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No. 5 Michigan State has come face-to-face with the two most dreaded words left on its 2010 schedule. At Iowa.

The Spartans are 8-0 for the first time since 1966. A Big Ten title and perhaps more are still possible. But the Spartans (8-0, 4-0 Big Ten) have their skeptics, and the team that played its first game away from the state of Michigan just last week are underdogs for Saturday's game at No.

Can Iowa make it 2-for-2? The Hawkeyes edged the 'Cats last year, but now they travel to Tucson for the weekend's lone matchup of Top 25 teams.

Stewart Mandel has his crystal ball.

Iowa's perfect season ended when quarterback Ricky Stanzi was hurt and the No. 8 Hawkeyes fell 17-10 to Northwestern.

Stewart Mandel says their Rose Bowl hopes may be gone, too.

No. 8 Iowa finally ran out of time. Dan Persa threw a touchdown pass and Marshall Thomas recovered a fumble for another score, and Northwestern snapped the Hawkeyes' 13-game winning streak with a 17-10 victory Saturday.

It was the first win over a top-10 opponent for the Wildcats (6-4, 3-3 Big Ten) since knocking off then-No.