in a season to remember for the hawkeyes, the dream for a berth in the college football playoff is still alive after a big win against nebraska. good evening, i'm karen fuller, scott is off tonight. the hawkeyes took on the huskers in one of the biggest iowa game's in recent years with the chance to finish the regular season undefeated. undefeated.cbs 2 sports anchor mia o'brien is here with how it all went down in lincoln. karen, the heroes game trophy on the line in lincoln -- and although they've already clinched the big ten west, a rfect regular season also on the line for the hawkeyes today... tough weather conditions on a blistering cold day in nebraska... but iowa with the first and goal cj beathard finds who else but the touchdowowmagnetet- george kittle, yet another touchdown on the year.... iowa up 7-zip...cornhuskers would even it later in the second but don't blink -- parker hesse says i'll takekethat and waltzes in for the touchdown... hawkeyes back in front -- would be 14-10 at the half....but then jordan canzeri took over. third quarter the senior tailback cuts around the

but the hawkeyes secondary... let's just say deja vu all over again... greg mabin with the pick of armstrong in the third.... a career high four picks for the nebraska q-b on the day.... big reason why the h hkeyes able to hold on.. 28-20 the final... and so the hawkeyes, complete the undefeated regular season -- the aforementioned two touchdowns by jordan cacaeri in the second half prove to be the big difference in this one remains a myserty -- win and michigan state is in, otherwise the hawks will play the winner of ohio state and michigan thanksgiving weekend basketball tournaments typically feature inter- conference battles; small, unknown schools playing spspler to pernnial l powers; and well, not a lot of nationally ranked teams squaring off. not the case in austin texas this afternoon.... the number twenty one iowa women's basketball teamamaking on number twenty three g-w at the lonestar showcase....and this one was wild... the hawkeyes rally to send it to extras--and it would go two overtime periods--but the colonials edge the hawks in this one --

this oneewas a nutshhll of the hawkeyes season. strong defeense forcing turnovers, big showing from the running game and cj beathard making just enough plays to get the w. our own mark woodely was in lincoln he shows us how the hawkeyes stayed perfect. the iowa hawkeyes got it done - hoisting the heroes trophy for iowa's 28, 20 vitory over nebraska secured the first unbeaten, 12 and oh regular season in hawkeye history "i was a little emotional coming other." "it's just pure excitement, pure joy really. i'm just prouu of the seniors, the way they've led us. it's pretty undescribable." "we're 12 and oh right now. that's all you can say. they we've won this season and we've beathard and george kittle hooked up for a 7 point lead in put it away with a pair of 3rd putting iowa up 11 late "for me it was a great feeling to be able to do that, help out my team. i barely did anything. all i did was run because my line blocked great." "on multiple occassions the nebraska offense looked like they were ready to strike and put the huskers in th

iowa back in the lead 14-7... hawkeyes led 14-10 at halftime ... 3rd quarter, frst iowa possession... jorran canzeri with a huge lane on the left side... and he takes it to the house... 29-yard touchdown... hawkeyes go up 21-10... nebraska would answer with a touchdow... but then iowa answers bacac... canzeri with another huge hole, he turns on the jets and he says see ya later... he goes 68 yards to the promise land, 2nd td of the game... he surpassed the 2,000 yard mark for his career... iowa goes up 28-17 ... the iowa defense had 4 interceptions today, here's one from decorah native josey jewell... the hawkeyes complete the perfect regular season with the 28-20 victoo... here's george kittle after the game "it's a dream come true. we set out at the beginning of the season to win each and every game. that's what we've done. we accomplished our goal. ii looking forward to next week. more concerned about next week right now, a big ten championship." trt: 18 oc: "a big ten championship" ... the iowa wrestling team looks to

as the hawkeyes approach the final gamam of their reeular season tomorrow, we thought it would only be appropriate to take a look back on this thanksgiving day at a football season, hawkeye fans are sure to bebethankful for. kwwl's kristin rogers is live to break down this magical season. amanda it all started with a win, and then another and another, with a perfect season through eleven games, we have all been able to witness one offhe best hawkeye football teams in school history. if hawkeye fans don't (nats of tennesee fans being obnoxious) it's probably because they were trying to forget..... they gave tennessee their first bowl game win since 2008... it was time for change, and everyone knew it. but what would the change be? it seems they decided last year was uacceptable and came back with a renewed since of pride with the most noticable change at quarterback jake rudock's role as the starter came@to a screeching halt and a new leader emerged, his name.... cj leadership role, you know taking reps and all that stuff so i like it." fast forward five months later (fast forward effec

for the touchdown 7-0 hawkeyes. later desmond king back deep for the return muffs the punt the huskers recover..... and they make it count huskers imani cross the big back bulls his way in from 4 yards out.... knots it up at 7's defense putting up some points parker hesse from waukon... gets a big paw on tips it in the air and he can waukon in for the fourth pick six for phil parkers d on the year 14-7 iowa. they led 14-10 at the break jordan canzeri had touchdown runs on two consecutive touhes... theres the first canzeri around the left side 29 yards and in. next touch stutter step and turns on the jets... this one for 68... iowa led the big ten with 33 rush td coming into the individually hes got 12 another iowa boy may have iced the game decorahs josey jewell... with the 4th pick of the game off tommy armstrong.... from there all iowa had to do was hold on iowa wins 28-20 they go 12-0 for the first time in school history. the uni panthers are currently in the middle of the mvc tournament the panthers handled illin

