Hawk Off the Press

It’s a late-night (well, more like early-morning) edition of The Final Score podcast after Kaleb Johnson trampled Minnesota in a 31-14 Iowa victory. Tune in for our postgame thoughts.

Iowa and Minnesota battle for the Floyd of Rosedale trophy in their Big Ten opener Saturday night in Minneapolis. Andy Greder of the St. Paul Pioneer Press joins the Hawk Off The Press podcast to help preview the game — beyond just punt returns.

The nonconference portion of Iowa’s schedule wrapped up with a 38-21 win over Troy, a game more unusual than the score indicates. John Steppe break it down and look ahead to the Hawkeyes’ Big Ten potential on this episode of The Final Score podcast.

How did Iowa lose a 13-point halftime lead? How did Iowa State rally from a scoreless first half? And what does the Cyclones’ 20-19 win tell us about the rest of the season? We break down the Cy-Hawk game on this episode of The Final Score podcast.

It's Cy-Hawk week, so The Gazette's Iowa and Iowa State writers are teaming up on the Hawk Off The Press podcast to break down Saturday's game. Hear analysis and predictions from John Steppe and Rob Gray.

A “here we go again” first half turned into a second half full of promising signs for the Iowa offense. John Steppe and Mike Hlas break down the Hawkeyes’ 40-0, season-opening win over Illinois State on The Final Score podcast.