The Rutgers Scarlet Knights face the Iowa Hawkeyes in a college football game on Friday at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, N.J.
It’s the Big Ten conference opener for both teams. The game is on FOX at 8 p.m.
Rutgers-Iowa streaming options
How to watch without cable:
- fuboTV plans start at $84.99 per month with $30 off your first month. There is a free trial.
- DirecTV Stream plans start as low as $84.99 a month with $35 off your first month. There is a free trial.
- Sling TV offers offers a day pass for $4.99. A monthly subscription is $50.99 with half off the first month. There is not a free trial.
Here’s what you need to know:
What: Big Ten College Football
Who: Rutgers vs. Iowa
When: Sept. 19, 2025 (9/19/25)
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Where: SHI Stadium
TV: FOX
Live stream: Sling TV, DirecTV and fuboTV
More college football storylines
Game of the week
No. 9 Illinois (3-0) at No. 19 Indiana (3-0), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
Although this will be the 75th matchup between these two border rivals, it’s only the second time both teams were in the Top 25 at the time they faced off. The other instance came in 1950, when No. 12 Illinois beat No. 19 Indiana 20-0.
Illinois has won seven straight games to match defending national champion Ohio State and Memphis for the longest active winning streaks of any Bowl Subdivision team.
BetMGM Sportsbook has Indiana as a 5 1/2-point favorite.
The undercard
No. 21 Michigan (2-1) at Nebraska (3-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
Nebraska seeks to beat a Top 25 team for the first time in nine years when it puts its unbeaten record at stake against Michigan. The Cornhuskers have lost 27 straight games against Top 25 teams since beating No. 22 Oregon 35-32 on Sept. 17, 2016.
BetMGM has Michigan as a 2 1/2-point favorite.
Impact players
— UCLA LB Isaiah Chisom has 37 tackles, tying him for the most of any Bowl Subdivision player.
— Indiana WR Omar Cooper had 10 catches for 207 yards and four touchdowns in a 73-0 blowout of Indiana State.
— Michigan RB Justice Haynes is averaging 7.9 yards per carry and has rushed for over 100 yards in each of the first three games. His 388 yards rushing this season rank him fifth among all Bowl Subdivision players.
— Oregon LB Jerry Mixon had a 36-yard interception return to set up a touchdown in the sixth-ranked Ducks’ 34-14 victory at Northwestern. Mixon has picked off a pass in back-to-back games.
— Iowa WR Kaden Wetjen tied a Big Ten record by scoring on a 95-yard punt return in a 47-7 rout of UMass. The other 95-yard punt returns in Big Ten history came rom Michigan State’s Al Brenner in 1966 and Iowa’s Bill Happel in 1984. Wetjen had 216 total return yards (182 on punts and 34 on kickoffs).
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
