John Steppe

Iowa officials expressed a desire to be “fiscally responsible in every way” ahead of fully participating in direct revenue sharing with athletes when it becomes permissible in 2025-26.

Iowa football’s roster is “pretty much where we need it to be right now,” Kirk Ferentz said, as FBS teams need to cap their rosters at 105 players for the 2025 season.

The Hawkeyes are continuing to hold an open spring practice as several programs across the country either discontinue or modify theirs.

Three Minnesota men were arrested early Sunday after authorities said they stole University of Iowa baseball equipment and trespassed in football’s Kinnick Stadium.

Iowa’s productive linebacker duo from the previous two seasons has not received much pre-draft hype, but Nick Jackson is quick to point out that “the tape is the tape.”

Kirk Ferentz appreciates former Wake Forest offensive coordinator (and current Iowa senior offensive analyst) Warren Ruggiero’s “wealth and depth of experience.”

Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski’s recovery from surgery is “probably a little bit ahead” of schedule, head coach Kirk Ferentz said Wednesday in his spring press conference, but the Hawkeyes will “play it conservatively.”

Brendan Sullivan is officially listed as Iowa’s QB1 going into spring practices, but that is not necessarily an indication of what the position will look like in the fall.

Linebacker and cornerback are among the positions to watch in spring practices — a time of year that Kirk Ferentz has previously described as a “deliberate teaching time.”

Beth Goetz had a “good handful of conversations” with other coaches, but Drake’s Ben McCollum was always on her radar.

Iowa cornerback John Nestor will enter the transfer portal, he announced Tuesday afternoon on social media. He has two years of eligibility remaining.

Max White, a walk-on from Cedar Rapids Kennedy, has one year of eligibility remaining.

All 32 NFL teams were represented as 14 former Hawkeyes tried to impress scouts at Iowa’s annual pro day on Monday.

The sixth-seeded Hawkeyes will face third-seeded Oklahoma — coached by Iowa alum and Lisa Bluder era player Jennie Baranczyk — on Monday in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Follow The Gazette’s live blog below for score updates, highlights and analysis.

Ben McCollum joins the Hawkeyes after one season as the head coach at Drake. Before that, he spent 15 seasons at the helm at Northwest Missouri State.