Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson’s 937 yards and 7.9 yards per carry leads all of power-five college football. He is a force — big, fast and slippery. There’s some Le’Veon Bell in him with size and speed and how well he uses his blocks.

With six games under their belt, the Iowa Hawkeyes sit a 4-2 overall with a 2-1 mark in Big Ten play. It is not an unusual position for Iowa at the moment as they were taking some time finding their footing,

Kirk Ferentz has not had many interactions yet with Jonathan Smith, but he already has plenty of respect for his new Michigan State counterpart.