Game of the Week · 2026 Week 5
Away
Ohio State
No. 5 in the AP poll
3-1 · Big Ten · poll released September 27, 2026
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Iowa
No. 14 in the AP poll
4-0 · Big Ten · poll released September 27, 2026
Saturday, October 3 · 3:30 p.m. ET
CBS · Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium · Iowa City, Iowa
Kickoff, network and venue as announced, confirmed September 28, 2026.
Est. roster value
$38,255,325
$18,924,934
Each figure is The NIL Standard's estimated total value of that team's 2026 roster, produced by our valuation model across every active player and incoming signee it prices. Read live on September 29, 2026; these move whenever the model runs.
How each roster was built
Share of each roster's estimated value by how the player arrived — retained from the program's own recruiting, acquired through the transfer portal, or an incoming signee. Percentages only.
Ohio State
- Retained
- 64.3%
- Portal
- 21.3%
- Recruit
- 14.4%
Across 80 valued roster spots.
Iowa
- Retained
- 79.6%
- Portal
- 14.3%
- Recruit
- 6.1%
Across 69 valued roster spots.
Both rosters are majority retained, and Iowa's much more so. Ohio State's larger shares are the other two routes onto a roster: more of its estimated value came through the transfer portal, and more of it belongs to this year's incoming signees.
The most expensive QB on each side
These are the highest-valued QBs on the two rosters — a statement about what each player costs, not about who is the better quarterback, and not a prediction about the game. Both are listed first at their slot on their team's depth chart.
$2,496,734
The NIL Standard's estimate
Weeks 1 through 4
83 of 115 for 1206 yards, 10 touchdowns, 1 interception
10.5 yards per attempt, 72.2% completed. Rushing: 16 carries, 7 yards, 2 touchdowns.
- Week 1 vs Ball State:
- 21 of 25 for 320 yards, 3 touchdowns, 0 interceptions
- Week 2 at Texas:
- 17 of 32 for 278 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
- Week 3 vs Kent State:
- 18 of 22 for 241 yards, 2 touchdowns, 0 interceptions
- Week 4 vs Illinois:
- 27 of 36 for 367 yards, 4 touchdowns, 0 interceptions
His one interception through four games came in the Texas game.
$1,036,499
The NIL Standard's estimate
Weeks 1 through 4
66 of 97 for 700 yards, 5 touchdowns, 0 interceptions
7.2 yards per attempt, 68.0% completed. Rushing: 13 carries, 30 yards, 1 touchdown.
- Week 1 vs Northern Illinois:
- 12 of 20 for 129 yards, 1 touchdown, 0 interceptions
- Week 2 vs Iowa State:
- 21 of 30 for 191 yards, 0 touchdowns, 0 interceptions
- Week 3 vs Northern Iowa:
- 12 of 12 for 153 yards, 2 touchdowns, 0 interceptions
- Week 4 at Michigan:
- 21 of 35 for 227 yards, 2 touchdowns, 0 interceptions
No interceptions in 97 attempts through four games.
Both figures are model output: neither player carries an override. Weeks 1 through 4 lines are from the official box scores, checked September 29, 2026.
Last meeting
Ohio State 35 – 7 Iowa
October 5, 2024 · Ohio Stadium, Columbus
- Julian Sayin: did not play in it; he appeared in four other games as a freshman that season.
- Hank Brown: did not play in it; he was at Auburn in 2024.
Ohio State has won the last two meetings:
- October 5, 2024: Ohio State 35–7, Columbus
- October 22, 2022: Ohio State 54–10, Columbus
Official box scores, checked September 29, 2026 — this meeting’s and each earlier one’s.
Roster values and build percentages read live on September 29, 2026. Weeks 1 through 4 figures from the official box scores, checked September 29, 2026. Kickoff, network, venue and both poll standings as announced, confirmed September 28, 2026 and subject to change before kickoff.