Hawk Off the Press

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.

This episode of the Hawk Off The Press podcast features John Steppe’s analysis of the news that Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz and receivers coach Jon Budmayr have been suspended one game for a recruiting violation, plus Thursday’s press conference featuring Ferentz and Iowa athletics director Beth Goetz.

John Steppe and Tom Kakert talk about Iose Epenesa’s recruiting process, why he ultimately followed his family to Iowa and how he’ll fit in with the Hawkeyes on this episode of Hawk Off The Press.

Iowa football director of strength and conditioning Raimond Braithwaite is the guest on this episode of the Hawk Off The Press podcast. Braithwaite talks about the Hawkeyes’ offseason weight-room standouts, Cade McNamara’s injury rehab, how Iowa tracks sleep and more.

Iowa wide receivers coach Jon Budmayr is the guest on this episode of the Hawk of the Press podcast. Budmayr talks about what he’s learned in various coaching roles at Wisconsin, Colorado State and Iowa and what he expects from some of the Hawkeyes’ 2024 breakout candidates at receiver.