Dunker was a second-team All-Big Ten honoree last year by the league’s coaches, but says he’d like to have all the 2024 games back.
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Dunker was a second-team All-Big Ten honoree last year by the league’s coaches, but says he’d like to have all the 2024 games back.
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.
Big East’s Musketeers went 22-12 last season, won a game in NCAA tournament
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.
Women’s basketball: Convinced that Iowa’s culture would remain the same after the Bluder-to-Jensen coaching change, Addie Deal reaffirmed her commitment.
Women’s basketball: Hannah Stuelke, Audi Crooks earn AmeriCup gold with Team USA.
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.
Trey Thompson was wooed by many a premier program, but is joining the Hawkeyes
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.
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