announcer: right to rise usa is resesnsible for the this week the iowa hawkeyes appear on the cover of sports illustrated... and it looks pretty good. but these iowa hawkeyes will tell you while the national recognition is nice... at this point it means nothing. iowa is fresh off there 11 win this season and they continue to reaching number 3 in the ap poll and the nenecollege playoff ranking are released tonight. first they have to take care of business at nebreska the huskers sit at 5-6 and will be playing for there postseason lives . theseeiowa hawkeyes are aware of what is at something that has been thrown that noone has ever done before more thing we can try and shoot for. " "i think its cool but at the same time the same people were ragging on us at the beggining of the season so you cant look championship and we gotta win this one this week. " the hawkeyes and huskers kickoff at 230 frommincoln on black friday. the uni panthers have already punched their ticket to the postseason the 15th ranked panthers play host to 24th ranked eastern illinios. they last time these two met in t

it's a great day for the hawkeyes. fans hoping that today's win...and the 12-0 undefeated record, will silence the critics. 18:18:17--34 "you know the national pundits are just beating us down so it's good to kinda, you know nebraska's a good team. they've had some really close loses so they're not as bad as their record shows so this is a great win, so this should really help us on the national stage." the hawks will travel to indianapolis next week for the big ten championship... they don't know who they will play yet... but its down to three.. michigan, michigan state or ohio state. it's the end of an era for the cyclones today. head football coach paul rhoads will lead the cyclone for one last time this afternoon. last sunday, the university announced its plans to fire rhoads after seven seasons. kick off for the game today is at 11 a-m... the cyclones play the mountaineers in west virginia. police in fort dodge are searching for a suspect who they say shot another man multiple times at a bar. police say 22-year-old

that's the clear path for the hawkeyes to reach the college the latest rankings have the undefeated hawkeyes at number four behind clemson, alabama, and oklahoma. the top four qualify for the semifinal bowl games. iowa moved up a spot after beating purdue at kinnick stadium on saturday. that win also clinched a spot in the big ten championship game. scott saville will show you how the hawkeyes are handling all this hype, coming up in few minutes. west delaware high school is working to help fill a need in manufacturing... coming up, see the renovations the high school made to train students who want to here's a penny just for you. that's no penny. that's a galaxy s 6 at u.s. cellular on black friday. whoa, thanks, grandma!! you're welcome. you can also get an lg g4 or an lg g pad f 8.0 with that penny. nice! isn't that just delightful? pennies for everyone! get penny doorbuster deals on great devices this black friday from 8:00 a.m. till noon while supplies last. there's a huge demand for manufacturing jobs in the city of manchester. and that has west delaware high school and northeast iowa

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the hawkeyes look to keep the dream going for one more week... the highlights are coming right up... "cbs 2 news connects with you. call us at 1-800-222-kganemail us at news at email us at 222-kgancall us at 1-800- 222-kganemail us at news at facebook at fa on fox28 morning live!we'll learn some exercises you can do while your sitting right at your desk at work! work!north liberty yoga will be here to get us moving, monday on fox 28 morning live. this is new territory for the iowa hawkeyes... they're in the hunt for a big ten championship... and after moving up to number five in the playoff rankings... they're right in the middle of the *national* college football conversation... tonight they went for 10-0... kirk ferentz and iowa welcoming minnesota to kinnick stadium... and the hawkeyes make the new unis... look good early.... leshun daniels does what he does... he high steps in for a touchdown... that makes it 7-0 iowa... it was the red zone... c-j beathard wants to keep this one for himself... nobody home for the golden gophers... 14-7 iowa o

(alex giaimo) and with the hawkeyes controling their own destiny with a chance at the college football playoff...it's safe to say that all is good right now in hawkeye nation. with your hawkeye headquarters report i'm alex giaimo. " iowa and nebraska play at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon here on local 5. iowa trying to lock up the most in program history. we will be having game specials airing tonight right after the news here at 6:30. then tomorrow morning jeff woody will join me at 10am for an hour long pre game show. then tomorrow night at 6:30 we'll recap all of the action from the heroes game-- breaking down video and playoff hopes. what a loss or hopefully a win can do for the hawkeyes moving forward. coming into the state looked like anything but a program. the missouri valley regular season champs from a year ago were ranked ninth coming into this season. but the shockers were shocked by tulsa just over a week ago. they're trying to get back on track now ranked 20th and taking on an unranked usc squad at the advocare invitational wichita st guard fred vanvleet out with a hamstring in

(sot) "the guys are out there the hawkeye game agreed... snow and freezing temperatures won't awesome. been in cold weather games, doesn't matter. this is great." this week's heavy snowfall near battling the elements for the last several hours. storm track seven's jessica hartman joins us live in waterloo. jessica -- what's the weather like outside tonight? right now -- cold and icy spots are starting to appear here on highway-- a very different site from last night. heavy snow - - spend six hours fighting a commercial building fire -- reduced to rubble and iron. and with slick roads -- several accidents like slide off on 2-18 -- total 115 accidents in the waterloo area. snowy conditions continue to cause frustrations throughout the weekend. fed-x delays - - leaving half ago and they said they were noon. so we figured anytime before that obviously, but now we are kind of getting down to the last minute here." hartman "a total of 11 inches of snowfall. well above the parking lots, it adds up very about 12 feet tall." waterloo part of living i

