Iowa Football

After its previous reluctance to give Cooper DeJean a nod on offense, Iowa’s coaching staff greenlit the playmaking defensive back play sparingly on the other side of the ball in the Hawkeyes’ 10-7 win over Northwestern.

Iowa uglied it up yet again on offense, but had just enough to go home happy with a 10-7 Wrigley Field win over Northwestern.

See photos as the Iowa Hawkeyes beat the Northwestern Wildcats 10-7 in a Big Ten football game Saturday at Wrigley Field.

Here’s a look at Iowa’s 27-24 defeat Monday afternoon to Missouri in the Music City Bowl. The Hawkeyes scored 3 points in the second half, lose 10-point lead.

The Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field were quite friendly to Iowa football. Iowa kicker Drew Stevens, after missing a 53-yard attempt earlier in the game, redeemed himself with the 52-yard game-winning field goal with 14 seconds remaining.

Follow The Gazette’s live blog for score updates, analysis and highlights from Wrigley Field as Iowa faces Northwestern in a Big Ten football game Saturday.

The Hawkeyes will have most of their first-team and second-team players available against Northwestern.

Iowa takes on Northwestern Saturday in a Big Ten West football game at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Here’s what you need to know.

Take the ‘L’ train, get an Italian beef sandwich, then go into the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field and hope you have a decent view of the Iowa-Northwestern game.

Bigfoot-loving Iowa offensive lineman Rusty Feth is the “epitome of grit” on the field while showing plenty of leadership and personality off the field.

The Gazette’s Pick ‘Ems panel has score predictions for three games every week during the college football season. This week’s picks include Iowa vs. Northwestern, Kansas vs. Iowa State and Nebraska vs. Michigan State.

Rivalries will bookend Iowa football’s 2024 Big Ten Conference schedule, with the Hawkeyes opening conference play against Minnesota and ending conference play against Nebraska.

David Braun was just months into his job as defensive coordinator of the Northwestern football team when a hazing scandal broke out that cost head coach Pat Fitzgerald his job. The 33-year-old Braun was named interim head coach partly because he wasn’t at the school during the scandal. Despite a seemingly impossible situation, Braun has led the Wildcats to four wins, three more than last season.

It’s a mailbag edition of the Hawk Off The Press podcast, with most of the questions naturally centering on Iowa’s announcement earlier this week that offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz will not return next season.

Fun Facts for Saturday’s Iowa football game against Northwestern at Wrigley Field. The Wildcats are 0-2 all-time in the Friendly Confines. The Hawkeyes are 0-0.

Iowa will take on a Northwestern team that has outperformed its very low preseason expectations through eight games at Wrigley Field.

Longtime Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz intends to continue coaching beyond the 2023 season, he clarified Wednesday evening on his weekly radio show.

When asked if there was anything he would have done differently, Kirk Ferentz wishes he “kept everybody healthy.” In reality, that was far from the only culprit for Iowa’s recent offensive woes that led to Brian Ferentz’s upcoming dismissal.

Beth Goetz and Kirk Ferentz weren’t particularly enlightening on details about the dismissal of Brian Ferentz as offensive coordinator at season’s end.