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BCS jockeying begins in Big Ten.

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Byline: AROUND THE NATION By Bob Clark The Register-Guard

There were 19 unbeaten teams entering the weekend, but only one matchup of Division I teams with perfect records. That will be Saturday evening in Iowa City, where No. 13 Iowa plays host to top-ranked Ohio State in an ABC national telecast.

This could eventually decide the Big Ten title. It might put the winner into the Bowl Championship Series title game. It could be the game that earns Iowa a spot among the nation's elite teams.

Not that the Hawkeyes haven't had their moments there. The school has a Heisman Trophy winner, Nile Kinnick in 1939. Iowa has finished as high as No. 2 in the national polls, in 1958. And there certainly was a run at a national title in 1985, when the Hawkeyes were ranked No. 1 for much of the season, including a home win over then-No. 2 Michigan, but Iowa faltered at the end, losing to Ohio State and then UCLA in one of three Rose Bowl appearances in the coaching era of the legendary Hayden Fry.

Saturday night's visit by the Buckeyes will be only the second true night game in the 77-year history of Kinnick Stadium. The other was in 1992, when a Miami team ranked No. 1 beat the Hawkeyes 24-7.

That was one of 10 previous attempts Iowa teams have had at beating a team ranked No. 1, and all the Hawkeyes have to show for it was a 1953 tie with Notre Dame.

What if this time ...

`Obviously, there's a real buzz on campus right now, like...

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