John Steppe

Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins returned to Indianapolis for the Big Ten’s football media days — a reward for “trusting the process” in his first three years in Iowa City.

Kirk Ferentz can be a “little discriminant” with offensive line coaches, but he has a lot of respect for George Barnett.

Kirk Ferentz said the NCAA’s investigation into sports gambling at Iowa involves ‘not a large number’ of football players. As Iowa awaits its NCAA fate, Beth Goetz wants to bolster the Hawkeyes’ gambling education.

Kirk Ferentz has given a glimpse of what the 2023 Iowa football rotation might look like, albeit with a large asterisk, with the release of the preseason depth chart.

About a year after starting the Swarm Collective, founder and CEO Brad Heinrichs joins The Gazette's John Steppe on the Hawk Off The Press podcast for an update on Swarm's progress, goals and relationship with University of Iowa athletics.

The implementation of the Big Ten’s new TV deal and Iowa’s sports gambling situation are among topics that could garner attention at this week’s Big Ten football media days.

Big Ten beat writers picked Iowa defensive back Cooper DeJean as the preseason favorite to win Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in the annual Cleveland.com poll.

Iowa defensive backs have accumulated 83 interceptions over the last five seasons. Sebastian Castro could play a big part in maintaining that success in 2023 after making significant strides at the end of last season.

Matt Rhule will begin his rebuild of a team that has not posted a winning record since 2016.

Iowa Hawkeye fan satisfaction increased last year in women’s basketball and men’s wrestling, but decreased in football and men’s basketball, according to survey results obtained by The Gazette via a public records request.

Illinois lost much of its production at running back and defensive back — two areas of strength from last season.

Arizona traditionally has not been a recruiting pipeline for Iowa football, but LeVar Woods wants to change that.

Iowa football has sold out its Sept. 2 season opener against Utah State, the athletic department announced Friday in a news release.

Four home games — Sept. 16 against Western Michigan, Sept. 30 against Michigan State, Oct. 7 against Purdue and Oct. 21 against Minnesota — are sold out, Iowa announced Thursday in a news release.

Rutgers was the only Big Ten team to average fewer points per game than Iowa last year.