Iowa head coach Rick Heller joins the show to talk about his Hawkeyes, who are leading the Big Ten by 2 1/2 games after a sweep at Michigan that also boosted Iowa’s RPI up to 57. We talk to Heller about the series at Michigan, about rebounding from a disappointing campaign last year and how he and his staff have created one of the most consistent programs in the Big Ten.

Later in the episode, Midwest analyst/writer Patrick Ebert joining the show to talk about the Hawkeyes and the rest of the Big Ten as we head into the final month of regular-season action. We discuss the most intriguing storylines in the conference this season, look back at Oregon’s big series win over UCLA and rank the six elite lefty Friday night starters in the conference.

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