The Hawkeyes got the best of Rutgers’ Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey, as well as No. 11 draftee Cedric Coward of Washington State. Things didn’t go as well against the Nos. 13, 20, 21, 25, 27 picks, but you can’t win them all.
The first-ever NCAA women’s wrestling championships will be in the University of Iowa’s backyard.
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.
Iowa’s Bennett Stirtz strongly considered turning pro after last season at Drake, but instead is spending a fourth year with Ben McCollum, this time at Iowa.
Women’s basketball: Iowa will face Baylor (Nov. 20) and Miami (Nov. 22) in Orlando.
Flowrestling’s No. 2 prospect in the 2026 recruiting class, Bo Bassett, announced Sunday that he is reopening up his recruitment via social media. The senior from Bishiop McCort High School in Johnstown, Pa., originally committed in February, choosing Iowa over Oklahoma State, Penn State and Virginia Tech.
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.
The Iowa Women’s Wrestling Club announced its first sponsored athlete in April, and more are “quite possible” in the “next couple months.”
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