Without graduate quarterback Cade McNamara and redshirt freshman signal-caller Marco Lainez, Iowa had to turn to redshirt sophomore quarterback Jackson Stratton after junior quarterback Brendan Sullivan exited with an ankle injury. After the loss, Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz updated Sullivan’s injury status.

The disappointment was evident on the face of Kirk Ferentz following a 20-17 loss to UCLA on Friday night at the Rose Bowl. The Iowa head coach struggled to find any bright spots when he was speaking about his teams performance.

The Iowa head coach addressed reporters at the Rose Bowl after Friday's 20-17 loss to the Bruins.

Iowa (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten) will look to maintain its momentum on Friday when the team travels to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, to take on UCLA (3-5, 2-4 Big Ten). Game time is set for 8:05 p.m. CT and will air on Fox.

Iowa saw it's two-game winning streak halted Friday night with a 20-17 loss at UCLA. The Hawkeyes fell to 6-4 overall and 4-3 in the Big Ten. Watch what coach Kirk Ferentz had to say after the game in this video:

Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara has a concussion and will not be available to play against Wisconsin, head coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday in his weekly news conference.

Iowa dropped a stinker on Friday night in its 20-17 loss at UCLA. Though UCLA entered having won back-to-back games and playing its best football of the season, no one could have foreseen just how lackluster Iowa would ultimately look.