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 […]
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa second-year defensive end Iose Epenesa has been named to the 2026 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List. The award is presented annually to the most outstanding college football player of Polynesian ancestry who exemplifies exceptional ability and integrity both on and off the field. Epenesa […]
By John Bohnenkamp IOWA CITY, Iowa – Kamari Moulton missed two games last season, and mathematically that’s likely what kept the Iowa running back from reaching the 1,000-yard mark. Moulton, though, thinks he could have reached it anyway. Moulton rushed for a team-high 878 yards in 11 games last season, averaging 5.2 yards per carry. […]
Hawk Fanatic podast for 8/19/26
By hawkeyesport.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa softball team will play an eight-game fall schedule featuring six home contests and two road games, head coach Stacy May-Johnson announced Tuesday. The Hawkeyes host Kirkwood Community College on Sept. 18 before facing Des Moines Area Community College on Sept. 25 and Iowa Central Community College on Sept. […]
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa fourth-year offensive lineman Kade Pieper has been named an Associated Press preseason first-team All-American, the announcement was made Tuesday by the AP. Pieper has earned preseason first-team All-America recognition at center from Walter Camp, Sporting News, Athlon and Phil Steele, while also being named to the watch lists for […]
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa – Progressive Insurance, through an agreement with Learfield, the leading media and technology company powering college athletics, announced an expanded investment with the University of Iowa Athletics Department for the 2026 college football season. The collaboration brings the Progressive brand to the game day experience with on-field branding inside Kinnick Stadium. […]
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa fourth-year running back Kamari Moulton has been named a preseason candidate for the 2026 Doak Walker Award, it was announced Tuesday by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum. The award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top college running back, is named for SMU’s three-time All-American running back Doak […]
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa head baseball coach Rick Heller announced two additions to his coaching staff on Tuesday. Matt Gabriel will join the Hawkeyes as an assistant athletic performance coach, while Blaine Harpenau (HARP-en-naw) joins as director of pitching development. Prior to returning to Iowa, Gabriel served as a Minor […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – From a depth and experience standpoint, two positions have risen above all others on the Iowa football team as Kirk Ferentz said at Media Day last Friday. “We’re most veteran at running back and most veteran at tight end, and I’d probably stop there,” Ferentz said. Ferentz might […]
(The show ends abruptly due to a power outage.) Hawk Fanatic podcast for 8/17/26
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa football All-America offensive lineman John Niland passed away Aug. 15 in McKinney, Texas. He was 82. Niland, who lettered for the Hawkeyes from 1963-65 under Jerry Burns, was a two-time All-America and All-Big Ten selection in 1964 and 1965. He earned first-team honors during his senior season. Following his […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – A year ago at this time, DJ Vonnahme was an unheralded tight end for the Iowa football team, and who had just recently been put on scholarship. He had good size and athleticism and had been a multi-sport star at Carroll Kuemper High School. But Vonnahme still came […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – The defense being a strength for the Iowa football team is almost taken for granted, or at least that’s how I see it. I just assume that Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker and assistant head coach/linebacker coach Seth Wallace will push the right tactical and motivational buttons and […]
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – If Saturday’s Kids Day practice were an audition, Iowa third-year quarterback Jeremy Hecklinski would have certainly landed the part. The Georgia native showed a nice touch, good pocket awareness and was highly accurate, while his biggest competition for the starting job, four-year player Hank Brown, struggled for most […]
University of Iowa Football student-athletes and coaches met with the reporters on Friday at the team’s annual media day event. Hawkeyesports.com provided video footage of the interviews, which can be found below:
By John Bohnenkamp IOWA CITY, Iowa – The NCAA’s new “5 in 5 rule” is going to get more freshmen on the football field early, Iowa chief of staff/general manager Tyler Barnes said during Friday’s media day. The new rule, which gives athletes five years of eligibility, will end the concern about saving a redshirt […]
