George Kittle has been on a roll with his friendly wagers recently.
A few weeks ago, Kittle won a bet with his 49ers teammate Brock Purdy about the Cy-Hawk game. Purdy, a former Iowa State quarterback, had to show up to a media availability decked out in Hawkeyes gear.
Fresh off winning that wager, Kittle decided to try his luck again. In anticipation of the Iowa-Michigan game last weekend, Kittle and NFL Network host Rich Eisen came up with a friendly wager.
Consider us squared up, @gkittle46:@HawkeyeFootball pic.twitter.com/rtE9Wco9Sq
— Rich Eisen Show (@RichEisenShow) September 30, 2026
With Iowa winning 20-19 on the final play of the game, it was Eisen who had to pay up on the wager. The Michigan graduate held up his end of the bet on his show, "The Rich Eisen Show," on Monday. Eisen donned an Iowa football
helmet for nearly 10 minutes during his show while he answered callers.
Iowa is 2-0 in games that Kittle has placed a friendly wager on this season. The former Hawkeye tight end may be looking for a buddy who went to Ohio State to keep Iowa’s luck going heading into a huge game this weekend.
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