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J.R. Ogden
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Latest Articles by J.R. Ogden
Iowa Football Jan. 26, 2023 2:27 pm962d ago
It’s Northwestern Week in Iowa City. And while that may not stir emotions like Iowa State Week, Wisconsin Week or …
Iowa Football Oct. 20, 2020 8:00 am1790d ago
It’s officially Week 8 in college football. For the University of Iowa and the Big Ten Conference, this is Week …
Iowa High School Sports Oct. 19, 2020 11:55 am1791d ago
He lived to coach. Those four words were part of the obituary for Virgil Cerveny, a man who impacted ‘two …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Sep. 28, 2020 2:25 pm1812d ago
It’s officially fall, which means of course, it’s football season. And even in these strange times, we have high school, …
Outdoors Sep. 26, 2020 4:41 pm1813d ago
In these strange times since coronavirus, COVID-19 and derecho have become common terms in Eastern Iowa, one thing has remained …
Small College Sports Sep. 22, 2020 4:57 pm1817d ago
When Iowa kicks off its football season on Oct. 24, Iowa State will be coming off its second bye week …
Sports Sep. 14, 2020 9:44 am1826d ago
It’s feeling a little normal. And in a year that will be unforgettable in that we all want to forget …
Sports Sep. 9, 2020 12:59 pm1831d ago
Three months ago, Cedar Rapids’ Dallas Hobbs was just another college football player hoping this coronavirus pandemic wouldn’t affect his …
Iowa High School Football Aug. 31, 2020 12:51 pm1840d ago
When 2020 started, like many of you, I’d never heard the words coronavirus, COVID-19 or derecho. I wish that still …
Iowa High School Football Aug. 24, 2020 11:47 am1847d ago
GUTTENBERG – Let’s get one thing out of the way right now. Chad Harbaugh, entering his 22nd season as football …
Outdoors Aug. 16, 2020 8:00 am1855d ago
This last week has shown us many things – from our own determination and resiliency to the benefit of family. …
Iowa Football Aug. 12, 2020 12:34 pm1859d ago
Disappointing. That was the word Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz used most Tuesday afternoon during a Zoom conference after the …
Iowa Football Aug. 12, 2020 12:45 pm1859d ago
The high school football season officially kicks off Monday with the start of practice. All indications are preps will be playing …
Recreation Aug. 8, 2020 4:05 pm1862d ago
One of the positives during this time of COVID-19, lockdowns and isolation has been families playing together. We’ve all seen …
Sports Aug. 5, 2020 9:20 am1866d ago
It’s been a while — too long, actually — since I filled this space with some random news or thoughts …