Kirk Ferentz is 2-5 west of the Rocky Mountains and his Iowa Hawkeyes travel west again, this time against the No. 17 USC Trojans. Iowa dropped one spot in the College Football Rankings to No. 21 this week, so it will be ranked on ranked when the Hawkeyes and Trojans meet in the LA Coliseum.

Iowa will have to deal with another high-powered offense this week, another top tier Big Ten rushing attack and another excellent quarterback.

Can the Hawkeyes keep pace with the second-best scoring offense in the Big Ten?

Plus TJ Hall is this week's Hawkeye Highlight and Week 12 game picks.

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