John Steppe

Iowa Athletics has retained legal counsel to conduct an independent review of the gymnastics program amid concerns about the environment of the gymnastics program under head coach Larissa Libby, the department said in a release Thursday.

Iowa women’s basketball star guard Caitlin Clark has earned a spot on the U.S. women’s basketball training camp roster, USA Basketball announced Thursday in a news release. The roster is subject to change.

Iowa’s spring depth chart “doesn't mean a lot,” but here are some notes from the Hawkeyes’ spring depth chart and roster.

It’s Iowa and Colorado in the NCAA women’s basketball Sweet 16 for the second year in a row. Boulder Daily Camera reporter Brian Howell joins the Hawk Off The Press podcast to help preview the game and let us know what to expect from the Buffaloes.

Patrick McCaffery is entering the transfer portal. While not a surprise, he is the third Hawkeye to enter the portal since it opened earlier this month.

Kirk Ferentz is “certainly not a basketball expert,” but the longest-tenured FBS head coach praised Caitlin Clark’s vision and demeanor, among other qualities.

Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara is “really limited” in spring practices as he continues to recover from last year’s knee injury, Kirk Ferentz said in a news conference on Tuesday.

Kirk Ferentz does not want a player who “doesn’t want to be here,” he said Tuesday in his first news conference since Kadyn Proctor informed the Iowa football team of his intention to leave.

The Hawkeyes got within “striking distance,” but were unable to climb back from an 18-point first-half deficit in their season-ending loss to Utah in the second round of the NIT.

Iowa and Utah will face off for the first time since 1964 in the second round of the NIT on Sunday.

This week’s Hawk Off The Press podcast starts with Kadyn Proctor’s decision to leave Iowa and eventually reenter the transfer portal, then a look at Iowa’s path back to the NCAA women’s basketball Final Four and a preview of Sunday’s Iowa-Utah NIT game.

Fran McCaffery expressed frustration with the NCAA’s timing of the men’s basketball transfer portal window, which overlaps significantly with postseason play.

Joe Evans, after not getting invited to the NFL Combine, opened some eyes with his 41.5-inch vertical jump at Iowa’s pro day.

Losing an athlete of Kadyn Proctor’s caliber is obviously a significant blow to the Hawkeyes, but there are some silver linings.

Much-acclaimed offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor is expected to leave Iowa and reenter the transfer portal after committing to the Hawkeyes from Alabama on Jan. 20.