Nathan Ford

Paths to the UNI-Dome have been mapped out. The Iowa High School Athletic Association released Round of 16 pairings for the Iowa high school football playoffs Saturday morning.

Here’s how all 70 teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll fared Friday night, the last week of the regular season for Class 5A, 4A and 3A and the first round of the playoffs for Class 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player.

The silver lining in a week with only one top-10 matchup on the Iowa high school football schedule? It’s win or go home for a lot of these teams. Here’s who all 70 teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face in Week 9.

The Iowa high school football postseason begins for teams in Classes 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player. The Gazette’s Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford share their thoughts on teams bound for the UNI-Dome, upset-minded No. 4 seeds and the benefits of a Week 9 game for non-playoff programs.

It’s time for the Iowa high school football playoffs. The Iowa High School Athletic Association on Saturday released the first-round pairings for Class 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player.

Here’s a look at how all the teams ranked in The Gazette’s Iowa high school football poll fared in their Week 8 games.

Here’s who all 70 teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face in Week 8.

Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery answered questions about possible Carver-Hawkeye Arena renovations, Big Ten expansion, NIL and the transfer portal and more at Big Ten Media Days.

The 2023-24 Iowa men’s basketball team is bigger than last season’s. But one thing remains certain with Fran McCaffery entering his 14th season as Iowa’s head coach: the Hawkeyes will play fast.

Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford answer more high school football questions. Bears bear, bees bee and sports writers discuss what teams must win, dominant units, consistent performers and post-game celebrations.

Tickets for the 2023-24 Iowa women’s basketball season sold out months ago, so the environment at Carver-Hawkeye Arena should be electric no matter the opponent. But which Big Ten games are the most likely to resonate when looking at the season as a whole? Here are one reporter’s rankings from Big Ten media days.

Good vibes permeate an Iowa women’s basketball program that won its fourth Big Ten tournament title and then advanced to the national championship game for the first time last spring. The Hawkeyes have identified ways to get better as they begin a new journey in 2023-24.

Here’s a look at how all the teams ranked in The Gazette’s Iowa high school football poll fared in their Week 7 games.

This week, a handful of teams that have climbed into The Gazette’s rankings during the regular season get to test themselves against more-established top-10 teams. Here’s who all 72 teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face in Week 7.

Jeff Linder, Jeff Johnson, K.J. Pilcher and Nathan Ford evaluate teams’ stocks, the toughest district and technology on the fan experience. We also pick which coach would be fun to mic up for a game.