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’s final nonconference opponent of the 2025 schedule has a (somewhat) new conference affiliation, new head coach and many new roster pieces.
Iowa running backs coach Omar Young believes clear and defined roles allow his players “to settle down.”
Iowa’s 27th-year coach says other college coaches are using his age against him in recruiting, insisting it isn’t anything that should concern would-be Hawkeyes
After a 2024 season that had some ups and downs, Iowa cornerbacks T.J. Hall and Deshaun Lee have grown in their confidence ahead of the 2025 season and here’s why.
The Cyclones could be an interesting early-season test for Iowa in 2025 after winning a program-record 11 games in 2024 and here’s why.
Aaron Graves has a big Saturday ahead of him as he gets married this weekend. As for Saturdays in the fall, Graves hopes to improve his leadership on the defensive line.
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Recruiting rankings for Iowa’s 2026 class currently vary from 31st to 51st after the Hawkeyes picked up a commitment from top instate talent Julian Manson.
Iowa’s season opener against Albany will not be Mark Gronowski’s first time facing the Great Danes. The Hawkeyes will seek a similar outcome as in Gronowski’s other game against them.
As college football programs from across the country covet the Chicago area, a variety of factors have helped the Hawkeyes maintain it as a recruiting pipeline.
Only one of the two head coaches in this game have ever been seen covered in mayonnaise.
Fans got the opportunity to get their first look at the 2025-26 Hawkeye men’s and women’s basketball teams on the outdoor basketball court behind Burge Residence Hall. It’s the unofficial tipoff to the upcoming season.
The Big Ten Conference has released the conferencve dual schedule. University of Iowa hosts Wisconsin, Penn State, Minnesota and Michigan in duals for the 2025-26 men’s wrestling season.
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