IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz held his first weekly press conference of the 2026 season on Tuesday at the Iowa Football Facility. Iowa will face Northern Illinois in the season opener on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium. Ferentz is entering his 28th season as the Iowa head coach and is the longest […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz said the same thing on Tuesday that he said last Wednesday, and that the depth chart said this past Monday: the competition between Hank Brown and Jeremy Hecklinski at quarterback still is too close to call and will now have to be settled […]
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa Police Department is urging Hawkeye fans to be aware of common ticket and merchandise scams. Saturday’s football season opener is sold out. Most scams recently reported to law enforcement have occurred through social media sites and messaging platforms, such as GroupMe. The excitement of Hawkeye […]
Hawk Fanatic podcast for 8/31/26
By Hawk Fanatic IOWA CITY, Iowa – If you were hoping that the much-anticipated release of the Iowa football team’s depth chart would finally reveal who will start at quarterback against Northern Illinois in the season opener on Saturday, sorry to disappoint you. Iowa released its updated depth chart on Monday, but it didn’t say […]
By hawkeyesports.com WEST POINT, N.Y. – University of Iowa volleyball swept Sacred Heart on its way to winning the Black Knight Invitational on Sunday morning inside Christl Arena. The Hawkeyes beat the Pioneers 25-20, 25-20, 25-19. This is the second year in a row that Iowa has started 3-0 and won its season-opening tournament. Fifth-year Liv […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – To help make you feel better less than a week before the season opener, here is a glass-half-full evaluation of the 2026 Iowa football team. Never mind that Iowa had to replace its starting quarterback, who scored 16 rushing touchdowns last season; three starters on the offensive line, […]
By hawkeyesports.com WEST POINT, N.Y. – University of Iowa volleyball improved to 2-0 on the season with a 3-1 win over UAlbany on Saturday afternoon inside Christl Arena. The Hawkeyes handled the Great Danes 25-18, 27-29, 25-16, 25-13. With Saturday’s victory, head coach Jim Barnes reached the 500-career-win milestone. He is one of 28 active D1 head coaches […]
By hawkeyesports.com WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The 11th-ranked University of Iowa field hockey team knocked off second-ranked North Carolina, 3-2, on Sunday afternoon at Kentner Stadium. The Hawkeyes improved to 2-0 at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. North Carolina outshot the Hawkeyes, 25-10, and held a 7-2 advantage in penalty corners, but goalkeeper Abby Johnson‘s nine saves and a […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – For more than a quarter century, Kirk Ferentz has been a model of consistency, a master at doing more with what is perceived as less. His offenses haven’t always been fun to watch, or very productive. But more times than not, the Iowa football team has been pretty […]
Hawk Fanatic podcast for 8/28/26
By hawkeyesports.com AMES, Iowa – The University of Iowa soccer team defeated Iowa State, 2-0, in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series on Thursday evening at the Cyclone Sports Complex. The Hawkeyes improved to 4-1-0 with the win, their fourth consecutive victory over the Cyclones and ninth in the last 11 meetings. In the fourth minute, the […]
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team will play four games during the fall season, head coach Rick Heller announced Thursday. The Hawkeyes open their fall schedule on Friday, Sept. 18, facing Madison College at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at 5 p.m. (CT). Iowa then hits the road […]
A rising defensive back in the 2028 Class, Ryan Drakeford has a lot to consider when it comes to prospective colleges. The Gaithersburg (MD) Quince Orchard product already reports 31 scholarship offers. They include national champion Indiana along with blue-blood programs like Georgia, Ohio State, Penn State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Tennessee. Iowa jumped into […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – What if there is no separation? What if Iowa quarterbacks Hank Brown and Jeremy Hecklinski stay too close to call from a competition standpoint to make either one the full-time starter? “We’ll play them both, I guess,” said Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz. “And we’ll play somebody else. […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – Before answering questions from the media on Wednesday, Kirk Ferentz had a list of players written on a sheet of paper that he wanted to recognize. None of them play quarterback, so it’s unlikely that all of their names would have come up during the 15-minute question-and-answer session […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – Cael Winter has won the starting center position on the Iowa football team, but who will line up behind him at quarterback in the season opener against Northern Illinois still remains unsettled. “Obviously, the biggest question is the quarterback thing,” Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz said Wednesday after […]
Hawk Fanatic podcast for 8/26/26
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa women’s basketball team announced its 2026-27 nonconference schedule Tuesday, featuring seven home contests inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes will also play two road contests and three neutral-site games, including matchups in Sioux City, Iowa, and Nassau, Bahamas. “I’m really excited,” P. Sue Beckwith, MD, head women’s basketball coach […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – Just a short while ago, the concern was that many college athletes were pre-occupied with getting to the NFL or to the NBA, and the sooner it happened, the better. But then along came name, image and likeness, the transfer portal and the NCAA’s inability to govern in […]
Hawk Fanatic podcast for 8/24/26
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa football team’s season-opener versus Northern Illinois at Kinnick Stadium is officially sold out, the UI Athletics Department announced Monday. The Huskies will be making their first visit to Kinnick Stadium since 2018. Iowa’s first four home contests of 2026 are sold out: Northern Illinois (Sept. 5), […]
By hawkeyesports.com GREENSBORO, N.C. — The University of Iowa soccer team overwhelmed UNC Greensboro 5-1 off the heels of a four-goal second-half burst on Sunday afternoon at UNCG Soccer Stadium. Iowa improved its record to 3-1-0 with the victory. This marks the first time since 2011 that the Hawkeyes have recorded three wins while scoring […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – If the Iowa football team were to win at least nine games this season, it would arguably rank as one of Kirk Ferentz’s best coaching performances as the head Hawk, even without making the 12-team playoff. Some might argue that it’s presumptuous to say that before even one […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – In ranking the 18 Big Ten football teams from top to bottom, it became a group discussion, specifically four groups, that are separated by talent, potential, and even reputation to a point. Personal bias also factored into it, since, of course, I’m the one who put the 18 […]
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa football fourth-year defensive back Zach Lutmer was named to the 2026 Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List on Friday, given annually to the most outstanding defensive player in college football. In addition to being a Bednarik Award candidate, Lutmer was previously named to the 2026 Bronko Nagurski Trophy and […]
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa has extended the contract of Athletics Director Beth Goetz through Jan. 31, 2032, providing continuity in the leadership of Hawkeye athletics as the college sports landscape continues to shift. Goetz, who holds the Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics Chair, was named […]
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa – Eleven of the University of Iowa men’s basketball team’s 12 nonconference games for the 2026-27 season will be played inside the state of Iowa, the announcement was made Thursday by head coach Ben McCollum. The Hawkeyes will play eight games inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, two neutral site games in Des Moines […]
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa football consensus All-American Dallas Clark has been named to the 12-member committee for the John Mackey Award to select college football’s most outstanding tight end. The award’s selection process will be led by a committee whose collective experience spans generations, positions and levels of the game. The group will […]
