Junior safety from the shadow of Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor visited Iowa City, was hooked, and has Hawkeye coaches and players expecting him to be a key player for them this season.
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Junior safety from the shadow of Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor visited Iowa City, was hooked, and has Hawkeye coaches and players expecting him to be a key player for them this season.
“Iowa 42” was a phrase drummed in Badger players’ heads in offseason conditioning workouts, thanks to the Hawkeyes’ 42-10 rout of the Badgers at Kinnick Stadium last November.
Penn State is a popular pick to win the conference. Oregon won it last year and says it wants to “Double down.” Indiana, so good last year, has plenty of talent in 2025.
Iowa clearly has held the upper hand in its annual rivalry against Nebraska, but the Huskers have showed steady improvement in recent seasons.
Iowa offensive lineman Kade Pieper won his second-straight Beef Days Hay Bale Toss, but as always, a good time was had by all.
Here’s what to watch in Week 13 as the Hawkeyes seek a better outcome against the Aidan Chiles-led Spartans than in 2024.
Not a lot of tickets are left for any of the Hawkeyes’ seven 2025 home games.
USC does not have the same level of preseason hype after disappointing 2023 and 2024 seasons. The Trojans have a passing attack, though, that could be a big test for Phil Parker’s secondary in 2025.
Kaleb Johnson became an All-American and a NFL draft pick after a stellar season rushing the football for the 2024 Iowa Hawkeyes. How will Iowa replace his sizable chunk of yardage? Carefully, and probably with multiple guys.
The reigning Big Ten champions will come to Kinnick Stadium in 2025 with a relatively young group. Here’s what that could mean for Iowa in its Week 10 matchup.
Dunker was a second-team All-Big Ten honoree last year by the league’s coaches, but says he’d like to have all the 2024 games back.
One of Tim Lester’s past colleagues said the Iowa offensive coordinator is “one of the smartest coaches I’ve ever coached with.” The Hawkeyes are beginning to see that for themselves after an impressive first season in his Shanahan-style offensive system.
Iowa’s Big Ten neighbor to the north will be relying on a young quarterback and a reconfigured offensive line in 2025.
Iowa Hawkeyes graduate transfer quarterback Mark Gronowski has been given the all clear sign medically after offseason shoulder surgery and has been going through summer informal workouts, trying to get to know his teammates. In that vein, he took his offensive linemen to the Lake of the Ozarks for a recent relaxation trip and some of his wide receivers and tight ends to Dallas. He also recently competed at the Manning Passing Academy in Louisiana, a camp run by the famous football family.
Penn State has extremely high preseason expectations after a 13-win season in 2024 that ended in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Here is what the Hawkeyes need to do to be more competitive than in their last matchup against Drew Allar and the Nittany Lions.
Last year’s Heartland Trophy game was Iowa’s biggest win over Wisconsin since 1968. When the Hawkeyes return to Camp Randall in 2025, they will se a different-looking Badger offense.
Iowa nearly doubled its opponents’ scoring in the third quarter during the 2024 season. Offensive coordinator Tim Lester explained one reason for the Hawkeyes’ third-quarter success.
Curt Cignetti’s Hoosiers shocked the Big Ten in 2024 as they won 11 games and earned a spot in the College Football Playoff. Here is why they could pose a significant threat again in 2025 as they head to Kinnick Stadium in Week 5.
The Gazette’s John Steppe is leaving after four years on the Hawkeye football beat (and more time before that as an intern, freelancer and news reporter).
Iowa has won all four games against Rutgers in program history, and three of the wins were by at least 17 points. The Scarlet Knights could be more formidable in 2025 if they can replace Kyle Monangai’s production, though.
Softball, basketball, bicycling, even bartending. DeJean has made the rounds in Philadelphia and Iowa, and with adoring fans everywhere.
Iowa’s longtime director of football operations is retiring after 21 years with the Hawkeyes, where he made an “incredibly challenging” role look “effortless” while mentoring the next generation.
Iowa State leads three state programs in the top 15 of the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Coaches Poll. The Cyclones are third, Iowa is No. 4 and University of Northern Iowa is 15th.
What to know about Wednesday’s Iowa women’s basketball game at Iowa State.
The Hawkeyes defeated both Colorado Mesa and Oklahoma State, but head coach Clarissa Chun expressed her desire to continue supporting young programs like Oklahoma State to grow the sport.
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