By Hawk Fanatic IOWA CITY, Iowa – Kirk Ferentz kept fans and the media waiting and guessing for as long as he could, but we now know that Hank Brown will start at quarterback in Saturday’s season opener against Northern Illinois at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa finally made it official in its pre-game notes, which were […]
Hawk Fanatic podcast for 9/4/26
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa – Former University of Iowa women’s basketball standouts Caitlin Clark and Megan DiLeo (formerly Gustafson) will represent the United States and Spain, respectively, at the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, which runs Sept. 4-13 in Berlin, Germany. Clark will make her World Cup debut with the United States after making her senior tournament debut […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – Hayden Fry will forever be remembered for rebuilding the Iowa football program at a time when it seemed almost beyond repair, and for doing it with a certain flair and flamboyance, on and off the field. In leading Iowa to the Rose Bowl following his third season in […]
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — Sedrick Shaw, the University of Iowa’s all-time leading rusher, will serve as honorary captain for Saturday’s season opener against Northern Illinois, which will kick off at 3:16 p.m. CT on Duke Slater Field inside Kinnick Stadium. Shaw was previously the honorary captain in 2012 during Iowa’s 31-13 Floyd of Rosedale victory […]
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa – Due to forecasted high temperatures throughout the weekend, the University of Iowa has announced schedule changes for several athletic events. The Hawkeye Invite cross country meet on Friday will now begin at 8 a.m. (CT) with the women’s 4,000-meter race. The men’s 6,000-meter race will follow at approximately 8:30 a.m. […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa and Northern Illinois will meet for the 11th time in football in Saturday’s season opener at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa leads the all-time series 9-1, the lone loss coming in 2013 by a score of 30-27 at Kinnick Stadium. But that was a really good Northern Illinois team, […]
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa Department of Athletics will honor legendary broadcaster Gary Dolphin for 30 years as the radio play-by-play voice of Iowa Hawkeye Football and Iowa Men’s Basketball by naming the radio broadcast booth at Kinnick Stadium in his honor. Since 1996, Dolphin’s voice has become synonymous with Hawkeye athletics, bringing […]
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa women’s basketball team will face Utah and Navy at the 2026 Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship, event organizers announced Wednesday. The Hawkeyes will open the event against Utah on Monday, Nov. 23 at 12:30 p.m. (CT) before facing Navy on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 10 […]
By hawkeyesports.com WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — The 2026 college football season is officially underway, and the Iowa Farm Bureau and University of Iowa are offering Hawkeye fans a chance to win four tickets and on-field sideline access to the America Needs Farmers (ANF) game on Oct. 3 against Ohio State. For a chance to win, […]
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — With temperatures expecting to climb near 90 degrees, University of Iowa officials are implementing gameday procedures to assist fans attending Saturday’s football game at Kinnick Stadium. Fans will be permitted to enter the stadium with unlimited sealed water bottles and empty refillable water bottles. 4,000 refillable water bottles will […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – At this point, after years of disagreeing and bickering about almost everything, it takes something special for Mr. Optimist and Mr. Pessimist to hold a debate. The start of another Iowa football season certainly meets that standard, so in honor of the 2026 season, which starts Saturday against […]
Coach Don Patterson joins us to preview the 2026 Hawkeye football season. HawkFanatic podcast for 9/2/26
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – This kind of story has been told before, but it still never gets old. A kid grows up in Iowa, often times in a small town, or on a farm, dreaming of being an Iowa football player; dreaming of playing in front of sellout crowds at Kinnick Stadium […]
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 […]
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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 […]
