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John Steppe
I am the Iowa Hawkeyes football reporter for The Gazette. I previously covered business and sports enterprise for The Gazette. I’m a born-and-raised Midwesterner and Marquette University alumnus. When I’m not working, I’m likely hiking, eating cheese curds or watching more sports. I invite you to join our Hawkeye Sports Text Update, sign up for my weekly newsletter, or subscribe to my podcast.
Latest Articles by John Steppe
Iowa Basketball Apr. 1, 2023 6:27 pm11h ago
Christine Grant wanted to be there “when” Iowa Coach Lisa Bluder went to her first Final Four. Grant died in 2021, but a close friend found a way to symbolically bring her to Dallas.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 1, 2023 2:45 pm15h ago
Caitlin Clark obviously has a large fan base, but so does a lot of Iowa’s supporting cast, as NIL T-shirts have shown.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 1, 2023 1:47 pm16h ago
Hear from Iowa starters Monika Czinano and McKenna Warnock and McKenna Warnock a day before the Hawkeyes take on LSU in the NCAA women’s basketball national championship game in Dallas.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 1, 2023 1:46 pm16h ago
LSU's Alexis Morris, Flau'jae Johnson and Kateri Poole were asked what stands out about Caitlin Clark and Iowa as they prepare for Sunday's NCAA women's basketball national championship game in Dallas.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 1, 2023 1:21 pm16h ago
Iowa Athletics will hold a watch party at Carver-Hawkeye Arena for Sunday’s NCAA women’s basketball national championship game.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 1, 2023 1:54 am1d ago
Watch postgame interviews with Iowa women’s basketball players and coaches after the Hawkeyes stunned No. 1 South Carolina 77-73 in the Final Four on Friday.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 31, 2023 2:22 pm1d ago
Lisa Bluder, Jan Jensen and Jenni Fitzgerald have been “best friends” for decades. It was Bluder who convinced the Jensen and Fitzgerald to make the move with her from Drake to Iowa in 2000. That history is making this year’s Final Four run extra special.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 31, 2023 3:06 pm1d ago
Iowa women’s basketball players have been appreciative of “understanding” professors as they continue their Final Four run Friday.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 30, 2023 6:25 pm2d ago
South Carolina center Aliyah Boston finds it impressive how Monika Czinano, her counterpart at Iowa, “doesn’t dribble.”
Iowa Basketball Mar. 30, 2023 6:22 pm2d ago
Iowa women’s basketball has a daunting task Friday, but first, the Hawkeyes are “trying to enjoy every single second” of being a Final Four team.
Hawk Off the Press Mar. 29, 2023 12:22 pm3d ago
Former Iowa women's basketball player Necole Tunsil joins the Hawk Off The Press podcast this week to talk about being a part of Iowa's first Final Four team in 1993 and what it's like watching this year's team.
Iowa Football Mar. 28, 2023 10:45 am4d ago
Iowa’s defense and special teams units are coming off another productive season. Here are some key questions as the Hawkeyes look to have success in those phases of the game.
Iowa Football Mar. 27, 2023 6:00 am6d ago
Injuries at wide receiver and offensive line may be a complicating factor for the Hawkeyes this spring.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 27, 2023 1:03 pm5d ago
From Megan Gustafson to Dick Vitale, here’s what people had to say on Twitter about Iowa earning a trip to the Final Four and Caitlin Clark recording the first 40-plus-point triple-double in tournament history.
Iowa Football Mar. 25, 2023 6:00 am8d ago
Kirk Ferentz has been telling NFL teams to not “make the mistake we almost made” when the Hawkeyes “underestimated” Sam LaPorta as a recruit.