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Kirk Ferentz surprisingly ends QB drama by naming Jeremy Hecklinski his starter
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – The usually predictable Kirk Ferentz sort of ventured out of his coaching lane on Tuesday with what he said about Iowa’s quarterback situation. The surprise wasn’t necessarily that Ferentz picked Jeremy Hecklinski to start over Hank Brown against Minnesota on Saturday, but that Ferentz would go as far […]
Kirk Ferentz 10/20/26 weekly press conference transcript
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz held his weekly press conference on Tuesday, and coming off a bye week. The Hawkeyes (5-1, 2-1) face Minnesota (4-2, 2-1) on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in Minneapolis. Here is the entire press conference transcript: KIRK FERENTZ: Good to come off the bye week. It was […]
Iowa women’s basketball ranked 10th in Associated Press preseason Top-25 poll
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa women’s basketball team is ranked No. 10 in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll, released Tuesday. The ranking marks Iowa’s first preseason top-10 appearance since the 2023-24 season, when the Hawkeyes opened at No. 3 nationally. Iowa began the 2025-26 campaign ranked No. 21, […]
Iowa QB Jeremy Hecklinski will start against Minnesota
By Hawk Fanatic IOWA CITY, Iowa – For those who believe that Jeremy Hecklinski should be the Iowa football team’s starting quarterback, Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz now feels the same way. Ferentz said Tuesday in his weekly press conference that Hecklinski would start against Minnesota on Saturday in Minneapolis. Ferentz said he made the […]
Hawk Fanatic podcast for 10/19/26Pat Harty, Tom Suter and Captain Steve talk Hawkeye sports
Hawk Fanatic podcast for 10/19/26
Iowa football’s Oct. 31 Homecoming game against Wisconsin sold out
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa football team’s Homecoming contest against Wisconsin on Oct. 31 at Kinnick Stadium is officially sold out, the UI Athletics Department announced Monday. Iowa’s first five home contests of 2026 are sold out. Tickets remain for the final two home games versus Purdue (Nov. 14), and […]
My latest Big Ten Football power rankings
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – Imagine predicting before the season that UCLA would be the last undefeated football team standing in the Big Ten. Nobody would have taken you seriously, but here we are as Bob Chesney continues to do a Rami Malek-like impersonation of Curt Cignetti in how Chesney has gone from […]
Iowa football midseason evaluation; 10 bye-week observations/opinions
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – Midway through the 2026 regular season and coming off a bye week, the Iowa football team is 5-1 overall, 2-1 in conference play and still very much in the playoff hunt with six games remaining. That so-called brutal three-games stretch to start Big Ten play wasn’t nearly as […]
Hawk Fanatic 10/16/26 podcastPat Harty, Tom Suter, and Captain Steve talk Hawkeye sports
Hawk Fanatic podcast for 10/16/26
Iowa DB Zach Lutmer named 2026 Lott IMPACT Trophy Quarterfinalist
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa fourth-year defensive back Zach Lutmer has been named a 2026 Lott IMPACT Trophy Quarterfinalist, it was announced Thursday by the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation. The 16 quarterfinalists represent the finest defensive players in college football who have had the biggest impact on their teams both on […]
Iowa offensive lineman Kade Pieper named to Associated Press Midseason All-America team
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa fourth-year offensive lineman Kade Pieper has been named to the Associated Press Midseason All-America team, it was announced Thursday by the Associated Press. Pieper has started 19 consecutive contests at guard, dating back to the start of last season. The Hawkeyes have rushed for 200+ yards […]
Former Hawkeye Sydney Affolter named special assistant to Iowa women’s basketball head coach
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa – Sydney Affolter has been named special assistant to the head coach for the University of Iowa women’s basketball program. Affolter enters her second season on Iowa’s staff after serving as a graduate assistant during the 2025-26 campaign. She joined the staff in the summer of 2025 following a four-year […]
From five-star to Hawkeye; California native McKenna Woliczko ready for next step
