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NOW. WELL, THIS IS THE WEEK SO MANY COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS IN IOWA GET EXCITED FOR THE CY-HAWK SHOWDOWN IS THE STATE’S BIGGEST RIVALRY GAME. SOON, THOUSANDS OF HAWKEYE AND CYCLONE FANS WILL GATHER RIGHT HERE. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK TONIGHT FROM KINNICK STADIUM IN IOWA CITY. AS WE COUNT DOWN THE DAYS TO THE IOWA CORN CY-HAWK SERIES. NOW THOSE FANS ARE GETTING EXCITED AS GAME DAY GETS CLOSER. ����vlog AMANDA ROOKER CAUGHT UP WITH SOME OF THOSE FANS AND WHERE YOU CAN GO IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT OUT TO IOWA CITY TO WATCH THE GAME. FANS ARE GEARING UP FOR THE BIG GAME, FILLING THEIR SHOPPING CARTS WITH TUMBLERS AND T-SHIRTS AND SCOURING THE SHELVES FOR THE PERFECT OUTFIT. WHICH ONE DO YOU WANT, BUDDY? FOUR MONTH OLD JD AND HIS MOM, CATHERINE MURRAY, ARE GETTING READY TO CHEER ON THE CYCLONES. MATT CAMPBELL IS JUST ONE OF THE BEST COACHES AND I TRUST HIM WHOLEHEARTEDLY. IT WAS NICE TO SEE ROCCO PLAY AGAIN AND I’M EXCITED TO SEE THIS YEAR’S CYCLONES. OTHERS ARE HOPING FOR A HAWKEYE VICTORY, ENCOURAGED BY LAST WEEK’S SHUTOUT WIN. THE OFFENSIVE OUTPUT IN THE SECOND HALF LAST WEEK WAS VERY ENCOURAGING. THE DEFENSE IS GREAT AS ALWAYS, AND SO I THINK THE COMBINATION OF THOSE TWO THINGS WILL LEAD TO A GOOD VICTORY ON SATURDAY. SOME AREN’T WAITING UNTIL SATURDAY TO SUPPORT THEIR TEAM’S GEAR. WE CALL IT SISTER RIVALRY WEEK. WE GIVE EACH OTHER A REAL HARD TIME LIKE SISTERS STACY AND JESSICA, WHO ROOT FOR OPPOSING TEAMS, BUT THEY ALWAYS WATCH THE GAME TOGETHER IN MATCHING OUTFITS. A SPECIAL CY-HAWK TRADITION THEY’VE CARRIED ON FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS. NORMALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE’RE LIKE BEST FRIENDS, BUT THIS IS KIND OF SOMETHING THAT WE GET TO KIND OF POKE EACH OTHER A LITTLE BIT AND YEAH, IT’S JUST I THINK WHEN WE FIRST STARTED, WE WERE BOTH A LOT YOUNGER AND SO VERY COMPETITIVE. YEAH. AND NOW IT’S JUST A LOT OF FUN. THEY’LL WATCH THIS YEAR’S GAME AT HOME, BUT IOWA CITY IS EXPECTING A MASSIVE. CROWD. THE GAME SOLD OUT WITH RESALE TICKETS GOING FOR MORE THAN $100 ON SITES LIKE STUBHUB AND TICKETMASTER. IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO IOWA CITY FOR THE GAME, YOU CAN CATCH IT RIGHT HERE IN KOHL’S COMMONS AT THE ANNUAL TOUCHDOWN TAILGATE. PEOPLE CAN WATCH THE GAME FOR FREE ON TWO JUMBOTRON SCREENS IN DOWNTOWN DES MOINES. EVENT ORGANIZER JONATHAN BRANDEMUEHL SAYS IT’S A FUN WAY TO CELEBRATE THE STATE’S BIGGEST RIVALRY GAME. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE FOOD TRUCKS DOWN HERE, HAVE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, DOING SOME DIFFERENT MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT THROUGHOUT THE DAY. DRINKS FOR PURCHASE AND JUST A GREAT WAY TO GET OUTDOORS AND, YOU KNOW, KICK OFF, KICK OFF FOOTBALL SEASON NO MATTER WHERE THEY’RE WATCHING FANS ACROSS THE STATE SAY THEY’RE READY FOR A GREAT GAME. AMANDA ROOKER ����vlog EIGHT NEWS. IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. THIS IS THE 71ST YEAR BOTH TEAMS WILL MEET UP TO COMPETE. BOTH IOWA AND IOWA STATE ENTER INTO THIS WEEKEND’S GAME WITH A WIN IN THE BOOKS. THE HAWKEYES OPENED THEIR SEASON OPENER WITH A 40 TO NOTHING SHUTOUT AGAINST ILLINOIS STATE. IOWA IS ALSO RANKED 25TH IN THE AP TOP 25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL. THE CYCLONES HAD A STRONG START IN THEIR GAME LAST SATURDAY AGAINST NORTH DAKOTA. THEY BEAT THE FIGHTING HAWKS 21 TO 3, BUT MAY HAVE LOST ONE OF THEIR BEST LINEBACKERS THIS WEEK DUE TO A LEG INJURY. YOU’LL BE ABLE TO CATCH THE ANNUAL CY-HAWK RIVALRY GAME RIGHT HERE ON ����vlog THIS YEAR. KICKOFF IS SET FOR 230 THIS SATURDAY. ����vlog WILL HAVE FULL DAY COVERAGE OF THE GAME AND LEADING UP TO IT, STARTING SATURDAY MORNING AT 1030. IT’S THE BIG COLLEGE KICKOFF THAT’S FOLLOWED BY OUR LOCAL PRE-GAME SPECIAL AT 130. CBS’S STATE FARM COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY AIRS AT TWO, AND AS A REMINDER, KICKOFF IS AT 230.