Mike Hlas

Iowa star Caitlin Clark is outscoring her school’s football team by almost 10 points per game, but who’s counting?

The 2023-24 Iowa men’s basketball starts Tuesday night with home game against North Dakota. But where will it end?

It’s the Fighting Hawks and the Hawkeyes, and this one counts. It’s the Iowa men’s basketball season-opener.

Bottom line: Iowa won. Three other Big Ten West teams that entered Saturday tied for first didn’t. So the Hawkeyes’ unconventional 10-7 win over Northwestern — a style of victory that is actually becoming conventional for Iowa — puts them alone in first in the West. We break down the game and the scene at Wrigley Field on The Final Score podcast.

Iowa uglied it up yet again on offense, but had just enough to go home happy with a 10-7 Wrigley Field win over Northwestern.

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.