John Steppe

Former Iowa football All-American offensive lineman Don Suchy died earlier this month at age 93. He was a co-captain on the 1956 team that won Iowa’s first Rose Bowl in program history.

Iowa football’s health situation seems to be improving as the 2024 season looms one week away.

The NCAA’s decision to grant a waiver to Iowa linebacker Nick Jackson surprised a lot of people, including Jackson himself. Now as he prepares for his sixth season of college football, he has a shot at making history.

This episode of the Hawk Off The Press podcast features John Steppe’s analysis of the news that Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz and receivers coach Jon Budmayr have been suspended one game for a recruiting violation, plus Thursday’s press conference featuring Ferentz and Iowa athletics director Beth Goetz.

Cade McNamara would be Iowa football’s starting quarterback “if we were playing tomorrow,” head coach Kirk Ferentz told reporters on Thursday.

Kirk Ferentz’s suspension will mark the first time in more than 25 years that he has not been on the sidelines for an Iowa football game.

Phil Parker has a “good idea” of who his starting cornerbacks will be in 2024. But with 11 days to go until the Hawkeyes’ season opener, the Iowa defensive coordinator was reluctant on Tuesday to name who specifically those starters will be.

Iowa’s secondary has some good news to report on the injury front.

Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker discussed his own injury recovery Tuesday after undergoing shoulder surgery earlier this month.

Aaron Graves has “earned a position as a leader on this team,” Iowa defensive line coach Kelvin Bell said.

Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins has received first-team preseason All-America honors from the Associated Press. Defensive back Sebastian Castro is a second-team preseason AP All-American.

Whether it be his hard-fought style as a running back or ability to cope with personal tragedy, Kamari Moulton brings a unique physical and mental toughness to the Hawkeyes’ running back room.

Cade McNamara and Brendan Sullivan “have been battling” at Iowa’s quarterback position, offensive coordinator Tim Lester said Big Ten Network’s annual training camp show.

New Iowa punter Rhys Dakin has a few similarities with Tory Taylor, but he is “his own person.”

John Steppe and Tom Kakert talk about Iose Epenesa’s recruiting process, why he ultimately followed his family to Iowa and how he’ll fit in with the Hawkeyes on this episode of Hawk Off The Press.