Iowa Hawkeyes Sports

Iowa football will be without linebacker Kyler Fisher and defensive back John Nestor for its game Saturday against Northwestern, according to the pregame availability report.

It’s homecoming in Iowa City as the Iowa Hawkeyes host the Northwestern Wildcats Saturday at Kinnick Stadium. Here’s what you need to know.

The Hawkeyes got their act together in the second half and floated away from Minnesota Duluth before a small crowd at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, 102-81, in a men’s basketball exhibition game Friday night.

The Gazette’s Pick ‘Ems for Week 9 of the college football season, including Iowa’s homecoming game against Northwestern and a Division III showdown between Wartburg and Coe in Cedar Rapids.

Drew Stevens is “convicted with what he’s doing” as he has shown significant improvement in his third year as Iowa’s first-team kicker.

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 soccer head coach Dave DiIanni joins the Hawk Off The Press podcast this week to discuss another successful season for the Hawkeyes. Iowa is ranked 11th in the country with a 13-1-3 record heading into Sunday’s regular-season finale at Minnesota.