John Steppe

Had it not been for the invalid fair catch, Cooper DeJean’s fourth-quarter punt return for a touchdown was a play that Kirk Ferentz said was “one of the best ones I've ever seen.”

Iowa football’s latest stay in the Associated Press Poll was a short one. One week after re-entering the AP Poll at No. 24, the Hawkeyes are unranked again in this week’s poll.

Obviously “the plays aren’t going to change,” but Big Ten coaches often get clarification from the conference after controversial calls.

Invalid fair catch? We discuss the call that wiped out Iowa’s would-be go-ahead touchdown in Saturday’s 12-10 loss to Minnesota and the brutal offense that put the Hawkeyes in a position to need that score on The Final Score podcast.

Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz said it is “really hard to accept the explanation that we got” after Big Ten Conference officials called an invalid fair catch on Cooper DeJean that wiped out a 54-yard touchdown.

After beating fellow Big Ten West contender Wisconsin last week, the 24th-ranked Hawkeyes suffered a 12-10 loss to Minnesota Saturday at Kinnick Stadium.

Iowa defensive lineman Yahya Black and tight end Addison Ostrenga are both listed as questionable in Iowa’s Big Ten-mandated pregame availability report for Saturday’s game against Minnesota.

Iowa safety Sebastian Castro’s hard-hitting, fearless tackling started on a cul-de-sac in the Chicago suburbs.

The play-by-play voice for Saturday’s Minnesota-Iowa football game is uniquely qualified to understand what Iowa quarterback Deacon Hill might be going through as he struggles. Former Iowa QB Paul Burmeister shares that perspective while previewing Saturday’s game on this week’s Hawk Off The Press podcast.

Points could be a premium again this week in the battle for the pig.

Preseason All-American punter Tory Taylor has made a “huge” impact on Iowa’s field position, which has helped compensate for the Hawkeyes’ struggling offense.

As Iowa prepares for its inaugural season, “every opposing team is going to want to take down a Hawkeye.”

Steven Stilianos, a sixth-year senior, could be a key part of the Hawkeyes’ receiving corps in the second half of the season.

Deacon Hill’s shaky numbers as QB1 has not shaken the confidence — or at least the public confidence — of his head coach.

Iowa tight end Erick All Jr. will miss the rest of his season after tearing the ACL in his right knee, head coach Kirk Ferentz confirmed during his Tuesday news conference.