Photos: Iowa Citrus Bowl pep rally

Hawkeyes fans get hyped ahead of Saturday’s Citrus Bowl

Geoff Stellfox Gazette Visuals

Dec. 31, 2021 6:09 pm, Updated: Jan. 1, 2022 10:28 am

Photos from Iowa’s Citrus Bowl pep rally in Orlando, Fla.

Jason Bauer of West Des Moines, and his daughter Magnolia, 3, wait for the Hawkeye band to arrive at the Hawkeyes Citrus Bowl pep rally on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, at Pointe Orlando in Orlando, Fla. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Herky the hawk walks into the crowd at the Hawkeyes Citrus Bowl pep rally on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, at Pointe Orlando in Orlando, Fla. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Stacia Adkins of Des Moines, and her son Kiptton, 8 months, cheer as the Hawkeye Band starts to play at the Hawkeyes Citrus Bowl pep rally on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, at Pointe Orlando in Orlando, Fla. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

The Hawkeye band waves to the audience at the Hawkeyes Citrus Bowl pep rally on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, at Pointe Orlando in Orlando, Fla. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Hawkeyes fans fill up the fan zone at the Hawkeyes Citrus Bowl pep rally on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, at Pointe Orlando in Orlando, Fla. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Sesi Etsey, 3, of Iowa City high fives her mother, Dromi, at the Hawkeyes Citrus Bowl pep rally on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, at Pointe Orlando in Orlando, Fla. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Ryker Ehrisman, 1, of Cedar Rapids, gets hyped for the before the Hawkeyes Citrus Bowl pep rally on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, at Pointe Orlando in Orlando, Fla. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)