as the hawkeyes continue to win, the many iowa fans who doubted them as the hawkeyes continue to win, those who were ready for a new head coach, now can't get enough of kirk ferentz.. coming up... trying to "unring" the bell. it's what's bugging andy. hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 50% more data than verizon and at&t for the same price. but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] you're getting data. pony-sized data? no. u.s. cellular sized data. good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. i'd like $100! you're getting $400 in promo cards! yes! switch to u.s. cellular and get 50% more data than verizon and at&t. plus $400 per line. thought iowa needed to fire kirk ferentz. so should those fans be allowed back on the bandwagon, now? of course they should. it's "what's bugging andy" from soundoff, last night. one of the best things about iowas amazing season is that no one saw it coming. a pleasant surprise is one of the most universally welcomed things in all of life, after all, and ones this big are cause to double or triple the celebration. bu

as the hawkeyes approach the final game of their regular season tomorrow, we thought it would only be appropriate to take a look back on this thanksgiving day at a football season, hawkeye fans are sure to be thankful for. kwwl's kristin rogers is live in the studio to break down this magical season. it all started with a win, and then another and another, with a perfect season through eleven games, we have all been able to witness one of the best hawkeye football if hawkeye fans don't remember last season's bowl game in jacksonville it's probably because they were trying to forget..... they gave tennessee their first bowl game win since 2008... it was time for change, most noticably at quarterback jake rudock's role as the starter came to an end and a new leader emerged, cj beathard. the hawkeye clinched their second victory of the season bringing the cy-hawk trophy to iowa city fans noticing what they call the new kirk, meaning a more aggressive kirk.... but it was this game winning kick against pittsburgh that brought a lot of hawkeye spirits to life, the hawks kicked off big ten p

but the hawkeyes are 11-0, and ranked in the top 5. hawkeye fans were on the road thursday. and while it wasn't easy to track those with ticket's down at random rest stops -- pretty much everyone we did run into wanted to talk about the hawkeyes. " tremendous, tremendous season, unexpected, i mean i'm an 8-4 guy, i'm happy when they're 8-4, so 11-0, maybe 12-0 who knows." nebraska fans spending their thanksgiving admiring the venue. "it's really pretty, beautiful building, a little small though, kind of on the small side." no they're not lost... these huskers are in eastern iowa to celebrate thanksgiving with family.... but at least one of them with a ticket is already prepping for an early morning-- so he can get back to lincoln, nebraska. "i'll be here over night, then leave early in the morning to get to the game tomorrow. " more than 90-thousand people can cram into memorial stadium in lincoln. we'll wait and see how many of them are wearing black and gold. in iowa city, mark carlson, kcrg tv nine news. if you're travelling for the holiday, several sheriff's offices in e

he scores for the 2nd time today... hawkeyes take a 28-20 lead on their next drive, iowa tries to call timeout... but they get the play off... beathard rolls out and hits george kittle who does his own superman impression... 10-yard touchdown to give the hawkeyes a 35-20 lead. indiana tries to respond... nate sudfeld throws it up, but guess who? desmond king hauls in his 8th interception tying a school single season record... he joins nile kinnick and lou king... hawkeyes go on to win 35-27. with this victory, the hawkeyes are 9-0 for just the 2nd time in program history. the last time was in 2009. the hawkeyes will host minnesota next week under the lights. they'll try to go 10-0 for the first time ever. from bloomington, indiana, josh christensen tv9 sports --thanks josh, last week's means iowa state should beat oklahoma right? after all, the longhorns beat the sooners and the cyclones beat the

a win would guarantee the hawkeyes a spot in the big ten title game. the hawkeyes saw a bounce in the rankings following the minnnesota win. they're now ranked sixth in both the associated press and coaches polls. they'll find out tomorrow night if they'll climb in the football playoff poll. how excited is ithe iowa city area about the hawkeyes undefeated record? even the buildings are celebrating. the marriott in coralville was lit up last night with a reminder of the hawkeyes winning streak ... 10-and-oh. we'll be back in three minutes i owe about $68,000. i owe $44,000 in student loans. my plan, the new college compact, says you should not have to borrow money to pay tuition if you go to a public college or university. and you ought to be able to refinance student debt. and i don't believe e federal government should be making a profit off of lending to young people who are borrowing to be able to get their education. we have got to make college affordable. thanks for joining us on the channel 13 news at four ... the news at five starts right now. 2

"now, local 5 sports saturday doesn't look all that great for the hawkeyes game against purdue. maybe that's why the game has a couple thousand seats left? but really? come on people this game could clinch the first big west title in program history. alex giaimo tells us more from iowa city. "with a win on saturday iowa clinches a big ten west division title an objective they've been targeting since day one of preseason. (cj beathard) yea it means a lot one of our goals in the offseason was to get to this point and right now we've put ourselves in a spot to get to be at this point but you know we are just trying to improve each week. (tevaun smith) it would be a great thing for us, especially as a senior, you know just finishing out the season in such a great way. it would be good for a lot of us and, of course, good for the rest of the players and the coaching staff, as well. (kirk ferentz) it's mathematical i mean if we win then we are in i guess right. not to get cute but that's, that's the way it is so that's a really good thing. (alex giaimo) this week the head coach is taki

