John Steppe

The Hawkeyes will need to be “a lot more mentally prepared” in Saturday’s Big Ten championship game against Michigan than they were in their most recent game against a top-10 foe.

Iowa offensive linemen Connor Colby, Nick DeJong and Logan Jones earned 2023 third-team all-Big Ten recognition, the conference announced Wednesday.

Iowa football moved up one spot from No. 17 to No. 16 in the second-last College Football Playoff rankings of the 2023 season.

Cade McNamara “dreamed of” playing against Michigan in the Big Ten championship game. He obviously cannot contribute on the field, but he has found other ways to help the Hawkeyes beat “that other team.”

Iowa wide receiver Diante Vines and center Logan Jones have been practicing this week and are expected to play in Saturday’s Big Ten championship game, Kirk Ferentz indicated during his Tuesday news conference.

Cooper DeJean is the Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year and Return Specialist of the Year, and Tory Taylor is the conference’s Punter of the Year. Jay Higgins also was a first-team all-Big Ten honoree for Iowa.

Cade McNamara’s successor has thrived in his second season as Michigan’s starting quarterback.

Iowa football will need to “be at our absolute best” to have a chance against heavily-favored Michigan in Saturday’s Big Ten championship game.

Wide receivers Diante Vines and Kaleb Brown “have a chance” of playing in Saturday’s Big Ten championship game.

The final 82 seconds of game time in Iowa’s 13-10 win over Nebraska included two interceptions, one clock timing snafu and a game-winning moment for backup kicker Marshall Meeder.

Iowa football will face Michigan in next Saturday’s Big Ten championship game.

Another coin-flip game went Iowa’s way. We break down the late-game heroics in the Hawkeyes’ Heroes Game win over Nebraska on this episode of The Final Score podcast.

Watch portions of postgame press conferences featuring Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz, linebacker Jay Higgins and defensive linemen Ethan Hurkett following the 17th-ranked Hawkeyes’ 13-10 win over Nebraska on Friday.

Marshall Meeder thought he was “done playing football.” A few months later, the Iowa kicker experienced the biggest moment of his college football career.

Iowa again won in the final seconds of a low-scoring, grind-it-out game, this time edging border-state rival Nebraska 13-10 on Friday. Marshall Meeder, the backup kicker called upon after starter Drew Stevens’ adverse first half, hit a 38-yard field goal as time expired to win the game.