A player hazing scandal rocked the Northwestern football program last summer and cost head coach Pat Fitzgerald his job. David Braun took over on an interim basis, led the Wildcats to eight wins, including in a bowl. He got the job permanently and has guided his team through a 2024 season in which it has played home games at a temporary 12,000-seat stadium.
In college football’s new world where the transfer portal gives and takes, Northern Iowa senior wide receiver Desmond Hutson is a prime example of what the portal can give.
Iowa is heavily favored against a Northwestern team that is especially familiar to a few Hawkeyes.
The Hawkeyes are 0-3 this season when allowing more than 5.5 yards per play. When holding opponents to fewer than 5.5 yards per play, they’re 4-0.
Fun Facts about Saturday’s Northwestern-Iowa football game though some aren’t particularly fun. “Wildcats” and “Homecoming” are movies the critics, quite frankly, could have done without.
Since the start of the 2023 season, Iowa is 4-0 in regular-season games that immediately follow a loss.
Cade McNamara remains Iowa’s starting quarterback “as of right now,” head coach Kirk Ferentz said in his weekly news conference. Ferentz said that it is “easier to talk about putting somebody in a game than just doing it, especially at that position.”
Iowa safety Sebastian Castro has returned to practice after missing last week’s game against Michigan State with an ankle injury.
A cornerback who had his first career interception last year against Iowa is among the Northwestern players to watch this Saturday at Kinnick Stadium.
Phil Parker’s defense had an uncharacteristically high number of missed tackles in Saturday’s 32-20 loss to Michigan State. It was a key factor in Iowa allowing the most yards in a game since 2019.
A mid-tier bowl appears to be the ceiling for the 2024 Hawkeyes after their humbling 32-20 loss to Michigan State.
Oregon, Penn State and Ohio State are at the top of John Steppe’s AP ballot following the Week 8 slate of games.
A closer look at Iowa’s 32-20 loss Saturday night to Michigan State at Spartan Stadium. The Hawkeyes did little offensively and gave up a great amount defensively in a very disappointing Big Ten Conference loss.
Cade McNamara wasted little time in taking responsibility after Iowa football’s humbling 32-20 loss to Michigan State. Kirk Ferentz said there was “no real discussion on making a switch” to Brendan Sullivan.
Iowa’s momentum was abruptly halted in a 32-20 loss Saturday at Michigan State as Jonathan Kim kicked six field goals and the Spartans totaled 468 yards of offense.
Follow The Gazette’s live blog for live score updates, highlights and analysis from Saturday night’s Iowa football game at Michigan State.
Iowa defensive back Sebastian Castro is listed as questionable for the Hawkeyes’ game against Michigan State on the pregame availability report.
Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson should cross the 1,000-yard path in Game 7, and Iowa State should get to 7-0 for the first time in 86 years.
Iowa visits Spartan Stadium to take on Michigan State in a Saturday night Big Ten football game. Here’s what you need to know.
Logan Jones is the “kind of guy we want on our football team,” Kirk Ferentz said.
Deavin Hilson, a fourth-year defensive back from Des Moines, has “decided to focus on academics with the goal of graduating next August,” head coach Kirk Ferentz said in a news release.
Matt Wenzel of MLive joins The Gazette’s Hawk Off The Press podcast this week to give Iowa football fans a Michigan State scouting report ahead of Saturday night’s game in East Lansing.
Mark Gronowski knows his first game wasn’t perfect. Now, he’s confident Week 2 will be his true showcase
Women’s basketball: Hawkeyes will face Baylor, Miami and UConn in neutral-site games, and the Cy-Hawk game is Dec. 10 in Ames.
University of Iowa Sports Information Department confirmed with The Gazette Monday that Gabe Arnold is a member of the Hawkeyes men’s wrestling roster. He has three years of eligibility remaining and was an NCAA qualifier at 184 pounds last season.
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