Iowa Football

No. 16 Iowa takes on No. 2 Michigan in the 2023 Big Ten football championship game Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Here’s what you need to know.

The University of Iowa has taken the first steps toward conducting an outside search for its next permanent athletics director, establishing a search committee and hiring a search firm.

Iowa’s 2015 trip to Indianapolis included a touchdown that still gives “chills” and a holding call that robbed the Hawkeyes of another special moment.

Beat Michigan in Big Ten championship Saturday and Iowa would advance directly to permanent college football lore.

Do the Hawkeyes have a chance against Michigan in the Big Ten championship game? Angelique Chengelis of the Detroit News joins the Hawk Off The Press podcast this week to help us break down the game and tell us what to expect from the 12-0 Wolverines.

The Gazette’s Pick ‘Ems panel has score predictions for three games every week during the college football season, concluding this week with the Big Ten and Big 12 championship games and an NCAA Division III quarterfinal.

Nick Jackson has been a “home run” addition as he spends his final year of NCAA eligibility with the Hawkeyes.

There are so many interesting things about Michigan football player Mike Sainristil. He was born in Haiti, escaping the country with his parents and brother when was less than a year ago. He’s a grad student who began his football career with the Wolverines as a wide receiver but who has make a seamless transition to defensive back.

Fun Facts about Iowa football vs. Michigan: It’s the Big Ten championship game, for those who haven’t been paying close attention. Learn about it, here and now.

Forcing turnovers and generating early offense will be crucial for the Hawkeyes against a Michigan team that has lost only once since the start of the 2022 season.

The Hawkeyes will need to be “a lot more mentally prepared” in Saturday’s Big Ten championship game against Michigan than they were in their most recent game against a top-10 foe.

Iowa offensive linemen Connor Colby, Nick DeJong and Logan Jones earned 2023 third-team all-Big Ten recognition, the conference announced Wednesday.

You can’t argue with Northwestern’s David Braun as the pick for Big Ten Coach of the Year. You couldn’t have argued with Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz, either.

Iowa football moved up one spot from No. 17 to No. 16 in the second-last College Football Playoff rankings of the 2023 season.

Cade McNamara “dreamed of” playing against Michigan in the Big Ten championship game. He obviously cannot contribute on the field, but he has found other ways to help the Hawkeyes beat “that other team.”

Iowa wide receiver Diante Vines and center Logan Jones have been practicing this week and are expected to play in Saturday’s Big Ten championship game, Kirk Ferentz indicated during his Tuesday news conference.

Cooper DeJean is the Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year and Return Specialist of the Year, and Tory Taylor is the conference’s Punter of the Year. Jay Higgins also was a first-team all-Big Ten honoree for Iowa.

Cooper DeJean is a Jim Thorpe Award finalist despite playing just 10 games. Tory Taylor is one of the three candidates for the Ray Guy Award.

Cade McNamara’s successor has thrived in his second season as Michigan’s starting quarterback.