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Mike Hlas
I am the sports columnist and Iowa men’s basketball beat writer for The Gazette. I have been at The Gazette since well before TheGazette.com was a thing, but not as long as Charles Grassley has been a U.S. Senator. I have dined with kings and queens, and I have dined on pork and beans. Oh, only the pork and beans part of that is true. I am the most unaffectedly personal columnist in Iowa, and perhaps the world. To verify that, please contact my representation.
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Latest Articles by Mike Hlas
Iowa Football Sep. 24, 2022 9:15 am1082d ago
The Iowa-Rutgers game could be a throwback to the first college football contest ever played.
Iowa Basketball Sep. 22, 2022 12:41 pm1084d ago
Starting times of some Iowa men’s basketball games have been announced. Get this: Some 7 p.m. starts at home!
Iowa Football Sep. 22, 2022 12:26 pm1084d ago
A Big Ten rivalry for the ages ... this ain’t it. Here are 20 Fun Facts about Saturday’s Iowa vs. Rutgers football game.
Iowa Football Sep. 20, 2022 4:42 pm1086d ago
Duane Schulte goes for his 200th win at Cedar Rapids Xavier Friday, then will see son Quinn Schulte play for Iowa at Rutgers Saturday.
Iowa Football Sep. 18, 2022 9:35 am1088d ago
Seven hours after kickoff, Iowa finished off a 27-0 win over Nevada in front of its close, personal friends.
Iowa Football Sep. 18, 2022 1:42 pm1088d ago
A closer look at Iowa’s 27-0 win over Nevad as the Hawkeyes endured three lightning delays to win a game that stretched over seven hours.
Iowa Football Sep. 17, 2022 9:54 am1089d ago
Iowa’s current offensive woes bring to mind far worse times in the program’s history.
Iowa Football Sep. 16, 2022 12:03 pm1090d ago
Hlastradamus thinks little of the visitors playing Iowa and Iowa State, and less of Colorado in this week’s college football picks.
Iowa Football Sep. 15, 2022 3:22 pm1091d ago
Here are 20 Fun Facts about Saturday’s Iowa vs. Nevada football game. The Nevada Wolf Pack is football team, not a motorcycle club.
Iowa Football Sep. 13, 2022 5:00 pm1093d ago
Spencer Petras is still the No. 1 quarterback for the Iowa Hawkeyes, no matter how loud outsiders howl.
Iowa Football Sep. 12, 2022 9:28 am1094d ago
Lots of big boys in college football are stumbling, and Iowa certainly is among them with an offense inducing ridicule from points near and far.
Hawk Off the Press Sep. 10, 2022 9:35 pm1095d ago
After another gloomy day on offense, this time in a 10-7 loss to Iowa State, will Iowa make a change at quarterback? The Gazette’s John Steppe and Mike Hlas discuss that and more postgame storylines on a new episode of The Final Score podcast.
Iowa Football Sep. 10, 2022 8:58 pm1095d ago
A closer look at Iowa State’s 10-7 win over South Dakota State, including the turning point, key numbers, notes and injuries.
Iowa Football Sep. 11, 2022 4:30 pm1095d ago
When it needed to, Iowa State went 99 yards on a drive. Iowa had 150, total.
Iowa Football Sep. 9, 2022 2:41 pm1097d ago
Kinnick Stadium, already loud during games, is even louder since Iowa State’s last visit in 2018. Yet, hype for this year’s Iowa State-Iowa game seems lower than usual.