beathard throws a to the 4th quarter, hawkeyes only lead 21- to the 4th quarter, hawkeyes only lead 21- 20... beathard throws a laser to matt vandeberg over the middle for 30 yards... he's down at the three two plays later, leshun daniels with a nice cutback... he scores for the 2nd time today... hawkeyes take a 28-20 lead on their next drive, iowa tries to call timeout... but they get the play off... beathard rolls out and hits george kittle who does his own superman impression... 10-yard touchdown to give the hawkeyes a 35-20 lead. indiana tries to respond... nate sudfeld throws it up, but guess who? desmond king hauls in his 8th interception tying a school single season record... he joins nile kinnick and lou king... hawkeyes go on to win 35-27. with this victory, the hawkeyes are 9-0 for just in 2009. the hawkeyes will host minnesota next week under the lights. they'll try to go 10-0 for the first time ever. from bloomington, indiana, josh christensen tv9 sports --thanks josh, last week's shutout win over texas means iowa state should beat oklahoma right? after all, the longhorns b

the hawkeye pep rally is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. at the center of the ped mall near the fountain. attendees will include hawkeye wrestling legend dan gable and the voice of the hawkeyes gary dolphin. friday night the hawkeye men's and women's basketball teams play at carver hawkey] arena. on saturday at 11 the hawkeye wrestling teaa will host oklahoma state at kinnick stadium for an outdoor wrestling dual. saturday night the hawkeyefootball tem will host minnesota at kinnick. currently the hawkeye football team is ranked 5th in the ncaa rankings with a 9-0 record. tourism officials estimate saturday alone will bring an estimated $20 million to the johnson county economy. over 35 thousand tickets have been sold to the wrestling dual, and the football game is sold out. in iowa city, mararcarlson, kcrg one note for tomorrow... the will operate only for the football game tomorrow night. not the wrestling meet in the morning. the train will start running at three p-m. the city of cedar rapids is spending millions of dollars to help with t

the iowa hawkeyes have done it... the hawks -- finishing off a picture perfect regular season with a big 28-to-20 win friday in lincoln... the team is 12 and oh -- for the first time ever... and kwwl's mark woodley is in lincoln for us -- and has more with the iowa players to life... the iowa hawkeyes got it done - hoisting the heroes trophy for iowa's 28, 20 victory over nebraska secured the first unbeaten, 12 and oh regular season in hawkeye history "i was a little emotional coming off the field because i've never been part of a team like this. just everyone fighting for each "it's just pure excitement, pure joy really. i'm just proud of that's all you can say. they didn't expect us to beat nebraska. we did. they didn't expect us to win half the games we've won this season and we've done just that." iowa's offense, while not perfect - got the job done - c-j beathard and george kittle hooked up for a 7 point lead in massive boost - canzeri ran for a hundred forty yards in the game - and helped including a 68 yard scam

the hawkeyes host national power oklahoma state in wrestling, and then that night, the hawkeyes and gophers under the lights. state volleyball begins with several local teams in the title hunt. two in our first game. c-i-m-l showdown. defending champs from centennial and 5th ranked johnston. game 3. tasha vipond , hammer time. jags win, take a sozi, the lazer down the line. dragons win game 4 to force game 5. match point. the dig, set and spike! savanna johnson puts it away. centennial wins a thriller, jags advance 3-2 over johnston. john sears has more from the u-s- cellular center in cedar rapids. sears jessica rinehart- centennial head coach tasha vipond- centennial senior kylee macke- centennial junior top ranked dowling maroons taking on #12 dubuque hempstead. dowling strong start. mykal sadler, big time kill. dowling up 3. later its kara grossman. gets it to drop. maroons take game 1 25-22. but upset alert, its all mustangs after that. match point falls. hempstead upsets number 1 dowling, 3-1. class 4a. 10th ranked pella and 2nd ranked harlan. mackenna bogaard gets the lady dutch off

the hawkeyes look to keep the dream going for one more week... the highlights are coming right up... "cbs 2 news connects with you. call us at 1-800-222-kganemail us at news at email us at 222-kgancall us at 1-800- kgan.comconnect with us on facebook at facebook/kgan cbs 2. people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernrn sanders -- husband, father, grandfather. he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system that keeps in place a rigged economy. bernie's campaign is funded byover a million contributions -- people like you, who see the middle class disappearing i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. on cbs 2 this morning,if you want to go on a vacation *before the holidays, we know just the place. place.we're road trippin', a few hours uth of the corridor that's on monday on cbs 2 this morning. this is new terrrrory for the iowa hawkeyes... they're in the hunt for a big ten championship... and after moving up to number five in the playoff rankings... they're right in

and have no problem bearing a little cold for the hawkeyes. (sot) "when you're here, you dress up. you get to make it more fun. you make you warm." (sot) "the guys are out there playing and we gotta support them no matter whaa i mean, if they're playing in it, we can obviously be in the stands and we can still support them." the fans that came to the hawkeye game agreed... snow and freezing temperatures won't stop them from being loyal to their team. (sot) "bottom line is, hawks, awesome. been in cold weather games, doesn't matter. this is great." >> a lot of those fans also said they hoped their adrenaline would help them not even feel the below freezing temperatures in the stadium. mark's in with sports - some great college foototll action today. (mark) iowa coming up with a win and morningside with a thriller at home to open the naia playoffs. you'll want to see these highlights coming up after the break. plus, the musketeers are back at home against a repeat opponent. for morningside. the top-ranked mustangs opened up the n-a-i-a football championship series against saint xavier