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – At media day this past Tuesday, I asked first-year Iowa forward McKenna Woliczko if she felt any pressure being a five-star recruit. It’s a fair and obvious question to ask, especially at media day, but it’s also the last time she will get asked that question by me. […]
Iowa offensive line named to 2026 Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa’s offensive line has been named to the midseason honor roll for the Joe Moore Award, it was announced Wednesday by the awards committee. The Joe Moore Award honors offensive line units that display a high level of toughness, effort, teamwork, consistency, technique and finishing. It […]
Iowa receiver Evan James named to Jet Award Midseason Watch List
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa second-year receiver and return specialist Evan James has been named to the Jet Award Midseason Watch List, which honors the most outstanding return specialist in college football. The announcement was made Wednesday by the Jet Award Foundation. James ranks 15th nationally in punt return yardage, averaging […]
Iowa offensive linemen Trevor Lauck, Kade Pieper named to 2026 Lombardi Award Midseason Watch List
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa football fourth-year offensive linemen Trevor Lauck and Kade Pieper have been named to the midseason watch list for the 2026 Lombardi Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s best college offensive or defensive lineman. The announcement was made Tuesday by the Lombardi committee. Lauck (left tackle) and […]
Hawk Fanatic podcast for 10/14/26We're joined by Coach Don Patterson and Iowa women's basketball player Dani Carnegie
Hawk Fanatic podcast for 10/14/26
Iowa men’s basketball will host Illinois Springfield in exhibition at Xtream Arena in CoralvilleGame set for Oct. 27 at 6:30 pm
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa men’s basketball team will host Illinois Springfield in an exhibition game Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m. (CT) inside Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Designed to be a unique experience geared toward engaging the University of Iowa student body ahead […]
Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker 10/13/26 press conference transcript
IOWA CITY, Iowa– Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker met with the media on Tuesday as part of the bye week. Here is his entire press conference transcript: ********** PHIL PARKER: Well, I hope some of you made it out to the West Coast. Obviously, it was a short week for our guys, and I think our […]
Iowa Special Teams Coordinator Chris Polizzi 10/13/26 press conference transcript
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Here is Chris Polizzi’s press conference transcript from Tuesday: CHRIS POLIZZI: Good afternoon, everyone. Good to see you. First, thanks for being here. I appreciate what you do covering our program. I know our players appreciate it as well. Back in April, I talked about the standard that’s established by first […]
Iowa offensive coordinator Tim Lester 10/13/26 press conference transcript
Iowa City, Iowa – The three coordinators for the Iowa football team all met with the media on Tuesday as part of the bye week. Here is the entire press conference transcript from offensive coordinator Tim Lester: ********** TIM LESTER: Obviously we’re halfway done, so six weeks in, I think our guys offensively they’ve competed […]
Iowa QB competition between Hank Brown and Jeremy Hecklinski appears unsettled once again
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – For the Iowa football team, the competition at quarterback between five-game starter Hank Brown and one-game starter Jeremy Hecklinski apparently is back on. Iowa’s three coordinators met with the media on Tuesday as part of the bye week, and the way in which offensive coordinator Tim Lester described […]
2026-27 Iowa women’s basketball: deep, diverse and edgy
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – They come from nine different states that stretch from coast to coast, from two different countries, and in some cases, from vastly different backgrounds. The 2026-27 Iowa women’s basketball team truly is a melting pot, with players from cities as big and famous as Atlanta, Georgia and as […]
Kirk Ferentz named to 2026 Dodd Trophy Midseason Watch List
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa Moon Family Head Football Coach Kirk Ferentz has been named to the 2026 Dodd Trophy Midseason Watch List, announced Tuesday by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc. Ferentz is one of 18 coaches nationwide recognized on the list. The Dodd […]
Jan Jensen Iowa media day press conference transcript
