IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - After coming within inches of taking Oregon last Saturday, Iowa will look for a win well over 1,000 miles away in Southern California.

The Hawkeyes, ranked No. 21 in the latest College Football Playoff poll will take on No. 17 USC.

Players say head coach Kirk Ferentz is the right leader to help his team respond after an emotional loss.

“We have a great mentor, we have a great head guy. We believe everything he says,” said senior offensive lineman Beau Stephens. “You’d be dumb not too.”

Senior quarterback Mark Gronowski said at a team meeting Sunday, Ferentz instilled confidence in his team.

“I was really impressed in how positive he was about the outlook of the rest of the season, and how we can kind of approach this week,” said Gronowski. “How we can go out t

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