Iowa-Pittsburgh Preview

Tonight, the Iowa Hawkeyes (2-0) face off against the Pittsburgh Panthers (2-0) in a non-conference battle between the Big Ten and the ACC at Kinnick Stadium. The teams played last year, a game in which the Hawkeyes won 24-20 in Pittsburgh. The Hawkeyes are coming off of wins of Illinois State and instate rival Iowa State in Ames.  Pittsburgh is coming off of wins aganist Youngstown State and on the road at Akron.
Both teams have key players that have injuries. Pittsburgh's star running back, James Conner is out for the season after he tore his MCL aganist Youngstown State.  That is huge because as he went, the Panthers offense went.  The Hawkeyes star defensive end, Drew Ott will play, but will be limited after he suffered an arm injury after a scramble for a fumble in the first half aganist Iowa State. 
A big question for the Panthers is who their quarterback will be. The battle is between Chad Voytik and Nate Peterman. The Hawkeyes are set with C.J Beathard.
It will be an emotional night for the Hawkeyes, as former safety Brett Greenwood will be the honorary captain for the Hawkeyes.  Greenwood is recovering from collapsing after working out from a heart arrhythmia and an anoxic brain injury, which put him in a coma.
I think that with it being at Kinnick and the Panthers having injury and quarterback problems, I like the Hawkeyes to win, 27-17.