ESPNU Road Trip

Iowa State at Iowa (7x3)

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ESPNU Road Trip, airing onWednesday, Sept. 17, at 6 p.m., traveled to Iowa City, Iowa this past weekend to experience first-hand the battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy: Iowa State vs. Iowa. Highlights include: First Look: Hawkeye football will unveil a new, state-of-the-art Football Operations Center on the Iowa campus next month and ESPNU Road Trip took an exclusive tour inside the facility Family Affair: Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz has coached all three of his sons at the college level, including Steven, currently an offensive lineman for the Hawkeyes. Coach Ferentz explains the role family and community service play in his program. Giving Back: ESPNU Road Show accompanies Iowa football players to the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital where the student-athletes meet with patients, who are also Hawkeye fans Rivalry Traditions: The hosts emcee the “Beat State” student body pep rally and participate in the ROTC Cy-Hawk rivalry game ball run, a tradition that started in the 1980s and continues each year Battle for Cy-Hawk Trophy: Tailgate with the “Black Pearl,” experience the “Hawk Walk,” and be on the sidelines of Kinnick Stadium for a thrilling last-second finish in one of the more heated intrastate rivalries in college football.