the hawkeyes will be wearing all black alternative uniforms for the 7pm kickoff and they'll be playing in front of a sold out crowd at kinnick stadium with a chance to make history. in iowa city with your hawkeye headquarters report, alex giaimo " a look at the college football rankings-- this is the second one to be released this sesaon-- iowa moves up big to number 5 from number 9. clemson-- alabama-- ohio state--notre dame are your top 4. baylor the highest big 12 team at number 6. stanford, oklahoma state-- lsu-- and utah round out the top 10. tcu fell out of the rankings after a loss to okey state this last weekend. iowa state welcomes the cowboys to jack trice saturday afternoon. this afternoon harlan-- the two time defending champs in 4a volleyball took down pella 3 sets to none. they're a step closer to their third consecutive championship. for head coach angie spangenberg-- this is familiar territory as she looks to push her team through the semis into a championship match friday afternoon. and they're doing it after the jess schaben era at harlan. "you know we went to jess as

it's a great day for the hawkeyes. fans hoping that today's win...and the 12-0 undefeated record, will silence the critics. 12-0 undefeated record, will silence the critics. 18:18:17--34 "you know the national pundits are just beating us down so it's good to kinda, you know nebraska's a good team. they've had some really close loses so they're not as bad as their record shows so this is a great win, so this should really help us on the national stage." with today's win the hawks also put another controversy to rest.... they didn't let the dreaded sports illustrated jinx get the better of them... we'll have reaction for kirk ferentz.. and the players on the historic season coming up in sports. and black friday shopping has become a sport in itself... we'll have the sales and saving coming up. and staying local for the holidays... we'll show you where shoppers turned for one-of-a-kind gifts today... and how you can help support small businesses in the metro "what time did you get here?" "around 8 o'clock." "eight o'clock

go baby, go. >> ahh, all the way, hawkeyes. hawkeyes, all the way! mark: he just moved here from new york and nine months ago. he married into a hawkeye family. other hawk fans sending us some great pictures tonight on u-local. this is maria, isn't she cute? she is a little ankeny fan. and jim brown says bubba the dog could not be more excited about 12-0. we want to see your pictures, too. show us how you're sporting the team by uploading your , pictures to the u-local tab of our website, kcci.com. right now, fort dodge authorities are searching for this man, 22-year-old torre mosley. he's wanted on several charges, including attempted murder for an overnight shooting. it happened around 2 a.m. on central avenue, in the parking lot of sneaker's eatery and pub. clayton with multiple gunshot wounds. he's now in a des moines hospital in serious, but stable condition. police say mosley should be considered armed and dangerous. if you see him, you are told to call police immediately. new at 10:00, a popular east village entrepreneur is taking aim at a down

jack/2ram: sports director jon schaeffer joins us now, and jon the hawkeyes football team looking for another first in program history. jon/2ram: that's right jack that's a trip to the big ten championship coming up on local 5 sports the hawkeyes can lock it up with a win against purdue-- we hear from ferentz and the hawkeye's focus next in sports. with jon schaeffare iowa sports" jon: welcome back the iowa hawkeyes are start in school win away from claiming a big ten west title. in for a trip to game. alex giaimo has more from iowa city as the hawkeyes look for their first trip to indianapolis. "iowa closes out their home schedule against purdue this weekend. with a win they can clinch the big ten west but they aren't thinking in terms of the bigger picture just yet. (giaimo) it took around 40 minutes for somebody to ask kirk ferentz about his team's next opponent at his weekly press conference. (kirk ferentz) yout know we aren't taking anything for granted i know the conversation today hasn't been on purdue, our conversations have been strictly on purdue, we got a lot of respect for

but we begin with a record- breaking season for the hawkeyes.the hawkeyes took on the huskers in one of the biggest iowa game's in recent history with the chance to finish the regular season undefeated. undefeated.fox 28 sports anchor mia o'brien o'brienis here with how itll went down in lincoln karen, this time one year ago the iowa hawkeyes lost a heartbreaker in overtime to nebraska -- many fans were calling for kirk ferentz's firing... and here we are... are...on a blistering cold day, iowa with a chance to go 12-and-oh for the first time in school history...and the hawks offense struck first... . second quarter, first and goal cj beathard finds who else but the touchdown magnet -- george kittle, his fifth on the year.... iowa up 7-zip... cornhuskers wowod even it later r the second but don't blink -- parker hesse says i'll take that and waltzes in for the touchdown... hawkeyes back in front -- would be 14-10 at the half....but then jordan canzeri took over. third quarter the senior tailback cuts around the edge and kicks it into high gear goodbye! he'd add another later in the q

another honor for the iowa hawkeyes. soon this will be arriving in the mailboxes of sports fans across the midwest ... sports illustrated is featuring the hawkeyes on a regional cover of this week's magazine. the headline reads: "iowa raucous ... new kirk, new q-b, new title contenders. the hawkeyes are off to their best start in school history at 11-and-oh. they are currently ranked third in both the a-p and usa today polls. tonight they'll learn where they stand in the college football playoff poll. they were fifth last week ... but two teams ahead of them suffered losses. the final four in that poll go on to the college football playoffs. we'll find out in two weeks ... after the hawkeyes have played in the big ten championship. luck has been on the hawkeyes side so far this season. the iowa lottery is hoping to share some luck with lotto players through a new art project despite the snow on the ground, lucky clovers were sprouting at the iowa lottery headquarters in clive today. the first of 15 clover sculptures were

