By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa-Iowa State football game scheduled for Sept. 12 in Iowa City is officially sold out. The announcement was made Thursday by the UI Athletics Department. Single-game tickets went on sale to donors on Monday, while general public tickets went on sale Thursday morning. Currently, approximately 1,750 tickets remain for […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – Cooper Koch soared high above the rim to grab a defensive rebound. He then turned and started dribbling up the court with a defender draped all over him. He kept dribbling at a high rate of speed and then saw an open lane to the basket in which […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – In this age where head coaches and some athletes, both collegiately and professionally, are interviewed during timeouts, at the end of quarters, and, of course, at halftime, it should come as no surprise that 17 University of Iowa student-athletes were made available to the media on July 15. […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum and seven of his players met with the media after practice on Wednesday. McCollum led Iowa to the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time since 1987 in his first season as head coach. Ten players return from that team, but that doesn’t include start […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Select members of the Iowa football team met with the media on Wednesday, including quarterbacks Jeremy Hecklinski and Hank Brown and receiver Tony Diaz. Iowa will face Northern Illinois in the 2026 season opener on Sept. 5 at Kinnick Stadium.
By John Bohnenkamp IOWA CITY, Iowa – Ben McCollum knows what he has for 35 minutes of a game. Who is going to be on the court for the last five is what the Iowa men’s basketball coach is looking for this summer. Depth isn’t a problem for the Hawkeyes coming off a 24-13 that […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – Sophomore receiver Tony Diaz is taking a big chance on the Iowa football team, and more specifically on offensive coordinator Tim Lester, who convinced Diaz to be a Hawkeye. Diaz had other opportunities from Power 4 programs that throw the ball more often than Iowa does, including Alabama […]
Hawkfanatic for 7/13/26
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa senior Kooper Schulte was selected by the New York Mets in the 20th round of the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft. Schulte was the 600th overall pick. Schulte is the 39th player drafted under head coach Rick Heller. The New London, Iowa, native started all 56 games […]
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa senior Gable Mitchell was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth round of the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft. Mitchell was the 193rd overall pick. Mitchell is the 38th player drafted under head coach Rick Heller. The Iowa City, Iowa, native earned second-team All-Big […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – Beth Goetz was announced as the Iowa Athletic Director on Jan. 18, 2024 after having served five months as UI’s interim athletic director. She has now been the head Hawk for almost exactly 2 1/2 years, which is enough time to start forming some opinions about her job […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – Thirty minutes in July isn’t much time to make evaluations, but you do what you can with what you have to work with. So here are five observations, or as some like to call them, takeaways, from having watched the Iowa men’s basketball team’s practice for approximately 30 […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Select members of the Iowa men’s basketball team, including new 7-foot-3 center Andrew McKeever, met with the media after practice on Wednesday. McKeever transferred to Iowa from Saint Mary’s via the transfer portal as Iowa head coach Ben McCollum looks to add size to his frontline. Senior forward Can Manyawu, sophomore […]
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa Department of Athletics and The Swarm Inc. announced Wednesday a strategic transition that reflects the rapidly evolving landscape of college athletics and name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities. As part of this transition, The Swarm will phase out its membership payments, end auto-renewals, pause future NIL […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – Andrew McKeever has yet to play in a game for the Iowa men’s basketball team, but he already holds an individual record as the tallest player in program history at 7-feet, 3-inches. Former Hawkeye Antonio Ramos, listed at 7-2, used to have that distinction until McKeever arrived this […]
Hawkfanatic for 7/8/26
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Iowa women’s basketball team held its second of three summer press conferences on Tuesday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Assistant coach Lasondra Barrett and four players met with media after Tuesday’s practice. The players that were made available were junior point guard Chit Chat Wright, sophomore forward Journey Houston, senior point guard […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – It certainly isn’t Addie Deal’s fault that she made the Big Ten All-Freshmen team last season while her former Iowa teammate Journey Houston didn’t. Deal, a former five-star recruit from California, appeared in 34 games last season, including three as a starter, averaging 5.1 points per game. She […]
By Mike Hlas IOWA CITY — Those who are baseball-purists, whatever that means, may look upon the Savannah Bananas with scorn. Then there’s most of the rest of us, who appreciate an entertainment extravaganza that fully is family-friendly and goes the extra 60 feet, 6 inches to give its customers an enjoyable night out. In […]
Hawkfanatic for 7/3/26
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – With the 2026 college football season set to start in approximately two months, now seems an appropriate time to look at what might happen barring injuries. So here are 26 predictions in no particular order about mostly the Iowa football team. I would like to thank my crystal […]
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — With temperatures expecting to climb above 90 degrees, University of Iowa officials are implementing special event procedures to assist fans attending Savannah Bananas events this Friday and Saturday at Kinnick Stadium. Each sold out event is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. (CT). STADIUM MITIGATION MEASURES & MEDICAL SERVICES Water […]
Hawkfanatic for 07/01/26
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa men’s wrestling team will face Northern Iowa on Dec. 11 at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa, as Journeymen Wrestling presents “Dual in the Dome”. “We are fired up to wrestle UNI again,” Iowa head coach Tom Brands said. “This is an important dual for our […]
HawkFanatic for 6/29/26
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – Oct. 5, 1968 is a significant date in the history of the Iowa football program even though the Hawkeyes lost by 23 points at home that day. That day marked the last time that Iowa and Notre Dame have faced each other in football, almost 58 years ago. […]
When Hunter Mosolino scheduled a trip to Iowa Football’s recruiting tailgater earlier this month, he found out his mom and dad couldn’t join him. Not wanting to miss the event, he visited with his grandparents instead. “My parents could not adjust their schedule to make it. My dad has been with me at (the Hawkeyes’) […]
Hawkfanatic for 062626 By Hawk Fanatic IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa baseball player Kyle Alivo made his second guest appearance on the Hawk Fanatic radio show and podcast on Friday. Alivo, a third-year sophomore from Franklin, Wisconsin, is currently playing for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks in the Cape Cod League. And to say that he […]
Elijah Willis earned a scholarship offer from Wisconsin this month after being named the defensive line MVP at a Badger camp. Nebraska also offered the Detroit King High junior after seeing him at its camp. Having already picked up an Iowa opportunity in early May, Willis didn’t need to camp with the Hawkeyes. He did […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Iowa football team will be represented at Big Ten Media Day in Chicago by tight end Addison Ostrenga, linebacker Jayden Montgomery and defensive back Zach Lutmer. And how fitting those three were picked because they truly represent what Iowa football is all about as a developmental program […]
