leadership. north liberty mayor amy nielsen was elected to the iowa state house. because of that, she'll give up her job as mayor. she must do that by january 9th. the city council then has 40 days to appoint a new mayor or hold a special election. if they do appoint a mayor -- a "we do know of at least one resident who is has made it trigger a special election. more than likely we're going to end up having a special election. i don't know what would prevent that from happening at this point." a big issue the new mayor will have to face is how to deal with happening today -- a very big rivalry in this part of the country. iowa hosting nebraska today at kinnick. there's a lot on the line for both teams. iowa is trying to finish the regular season strong. the hawks have bounced back with two straight wins after losing two in a row.