just last week he took two kids from cedar rapids to the hawkeye football game. and they saw a whole lot more than just a free football game. it's a moment that sends chills down the backs of many hawkeye fans-- the swarm-- the moment the team takes the field. alex sheck and his dad are on the field -- with two kids they just met and picked-up in cedar and it's not just the cost of the tickets but between the parking and food and if you get a souvenir, so right now it's hard for anybody to go to games. "> this is what sheck and his dad do through the work of their non- profit: experience the game. over the last several years they've taken hundreds of kids to sporting events across the country. kids from local communities who are enrolled in school -- often recommended to them by the local boys and girls club. <"a lot of the tickets are donated by the teams, and we try to raise funds through donations, myself and my father we put money into the organization. "> <"what about today, is today fun? yeah, it's great. "> the kids get more than just a s

on saturday the hawkeyes beat kinnick 11-and-oh ... tying the school record for wins in a season and setting a new record for best start to a season. yesterday the associated press and usa today coaches polls both ranked the hawkeyes number- three in the nation. that ties the highest ranking ever for the hawkeyes under coach ferentz. tomorrow night the hawkeyes will learn where they stand in the college football playoff poll. there is a very good chance they climb into the coveted "top four." this week the hawkeyes will try to make it a perfect regular season ... 12-and-zero ... with a win at nebraska on friday. the football teams won't be the only stars on the field at the annual "heroes game." once again the hawkeyes and huskers will each honor someone from their home state for a heroic act. this year state trooper tracy bohlen will be honored for helping save the life of a patrick roark who suffered a seizure while driving on i-35 in april. bohlen and jane mc-curdy ... a nurse who was driving by ... stopped c-p-r and saved his life.

the hawkeyes struggled in the 1st quarter... their first bucket didn't come until 7 1/2 minutes into the first quarter from tania davis who buries the three... davis would make it back- to-back threes... hawkeyes down by four . they keep chipping away... kali peschel drives, splits the defenders and lays it in ... iowa city west grad ally disterhoft came into the game with 997 career points... she surpassed the 1,000 point milestone with this drive to the basket... she's the 34t player to join the club ... and ally increases the career total as she gets the steal... takes it coast-to-coast... count it and one... iowa goes on to win 62-56 thanks josh. meteorologist chris havely will have another check of your sunday a ranch in fairfax is using horses to help kids. inintonight's show you care spotlight, we'll show you how the horses are changing lives of abused and neglected children. and now to first alert storm team meteorologis t chris havely for your final forecast. clouds wwll continue to increase and thicken tonight as moist

the hawkeyes led 28-6 after the first quarter ... upper iowa tries to find a spark, aleesha cleaver gets the the j ... iowa's four freshman saw some playing time today, including megan gustafson who led all scorers with 19 points and she had 11 boards ... then it's freshman point guard tania davis driving for the layup... iowa easily wins 95-41 ... longtime cedar falls girls swimming head coach dick marcussen is retiring after 47 years. he won 9 state titles and seven runner-up trophies. cedar falls finished 7th in yesteday's state tournament. thanks josh. meteorologist chris havely will have another check of your sunday coming up tonight at ten... a cedar rapids teen is helping other kids get involved in organized sports. tonight on our show you care spotlight, hear how daniel richardson's efforts to collect gloves and helmets could help counter the rise in youth violence. and now to first alert storm team meteorologis t chris havely for your final forecast. it's typical early november weather for us as we start the workweek. for to

the hawkeyes are 12-0 for the first time in school history. we will have much more from the game. andy garman will join us with reaction from lincoln. alyx: for every iowa fan at the game in lincoln, there were thousands more watching on television here in central iowa. kcci's vanessa peng joins us from the front row in clive. it is busy. vanessa: we are live at the front row, standing room only. the fans are still so excited about this win, like you said, moments ago. a history-making win, now that the hawks are 12-0, this is the first time they had an undefeated season since 1922. this is what some of the fans told us during the game. [applause] melanie: iowa all the way. like, if you support your team, it's all or nothing. so, we're here to win. kim: i'm excited. they've gone this far. we're going to the big 10 championship. we'll be there. we're going to go to a bowl game. tim: kind of got a little tight stomach, sweating a little bit. not because of the beer, just kind of jittery, you know? like, oh man, i just want it to be over when we were ahead 7-0. vanessa: and now that

the hawkeyes taking on dayton. first half dale jones spotting up from way downtown-- he tickles the twine for the triple-- four. 39-35 dayton now attacking john crosby the nifty finger roll off the window and in... the flyers trying to stretch their lead kyle davis from the corner knocks down the three flyers up 7. but anthony clemmons wont' go quietly into halftime-- sees a line drives and lays it in hawkeys down 6 clemmons trying to spark his team out of the break-- another drive-- kiss and in high off the glass. dom uhl wanting in on the action hawkeyes climbing back into it-- the very long two-- rattles down 12 point game. iowa down three-- more clemmons from the wing-- sir may i have some more-- yes-- three pointer. 10 point lead for dayton. clemmons not afraid to step inside either-- drives step back jay-- what do you say-- hey hey hey another two . iowa trailing by 10.... they come all the way back but come up just short 82 to 77 the final from orlando. jon: last year at this time-- iowa hawkeye fans may not

but the hawkeyes trail by six at half. in the second, hawkeyes down eight when peter jock hits the jumper to start the comeback. later, brady ellington hits the three, and the hawkeyys take their first lead since halfway through the first. roughriders visiting the waterloo bllckhawks--this wass physical one. late in the second period, cedar rapids up two when waterloo's nick swaney gets the blackhawks on the board--more importantly, that means it's teddy bear time. those teddy bears collected and donated to area children's charities. but after cedar rapids answers, the fire back with the power play goal near the end of the second to go bckhawks five to one. the uni womens volleyball team taking on illinois state in the first conference tournament. four players with double digit kills in this one and... u-n-i gets the win, three sets to one, and improves to 11- and three all time against southern illinois in the mvc tourney. da bears, in lambeau, taking on the packers at lambeau field. midway through the first, aaron rodgers

