Photos: Iowa Hawkeyes defensive end Parker Hesse

Iowa's Parker Hesse (40) and Jake Gervase (30) tackle Illinois' Ra'Von Bonner (21) in the first half of a NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Holly Hart)

Iowa's Jake Gervase (30) Parker Hesse (40) Jack Hockaday (48) and Anthony Nelson (98) bring down Nebraska's Devine Ozigbo during the senior day match-up between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, at Kinnick Stadium, in Iowa City.

Iowa defensive end Parker Hesse (40) looks at Northwestern's Clayton Thorson (18) after taking a knee during a Big Ten Conference football game on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.

Northwestern's Clayton Thorson (18) passes while Iowa's Parker Hesse (40) Matt Nelson (96) and Sam Brincks (90) attempt to break into the pocket during a Big Ten Conference football game on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.

Parker Hesse (40) and the Hawkeyes get ready to take the field against Maryland before their 23-0 home win. This week, Iowa will play in front of 106,000-plus fans at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania.

Parker Hesse #40 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates with Anthony Nelson #98 of the Iowa Hawkeyes after making a stop during a game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at of Beaver Stadium on Saturday, October 27, 2018, in State College, Pennsylvania.outside of Beaver Stadium on Saturday, October 27, 2018, in State College, Pennsylvania.

Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley (9) has given Parker Hesse (40) and Iowa fits over the past two seasons. It'll be up to the defensive ends to keep him contained Saturday at Beaver Stadium.

Iowa senior Parker Hesse waits for the call late in the game against Maryland on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.

Iowa defensive end Parker Hesse (40) celebrates after a sack during an NCAA Big Ten conference football game on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.

Iowa right end Parker Hesse tackles Maryland running back Anthony McFarland for a loss on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.

Iowa's Parker Hesse catches Maryland running back Anthony McFarland for a loss on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.

Iowa defensive end Parker Hesse (40) and his teammates will have to stuff the run game against a Maryland team that is averaging more than 6.0 yards per carry.

Iowa Hawkeyes defensive end Chauncey Golston (57) and defensive end Parker Hesse (40) celebrate during the fourth quarter against the Maryland Terrapins at Kinnick Stadium.

Indiana Hoosiers running back Mike Majette (24) is tackled by Iowa Hawkeyes defensive end Parker Hesse (40) during the fourth quarter at Memorial Stadium.

Iowa's Parker Hesse during the first half of a college football game Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2018, file photo, Iowa defensive end Parker Hesse, left, tackles Wisconsin quarterback Alex Hornibrook, during the second half of an NCAA college football game, in Iowa City. Iowa is No. 4 in the FBS, allowing just 84.0 yards per game. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney, File)

Hawkeyes defensive end A.J. Epenesa and defensive end Parker Hesse celebrate a defensive stop.

Iowa defensive end Parker Hesse (40) and Iowa defensive back Michael Ojemudia (11) tackle Northern Iowa running back Trevor Allen (25) during an NCAA football game on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.

Iowa senior right end Parker Hesse of Waukon makes his way past friends and relatives and Hawkeye fans as he walks to the stadium prior to kickoff against Northern Iowa on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.

Iowa defensive end Parker Hesse speaks during Big Ten Conference NCAA college football media days in Chicago, Tuesday, July 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Annie Rice)

Iowa defensive end Parker Hesse (40) tackles Iowa State wide receiver Hakeem Butler (18) during the Cy-Hawk NCAA football game on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.

Iowa defensive end Parker Hesse (40) celebrates after sacking Northern Illinois quarterback Marcus Childers (15) during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa won 33-7. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Iowa junior defensive end Parker Hesse waits for the snap against Penn State on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.

Iowa's Parker Hesse (40) and Jake Gervase (30) team up to stop Iowa State receiver Allen Lazard on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Members of the Iowa defense celebrate after Parker Hesse (40) pulled down an interception against Iowa State on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Iowa defensive end Parker Hesse, right, wraps up Northwestern quarterback Clayton Thorson last October, one of four sacks he recorded as a sophomore.

