tevaun smith--"staying focused. not thinking about the week after and all the other weeks. just focus on this week and that's maryland and then when we get our next game we will focus on them." alex giaimo--"maryland has lost f fr games in a row but kirk ferentz isn't looking past the terrapins, a team that beat his hawkeyes last t season." kirk ferentz--"we've got 62.5 percent of our big ten gameme ft to be exact so to worry about those things is really kind of silly and yoyoget defined bubuwhat you do on the field d d the best thing we can do right now is just worried about this game. you know we've got a realal big game coming up with maryland a team that beat us last year." alex giaimo--"and although maryland is in the middle of a losing streak they lost last weekend to penn state by just one point." tevaun smith--"from film they are kind of athletic guys and if you give them confidence they can kind of destroy you. so we got to make sure we are on our stuff and make sure we can execute everything on offense." parker hesse--"they're a really explosive offense. they're t

(tevaun smith) staying focused. not thinking about the week after and all the other this week and that's when we get our next them. (giaimo) maryland has lost four games in a row but kirk ferentz isn't looking past the terrapins, a team that season. (kirk ferentz) we've got 62.5 percent of our big ten games left worry about those things is really kind of silly and you get defined but what you do on the field and the best thing we can do right now is just worried about this game. you know we've got a really big game coming up with maryland a team that beat us last year. (giaimo) and although maryland is in the middle of a losing streak they lost last weekend to penn state by just one point. (tevaun smith) from film they are kind of athletic guys and if you give them confidence they can kind of destroy you. so we got to make sure we are on our stuff and make sure we can execute everything on offense. (alex giaimo) the terps will be traveling to the state of iowa for this game for the first time in school history and k

(tevaun smith) staying focused. not thinking about the week after weeks. just focus on this week and that's maryland and then when we get our next them. (giaimo) maryland has lost four games in a terrapins, a team that season. (kirk ferentz) we've got 62.5 percent of to be exact so to things is really kind of silly and you get defined but what you do on the field and the best thing we can do right now is just worried about this game. you know we've got a really big game coming up with maryland a team that beat us last year. (giaimo) and although maryland is in the middle of a losing streak they lost last weekend to penn state by just one point. (tevaun smith) from film they are kind of athletic guys and if you give them confidence they can kind of destroy you. so we got to make sure we are on our stuff and make sure we can execute everything on offense. (alex giaimo) the terps the state of iowa for this game for the first time in school history and kick off for the game is at 2:30pm. with your hawkeye headquarters report in iowa city, alex giaimo, local 4

wideout tevaun smith is back to -- smith says he is fully healed. let's be honest, sometimes you just need a break. what was it like to just to sit on a couch? >> i was loving it. >> started for the first time, i never really understood how much of a totally season can take on you. >> a lot of guys are feeling a lot better. >> relax a little bit and get ready to go for the next 5 games scott: rested and ready here , come the hawkeyes. andy: hawkeyes are looking forward to the game against the terms saturday afternoon at 2:30 live on abc. hawkeye wrestling fans are watching their team russell outdoors. more than 30,000 tickets have have been -- tickets have been sold for the gravel on the gridiron. i hosts texas on saturday. college basketball, wichita state a unanimous number one selection in the valley conference preseason poll. uni picked 2nd, drake 7th in the poll. of the women's side, drake uni right third. there was a famous face on the sidelines and a new coach. barack obama flying in just to see fred hoiberg's debut. jimmy butler plastic to t

wide receiver tevaun smith is also out. most teams are banged up at this point of the season -- and iowa won't make excuses. "it's a big void but this team's done a good job of handling adversity," said head coach kirk ferentz. "they've done a good job of, if we're hurting a little bit here, other areas pick up the slack a little bit and it's a positive for the team so far." "we don't worry about that. that doesn't change what our jobs are," said senior tight end henry krieger coble. "as far as who's in there and doing what, we just go out there and we just got to do our job either way." iowa beat northwestern 48-7 last year. kickoff is at 11 am. a state medical examiner says former iowa safety tyler sash died from an accidental overdose after mixing two powerful pain medications. a history of painful shoulder injuries were also a factor. sash was found dead at his home in oskaloosa, on september 8th. the autopsy determined a mixture of methadone and hydro-codone caused sash's death -- both are legal and used to relieve sev

vtr 1:04 oc: "showed it today " it was great to see tevaun smith back in the lineup against northwestern saturday. he did make two big catches but they wer called back. with the bye wwek he shouldde 100 perceet for maryland and gives iowa another weapon in the passing game. i was kind of 50-50 during warmups but i was feeling pretty good it was nice to be out their with my teammates d get this winin it came aalot confidence after two weeks of rehab i feeling better and better and i will for sure be 100 percent after the bye week. vtr :18 oc: "after the bye wee " and you can tch the iowa-maryland game october 31t at 2:30 riht here on n crg tv-9. the alburnett football team will also join us tonight for on iowa live. the pirates are having a great season at 7-1 led by new head coach ken kasper who is also the schools principle and athletic director. that is a tough triple so far he is handling it just fine. it will be fun to talk to principle kasper and the pirates tonight. and finally it monday time for another edition of john's ig ole fish. landon coffman leads us off blue gill speaking