as far as the rankings, the hawkeyes stayed put. they're still ranked 11th in the usa today coaches poll and 10th in the a.p. top 25. however, everyone's waiting for the first college football playoff poll, which will be released on tuesday. the hawkeyes say it's exciting to be in the discussion for the indiana. "i don't mean this to be disingenuous, i really don't playoffs. we're still 4 games from the end of the big ten season... it just seems like if you win enough, good things happen, and that was true 30 years ago. that's how we're looking at it right now. we're just going to try and win every week." "obviously, you'd rather be talked about in the discussion, than not. that's an and having a good season. if we want to continue to win games, we gotta take it one week at a time like we've been doing. i think that's what we'll do." trt: 33 oc: "what we'll do" ... the iowa state football team isn't giving up on its season. the cyclones defeated texas for the first time ever at home with a 24-0 shutout. redshirt freshman running back

the hawkeyes are having at 10-0... but despite the record and last weeks crowd, they haven't been selling out every game. (cg: gary barta) "why there's a lot of factors but again we sold out last saturday, we're gonna have a great crowd this saturday, and you know it'd be it's going to be, it will be a fun day." school history, with a flawless record doesn't you know stadiums across america why don't they always sell out? you know there's a lot saturday, and you know it'd be great to get the sell out but if fun day." over 8 thousand tickets need to be sold to reach the university, still hoping the remaining tickets will go. this weekend is not only the last home game, but that also makes it senior day." (cg: gary barta) "let's fill the house for our seniors and go out in fashion." i'm told over 4,000 tickets have been i'm told over 4,000 tickets have been sold since last saturdays win and they are selling more everyday, still hoping to get rid of all we've got you covered live in iowa city, kristin rogers ...kwwl news.

the hawkeyes take on the cornhusers today for the hero game. . state trooper and nurse give meaning to the name of the game. for thanksgiving, several organizations gave out meals to those who couldn't have a big thanksgiving dinner. and the university of iowa followed suit for students who couldn't make it home for the holiday. good friday morning! its november 27th... black friday. here is a live look at . first, meteorologis t britley ritz has your first alert forecast, britley... rain and the wintry mix will move out early and we put up with mostly clcudy skies for the rest of your friday. the cold front has now momoed through and our temperatures will be much cooler today as a result. highs will likely only top out in the upper 30s. behind the cold front not only comes cooler temperatures, but breezy conditions. winds will be out of the north @oday at 15 to 20 mph, with gusts 25 plus. the weekend is dry and temmeratures will remain in the upper 30s. e workweek brings more chances for snow. thanks britley. today millions of peoeoe across the

the hawkeyes slowly cut into the lead... cedar rapids jefferson grad jarrod uthoff with the three-ball corner pocket... hawkeyes trail by six ... then, mike gesell finds a wie open anthony clelemons down low for two... they trail by four ... later, iowa with the offensive board... brady ellinson sticks the landing on that three to put the hawkeyes up 70-0-9 ... this kept going back and forth... gesell with the catch and shoot three... bingo... hawkeyes lead by four ... 20 seconds to go... dayton up by one... scoochie smith drives and finishes with the left hand, iowa tried to hit a three to tie it, but missed... dayton beats iowa 82-77 ... iowa women taking on wright state in the lone star showcwcse in austin, texas... chase coley drives and gets the reverse ... later, ally disterhoft grabs the offensive board, kicks it out to alexa kastanek who buries the three... she hit 6 3-pointers, a career-high for her... she finished with 18 points ... then coley kicks out to tania davis in the corner for a three of her own... she fin

the hawkeyes come into this game after pounding marquette on the road by 28-points. players say the road while coach says this will be a tough test. "they'll challenge our offense with their quickness and their speed and their ability to create offense with their defense," said fran mccaffery, iowa basketball head coach. "but they also can score and they have various guys who can score." "it was big to get the young guys some experience on the road and it kind of took some pressure a 25-point lead," said iowa senior adam woodbury. "they can kind of make some mistakes here and there. they can learn from them and not have to cost us the game. those guys learned a lot from that trip but so did the veterans." tip off is at 8:00 tonight on espn 2. "i'm just thankful to be alive, safe, and warm" said misty city resident. "...and i'm just grateful with god, first of all. my family that he has given me," said a thanksgiving nfc north battle between the green bay packers and the chicago bears. the pregame starts at 7:00 with kick off at 7:30!!! thanks for joining us tonight..