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Iowa women’s basketball team held its annual media day event on Tuesday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Here is head coach Jan Jensen’s entire press conference transcript: JAN JENSEN: Welcome, everybody. Thank you so much for taking the time to come. Once again, every year – I don’t know if that shows […]
My most likely unpopular view of Iowa QB situation
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – A growing narrative with Iowa fans is that third-year quarterback Jeremy Hecklinski has earned the opportunity to start the next game against Minnesota instead of Hank Brown. Hecklinski has endeared himself to Hawkeye fans after making his first career start in last Friday’s 41-24 victory at Washington. The […]
Camas, Washington native Ethan Harris found perfect fit with Iowa hoops, and vice versa
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – After deciding to play basketball for the University of Iowa, Ethan Harris had some explaining to do in his home state of Washington. The 6-foot-8 guard/forward from Camas, Washington had picked Iowa over his other two finalists, Gonzaga and Washington, and his decision to be Hawkeye, and to […]
Iowa Men’s Basketball Media Day: Moving on from historic season, and without Bennett Stirtz
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – When third-year forward Cooper Koch looks back at the Iowa men’s basketball team’s 2025-26 season, of course, he sees with great pride the three wins in the NCAA Tournament that completely changed how the season was perceived. He also sees how much he improved as the season progressed, […]
Iowa QB Jeremy Hecklinski selected as one of Manning Award Stars of the Week
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa quarterback Jeremy Hecklinski was selected Monday as one of the Manning Award Stars of the Week following Iowa’s 41-24 victory at Washington. Hecklinski (5-foot-11, 201 pounds) made his first career start, throwing for 202 yards and three touchdowns. He directed an Iowa offense that racked up 465 […]
Ben McCollum 10/12/26 media day press conference transcript
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Iowa men’s basketball team held its annual media day event on Monday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Here is Ben McCollum’s entire press conference transcript: BEN McCOLLUM: We’re excited to get the season going. We think we have a big group. Big, physical. Obviously, we have a long ways to go, […]
My latest Big Ten football power rankings has unlikely climbers and sinkers
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – Raise your hand if you predicted before the season that Northwestern and Purdue would deserve to be ranked ahead of Michigan and Penn State at this stage of the college football season, because I sure didn’t. But that is certainly the case in my latest Big Ten football […]
Iowa baseball defeats Kansas 15-10 in exhibition at Field of Dreams
By hawkeyesports,com DYERSVILLE, Iowa – The University of Iowa baseball team closed out its fall exhibition schedule with a 15-10 victory over Kansas in a scheduled 16-inning contest Saturday afternoon at the Field of Dreams. Iowa tallied 10 hits and drew 14 walks in the win. Myles Davis led the offensive attack, going 2-for-4 with […]
Iowa football shows resilience, grit, and its potential with win at Washington
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – How a team responds to adversity says a lot about its resilience, grit and potential. The Iowa football team showed all three of those strengths in Friday’s 41-24 victory over Washington in Seattle. Don’t be misled by the 17-point margin of victory because the game wasn’t even that […]
Iowa running game rises to occasion in 41-24 victory at WashingtonIowa gains 263 yards on the ground; QB Jeremy Hecklinski throws three TD passes in first career start
By Hawk Fanatic Remember that so-called brutal three-game stretch to start Big Ten play on the Iowa’s football team’s 2026 schedule? The three games against Michigan on the road, at home against Ohio State and at Washington that many assumed would knock Iowa out of playoff contention midway through the regular season. Well, Iowa just […]
Spotlight shifts to Iowa QB Jeremy Hecklinski heading into Wshington gameGeorgia native expected to make first career start for injured Hank Brown
By Pat Harty There is a part of the Iowa fan base, or so it seems, that believes Jeremy Hecklinski is Iowa’s best option at quarterback. This observation is based on personal feedback, and on fan chatter on social media. Ever since Hecklinski lit it up at the Kids Day practice with four touchdown passes […]
