Mike Hlas

The Panthers’ 2024 struggles are a total outlier. Farley’s 24-year tenure as UNI’s head coach had so many highlights, so many good memories made.

So good at home lately, Iowa’s defense again was merely mortal as a visitor, getting gashed and gouged by UCLA on its way to a humbling 20-17 defeat.

A closer look at Iowa’s 20-17 loss to UCLA Friday night at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins beat Hawkeyes at their own game, running the ball and stopping Iowa from running it.

The combined scores of Iowa’s last four Rose Bowls was Pac-12 teams 164, Iowa 78. None were close. The 102-year-old stadium that UCLA calls home may slightly resemble Kinnick Way, Way West when Iowa plays the Bruins Friday night.

Pryce Sandfort made his first six 3-pointers and scored career-high 22 points. Older brother Payton Sandfort tossed in 17 points himself and Iowa beat Southern, 89-74.

Previewing Thursday’s Iowa men’s basketball game against Southern. The Hawkeyes started 2024-25 season with a victory. The Southern Jaguars of Baton Rouge had a rougher beginning.

Fun Facts about Friday’s Iowa football game against UCLA. The Hawkeyes and Bruins have the same number of wins in California so far this season: Zero.

The Lions of Commerce will try to pull the Upset of the Night on college basketball’s opening night, but Iowa has won its last 13 season openers.

Iowa’s Kaleb Johnson could hearken Wisconsin fans back to their cavalcade of punishing, producing running backs of the last three decades.

Fun Facts about the Iowa vs. Wisconsin football game. Only one of the two teams is from a swing state. The other is from a state that takes its marital vows to heart.

Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara suffered a head injury last Saturday, in between two fellow major-college quarterbacks retiring because of concussions. Monday night, it was former Hawkeye Tyrone Tracy’s turn.

In the old days, the Badgers and Hawkeyes fought to get the upper hand for a spot in the Big Ten championship. Those are days are long gone.

The Final Score podcast breaks down Iowa’s 40-14 win over Northwestern, including Brendan Sullivan replacing Cade McNamara at quarterback during the game.

Brendan Sullivan was the People’s Quarterback before the game started, then got the chance to earn that title on the field. He did, and Iowa turned a first-half slog against Northwestern into a 40-14 rout.

The Hawkeyes got their act together in the second half and floated away from Minnesota Duluth before a small crowd at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, 102-81, in a men’s basketball exhibition game Friday night.