Iowa Football

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.

Speaking for the first time since news broke of Brian Ferentz’s upcoming dismissal, Kirk Ferentz did not say whether he plans to continue to coach at Iowa after this season.

Following Monday’s news of Brian Ferentz’s upcoming ouster, some major questions loom for Iowa football.

Hawkeyes are 57-25 since Brian Ferentz became Kirk Ferentz’s offensive coordinator, but greater glories were missed because in the last few years because of offensive failures

Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz will not be retained after the 2023 season, interim athletics director Beth Goetz said in a news release Monday.

Iowa football’s Nov. 11 game against Rutgers will kick off at 2:30 p.m., the team announced Monday morning. Big Ten Network will broadcast the game.

Iowa kicker Drew Stevens has hit field goals from as far out as 65 yards in the indoor facility.

Iowa State is a perfect November from playing in a conference championship football game in early December, and Iowa would have great shot at doing likewise with four November wins.

Two years ago, in summer of 2021, the NCAA suspended generations-old rules barring student-athletes from monetizing their “name, image, and likeness” – ushering in a new era allowing collegiate stars to capitalize on their fame.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy football coach Brian White has been busy preparing his Cougars for Friday night’s Class 5A state playoff game. His oldest son, B.J., is an assistant coach for him, his youngest son, Calvin, is a senior fullback-linebacker for the Cougars. Middle son, Max, is a walk-on running back at Iowa who has played in every game this season on special teams. Let’s just say this fall has been extra special for the entire family, including mom, Debbie White, the “First Lady of Kennedy football.”

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 State vs. Baylor, Purdue vs. Nebraska and Oregon vs. Utah.