Mike Hlas

Take the ‘L’ train, get an Italian beef sandwich, then go into the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field and hope you have a decent view of the Iowa-Northwestern game.

Fun Facts for Saturday’s Iowa football game against Northwestern at Wrigley Field. The Wildcats are 0-2 all-time in the Friendly Confines. The Hawkeyes are 0-0.

Beth Goetz and Kirk Ferentz weren’t particularly enlightening on details about the dismissal of Brian Ferentz as offensive coordinator at season’s end.

Making threes, blocking shots, collecting assists -- Ladji Dembele, Owen Freeman, Brock Harding and Pryce Sandfort had nice first games at Carver Monday.

Hawkeyes are 57-25 since Brian Ferentz became Kirk Ferentz’s offensive coordinator, but greater glories were missed because in the last few years because of offensive failures

Quincy University vs. Iowa men’s basketball (exhibition game) glance: It’s Hawks vs. Hawkeyes in an exhibition game, so please, no wagering

Iowa State is a perfect November from playing in a conference championship football game in early December, and Iowa would have great shot at doing likewise with four November wins.

Friday was a night for Iowa high school football state playoffs, so of course the neighboring towns of Lisbon, Mount Vernon and Solon were busy.

The officiating decision to nullify Cooper DeJean’s punt return for a touchdown made it a play that will live in infamy in Iowa.

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.

A highly controversial reversal of Cooper DeJean’s punt return for a touchdown combines with horrible offense to give Iowa a loss to Minnesota that it should have never had.

A closer look at the Minnesota Golden Gophers’ 12-10 win Saturday afternoon over the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium.

Legendary punter Reggie Roby was spectacular for the Hawkeyes four decades ago in helping transform Iowa football from a loser to a winner. But what Tory Taylor has done may be a tad more.

Did you know Floyd of Rosedale was once the second most-famous pig in his family? Well, he was. Read this and learn why.

Dozens of Minnesota Gopher fans will stop in Floyd Saturday morning on their way to Iowa City to the Minnesota-Iowa football game. Why? Because it has the same name as the bronzed, 98-pound trophy of a pig that goes to the winner of the rivalry contest.