Iowa defensive end Parker Hesse intercepted a pass and scored in a win at Nebraska in 2015, the biggest road crowd the Hawkeyes have faced since 2013.

Iowa safety Brandon Snyder recovers a fumble as teammates Greg Mabin, left, and Parker Hesse, top, celebrate in the fourth quarter at Rutgers.

Iowa offensive lineman Keegan Render (69) defensive end Parker Hesse (40) and offensive lineman Ross Reynolds (59) carry the Cy-Hawk trophy after the Cy-Hawk NCAA football game on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones, 13-3.

Iowa juniors Parker Hesse, left, and Jake Gervase make their way off the field at Yankee Stadium after helping the Hawkeyes to a 27-20 win over Boston College during the 2017 Pinstripe Bowl in Bronx, New York on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017.

Iowa's Parker Hesse high-fives fans after the Hawkeyes' 44-41 OT win over Iowa State at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017.

Iowa's Parker Hesse puts pressure on Michigan quarterback Wilton Speight during their game at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016.

Iowa defensive end Parker Hesse celebrates on the Kinnick Stadium turf with fans after a 14-13 upset of Michigan. Several Hawkeye helmets went missing afterward, but all of them were returned.

If Iowa defensive end Parker Hesse is cradling a football heading into the end zone again Saturday -- as he did last season against Nebraska -- it would go a long way toward helping the Hawkeyes upend No. 3 Michigan. Of course, a half-dozen other things would also have to go Iowa's way in order to pull off a monumental upset.

Iowa defensive end Parker Hesse (40) was injured during this 28-yard fumble return against Miami of Ohio.

Parker Hesse is the most experienced of Iowa's defensive end group, making 44 tackles as a freshman a year ago.

A few years ago, Parker Hesse (40) and Josey Jewell (43) were high school rivals in Northeast Iowa, but now the college teammates are trying to get the Hawkeye defense to take a step toward the program's 2008-10 levels.

Iowa's Parker Hesse chases down Maryland quarterback Perry Hills during their game at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015.

Parker Hesse will make second career start at Northwestern on Saturday.

Iowa junior defensive end Parker Hesse has had a lot of success against Nebraska over his three years as a Hawkeye.

Iowa junior defensive end Parker Hesse carries the ball into the end zone after scooping up a Nebraska fumble on Friday, Nov. 24, 2017, at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. Later the ball would be ruled an incomplete pass, negating Hesse's touchdown.

Iowa defensive end Parker Hesse sacks Nebraska quarterback Tanner Lee on Friday, Nov. 24, 2017, at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb.

Iowa's Parker Hesse sacks Minnesota quarterback Demry Croft during their game at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017.

Iowa defensive end Parker Hesse reaches for the loose ball after stripping it from Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley (9) on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.

Iowa's Parker Hesse chases down North Texas quarterback Mason Fine during their game at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017.

Iowa junior defensive lineman Parker Hesse (40) runs the ball after an interception during the second half of the Cy-Hawk football game at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Ames.

Iowa's Parker Hesse tries to sack Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen during their game at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017.

Iowa junior defensive end Parker Hesse puts a hart hit on Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017.

Northwestern running back Justin Jackson, right, pushes Iowa defensive end Parker Hesse out of the way during a run on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.

Iowa Hawkeyes defensive lineman Parker Hesse (40) returns a fumble during the first quarter against the Miami (Oh) Redhawks at Kinnick Stadium.

Iowa linebacker Parker Hesse sacks Purdue quarterback David Blough during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, November 21, 2015, in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa won the game 40-20.

Iowa's Parker Hesse chases down Illinois State quarterback Tre Roberson during their game at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015.

Iowa State quarterback Sam B. Richardson (12) is sacked by Iowa's Parker Hesse and Nate Meier, right, during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in Ames, Iowa. Iowa won 31-17. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)