09 3:29 PM

The state agency that monitors gas prices says Iowans are paying a few pennies more per gallon this month. Jessica Zopf, spokesperson for the Iowa Office of Energy Independence, says the average price for a gallon of unleaded fuel mixed with 10%. ethanol stands at $2.37. That’s up from $2.34 one month ago.
“It’s not exactly [...]

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Branstad into “overdrive” to pursue “bigger calling”

by O. Kay Henderson 10/16/09 3:21 PM

Former Governor Terry Branstad has resigned from his job as president of Des Moines University to pursue a “bigger calling” in 2010.  Branstad plans to travel to all 99 Iowa counties to talk with Iowans about running for a fifth term as governor.
“I’m humbled by the thousands of people that have written or emailed or contacted [...]

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Football Friday Night: HS Scores for October 16

by Dar Danielson 10/16/09 2:48 PM

Join Dar Danielson and the Football Friday Night crew for scores and highlights from high school games throughout Iowa. Check your local radio station for times and availability… or listen here beginning at 10 p.m. Central.

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Culver to have “candid” talks with unions about state worker pay

by O. Kay Henderson 10/16/09 12:10 PM

Governor Chet Culver says no government employee in the state should expect a pay raise in the current economic environment. Culver suggests it may be time to reopen negotiations between his executive branch of state government and the unions that represent state workers and consider salary reductions for the state workforce. 
 ”We have signed contracts that [...]

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