IOWA CITY — Kirk Ferentz did not skimp on the praise for No. 11 Indiana during his midweek media availability on Tuesday.

Iowa (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) faces the Hoosiers (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) for the first time under second-year head coach Curt Cignetti, who led Indiana to a College Football Playoff appearance last season.

After a 63-10 beatdown of No. 23 Illinois last week, it’s hard to excuse the Hoosiers’ 11-2 as a blip on the radar.

“Indiana is a really good football team,” Ferentz said. “Anybody that saw the game Saturday, you couldn’t help but be impressed. Really played well. Had a great year last year. We didn’t play them last year, but you watch them on exchange tapes, they kept popping up. So impressed with the way they played.

“… They’re really well-coached. You didn’t see a game wh

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