the state line. there will be thousands of hawkeye fans at memorial stadium tomorrow. more than 90-thousand fans can cram into the stadium, clearly many will be hawk fans with the team ranked in the top 5. even drivers we talked to that weren't heading to the game, were talking about the hawkeyes. many iowans say hawkeye football will be the focus of their thanksgiving weekend. we found one person going to the game tomorrow who's actually a husker fan, but even he was happy for the hawkeyes. "i think it's exciting, it's nice and brings some exposure to iowa and your program, it's always a good thing. " with tomorrow's game at 2-30 and the tough weather, there is a good chance even more hawkeye fans will be on the road first thing in the morning. no doubt about it- many people are thanksful for these hawkeyes. in johnson co. mark carlson, kcrg news. the hawkeyes will look to continue their undefeated season against nebraska tomorrow afternoon at 2-30. and you can see it right what happens with tomorrow's game, iowa has already made a big impression on football fans. and

as the pick six puts the hawkeye's up seven. but this is a crowd that's been cheering for pretty much any positive play, whether it's a touchdown or a first down pick up. one of the servers here telling me that's not usual for the crowd here--but then again, there's nothing usual about this game. the second half now underway here...we'll be live again at six, and have full fan reaction cedar falls - brad hanson, kwwl news. thanks brad -- the hawkeye's year helps local business. business owners say they are seeing an improvement in hawkeye apparel sales this football season. kwwl's hillary maglin cathces up with a few employees. hillary -- is this one of the best year's they've had? mac -- when the hawkeyes win -- fans get excited. and according to local business owners -- that's when they starting buying hawkeye gear. the hawkeyes are making headlines for their incredible record this season... and it's driving more fans than ever into stores like tailgate in downtown iowa city... to load up on t-shirts... jackets... and hats that

we're just focused on indiana"as the hawkeyes tune out the noise... noise..."just don't watch espn!" espn!""we can't really control what they decide, we just gotta go out there and control what we can control." and take it one game at a time time"our record speaks for itself, our mentality hasn't changed since the beginning. and that's the same approach this week."as they get set for indiana. in iowa city, mia o'brien, cbs 2 sports. all the talk this week in ames has been the iowa state defense -- and rightfully so -- the cylcones shut out texas -- that doesn't just doesn't happen -- and this saturday i- s-u will need another texas- like performance from the defense oklahoma loves to run the ball to set up the pass -- meaning -- they run and run and run -- and then throw a play action pass that fools the defense -- so the key for the clones -- stop the run -- to stop the play action pass. "playing like this --- is hard, so that's what i want to see our guys do. i want to see our guys play the run when they should play the run and play the pass when they should

the hawkeyes are on the road at indiana on saturday. nebraska suffered their worst loss of the season saturday, a 55-45 setback to purdue - who was winless in big ten play entering the day. in his first career start, husker quarterback ryker fyfe threw four touchdowns - but was also picked off four times. purdue quarterback david blough threw four touchdowns against a leaky husker secondary. nebraska is now 1-4 in big ten play. "it was really a game about giving them too many opportunities," said head coach mike riley. "they did a nice job, and i thought the quarterback made some plays. i thought early on, letting him run for that big, big play was hard, and then we gave them the ball, turnovers in the red zone. with real good opportunities to score, we made it easier for them." it doesn't get any easier for nebraska - the huskers host number-6 michigan state next weekend. bears and vikings in the pros - tied in the 4th - jay cutler in from 4 yards out - chicago takes a 20-13 lead. but minnesota with a chance, under 2 to play - stephon

for the hawkeyes in the coming week. now let's check in with storm track seven meteorologist kyle kiel for your first forecast. how's the weekend looking kyle? from the kwwl stormtrack here is additional forecast informationonfrom the kwwl temperatures right now are in the 40s, after highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s. as we look at the winds, they've been pretty breezy this afternoon, but will die down a bit tonight to the south, llowing for warmer temperatures tomorrow. storm track 7 live doppler radar is dry. just a few clouds today, otherwise it's been mainly clear, and will remain that way as we head through the night thanks to high pressure. here's the storm track 7 live wwther network. . t's dark out there as the sun sets before 5. details on your sunday forecast and our next chance for local veterinarians say more dogs are coming down with a bad cough. and they say the unknown respiratory illness is highly contagious. kwwl's jessica hartman explains what you need to know to keep your r og healthy. jessica -- i

the number four hawkeyes never trailed against the cornhuskers and won the heroes trophy. and it looks like iowa football and sports illustrated can be friends again. the sports magazine tweeted this picture showing the updated team record. saying quote "hey hawkeye football, we updated your cover for you." end quote. one last hurrah....iowa state football coach paul rhoads said goodbye to his team today. could he walk away victorious? watch the highlights and more coming up in sports..... plus.. some tips on how to finance your christmas shopping... what to avoid...and how to stay out of debt this holiday season... when shopping for your loved ones and family members, financing your gifts on your credit card may not be the best decision. david wood has the story... the worst present you can give yourself for the holidays, is more debt. are you listening? don't buy the hype that you need to add to last year's debt this year. no sale, no hot holiday toy, no impulse purchase is worth it at 20 percent on your credit card. january can bring some cold, hard truth for consumers

and that's meant product flying off the shelf for in and really supporting the hawkeyes. and tomorrow with both the wrestling and football, and then the mens and women's basketball, this is going to be a fantastic weekend." (brad hanson, @bhansonkwwl) "here in downtown iowa city, it's more of the same. more hawks wins, equals bigger crowds." (frank rogers, martini's bartender) "it's been through the roof. every win they just keep getting better and better, and the crowds just keep getting crowder and crowder. everyone's loving it, the vibes are awesome. it's an exciting time." rogers says that success isn't just contained to game days. "oh, it's the whole weekend, even during the week sometimes, depends on the weeks. on home games, everyone's ready to go. this week, everyone's ready to go tonight, same thing, we'll be going all day." and of course, those crowds will be massive tomorrow as the hawkeyes look to improve to ten and oh--their best start in school history. of course, they'll have to go through minneapolis last year 51-14. we've got you covered live here in iowa