Ferentz broke character by announcing the starter early in the week at his press conference. Hecklinski earned his second career start after a solid performance against Washington before the bye week.
Iowa's No. 10 ranking is its highest preseason ranking since it was No. 3 in 2023-2024 and the highest in the Jan Jensen era.
Bennett Stirtz (Oklahoma City Thunder), Keegan Murray (Sacramento Kings), Kris Murray (Memphis Grizzlies), and Luka Garza (Boston Celtics) are all in action during the NBA's opening week.
The Hawkeyes received 12 votes to be ranked in the top 25, putting them at No. 33 overall.
Brown initially won the starting quarterback job after week three, but questions have arisen following his injury and Jeremy Hecklinski's back-to-back solid performances.
Kanell released his own top-10 list, ranking the Hawkeyes at No. 10 overall.
Iowa was idle in Week 7, but chaos at the top of the rankings helped them move up before a pivotal Week 8 game against Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Hawthorne was thrust into a starting role this season and has made the most of his opportunity.
Belhomme, a Clearwater, Florida, native, is currently ranked as a three-star prospect, but has tremendous upside as a corner or safety.
It was a busy weekend for Hawkeye athletics with multiple athletes in action.
We don't have any information on the scrimmage, but it appears that Iowa's offense might be in a better place than Jan Jensen initially revealed at media days.
"The Field of 68" ranks Iowa No. 10 in its preseason power rankings, suggesting not everyone is sold on Ben McCollum and the Hawkeyes in his second season.
Known Iowa detractor Brandon Walker said it's early, but Ferentz has a path to being the Coach of the Year.
Cam Buffington, Kamari Moulton, and Reece Vander Zee have exceeded expectations, while Jaylen Watson, Iose Epenesa, and Kenneth Merrieweather have fallen short.
Through six games of the 2026 season, Iowa has scored 38+ points 12 times out of 32 possible games with Lester in charge. In the three years before Lester, Iowa only had two such games.
Polizzi and the special teams have been exceptional this season, already tallying game-winning touchdowns on a field goal, a punt, and a kick return, and boasting one of the best punt-return averages in the Big Ten.
In unsurprising news, Dunker has remained a funny guy and even earned a shout-out from future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers.
Affolter was a member of the Iowa women's basketball program from 2021 through 2025 and was named a graduate assistant before the 2025-2026 season.
After a stellar season for Georgia, Carnegie could take Iowa back to the promised land and compete for a National Championship.
Chit-Chat has been impressive; the new offense has potential; rebounding could be an issue; and Jensen is embracing the possibility of a top-10 ranking.
Stremlow has outpaced even Chit-Chat Wright as the best shooter so far this offseason and can give Iowa something they desperately need.
Iowa is projected to play a familiar opponent at a familiar location, and it's sadly not the College Football Playoff.
Iowa is currently ranked No. 17 overall with a 5-1 record, and sources have told On3 Sports that the total payroll for the roster is around $20 million.
The Lombardi Award has been presented annually since 1970 to the best lineman in college football.
Lester spoke to the media instead of Kirk Ferentz, and although he said both quarterbacks are healthy, he didn't say who would start in week eight against Minnesota.
Lester noted that having both quarterbacks healthy is big so they can push each other to grow as players.
It has been a great few weeks for former Hawkeyes on the outside looking in at a 53-man roster spot. After going undrafted in the 2026 NFL Draft, former Iowa q
In unsurprising news, the new-look special teams unit is leading the way, and the offensive and defensive lines have a lot of work to do.
The Hawkeyes crushed the Washington Huskies but remained locked in at No. 4 this week, with Washington unranked.
The Hawkeyes played Texas Tech and a lot of positives came out of it.
