IOWA CITY — Ahead of Iowa football's regular-season finale at Nebraska, Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz met with the media to discuss the matchup, the state of the program and more.

Here's what stood out.

Kirk Ferentz on the Iowa-Nebraska rivalry, particularly on the western side of the state.

"Even going around now, people in western Iowa are either in one camp or the other," Ferentz said. "And fortunately we have more in our camp than we used to. But it's part of what think makes conference football really cool. We weren't in the (same) conference for so many years. Now we have been. I think (the rivalry) is a little bit more ingrained now. Week to week, there are so many games that are tough. And this going to be another tough one. That's really where we try to keep our focus."

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