Even coming off Elite Eight run, Iowa men’s basketball players still feel “under-valued”Big Ten Media Day: Iowa picked 10th in Big Ten preseason rankings
By Hawk Fanatic At this time a year ago, the Iowa men’s basketball team was basically starting over under new head coach Ben McCollum. The roster had pretty much been gutted with only two players from the Fran McCaffery coaching era choosing to stay at Iowa after he was fired. Iowa also had failed to […]
First-year Iowa punter Boston Everitt says keeping it simple key to his success
By John Bohnenkamp IOWA CITY, Iowa – Punting is all about perspective, Boston Everitt said. It’s a message that the Iowa punter has received from a couple of important voices, and it’s one that has gotten him through the first five games of his first season of playing American football. Everitt, from Hope Island, Australia, […]
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Media Day: deep, talented Iowa squad looks to take next step
By Hawk Fanatic Jan Jensen enters her third season as the Iowa women’s basketball coach with an impressive 50-18 overall record. Her Big Ten record is an equally impressive 25-11, helped by last season’s 15-3 mark and second-place finish. For Jensen to have averaged a program-record 25 wins over her first two seasons as Lisa […]
Iowa vs. Washington; game preview/prediction
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – While one game certainly doesn’t make or break a college football team’s season, Friday’s matchup between Iowa and Washington in Seattle could go a long way in determining how both teams handle the rest of their schedule. Iowa is trying to avoid losing back-to-back Big Ten games before […]
Iowa men’s hoops assistant coach Luke Barnwell named to two Preseason watch lists
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Second-year University of Iowa men’s basketball assistant coach Luke Barnwell has been named to the 2026 Silver Waves Media 100 Most Impactful/Influential High Major Assistant Coaches List and the 2026 Roots 66 List ahead of the 2026-27 season. The Silver Waves Media list is the most prestigious in college basketball as […]
Iowa women’s basketball sells out season tickets for fourth consecutive season
By hawkeytesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa women’s basketball has sold out season tickets for the fourth consecutive season. While season ticket inventory is no longer available, student season tickets remain on sale and a limited number of mini-plan and single-game tickets will be released for select games. Iowa is coming off a 27-7 season […]
Hawk Fanatic 10/7/26 podcastPreviewing Iowa vs. Washington football and an interview with Hawkeye infielder Jaixen Frost ahead of the Field of Dreams game with Kansas
Hawk Fanatic podcast for 10/7/26
Hawk Fanatic TVIowa players meet with the media ahead of Friday night's game at Washington
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Kirk Ferentz wisely dismisses obstacles caused by playing on West Coast
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – Kirk Ferentz could have taken the bait at his weekly press conference on Tuesday and whined about having to play at Washington on a Friday night. Because Ferentz has made it abundantly clear over the years that he is no fan of playing games on the West Coast, […]
Starting times, television information announced for 2026-27 Iowa women’s basketball season
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa announced start times and television information for the 2026-27 women’s basketball season. The Hawkeyes will make 14 national television appearances during the regular season, including four games on FOX, six on BTN and four on FS1. Iowa will also appear four times on Peacock, giving […]
Kirk Ferentz 10/6/26 weekly press conference transcript
IOWA CITY, Iowa – KIRK FERENTZ: Good afternoon, everybody. So just to look back real quickly on Saturday’s game, certainly had a lot of respect for Ohio State going into the game, and it’s only been really reinforced since that time. We knew it was going to be a big challenge, and I think two […]
Iowa men’s basketball announces starting times, TV information for 2026-27 games
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa, in conjunction with the Big Ten Conference, announced Tuesday start times and television information for men’s basketball games for the 2026-27 season. Thirty of Iowa’s 32 regular season games will be televised. The Hawkeyes will appear on BTN 11 times, FS1 nine times, Peacock/NBCSN five […]
Signs point to Jeremy Hecklinski starting for Iowa on Friday at Washington
By Pat Harty IOWA CITY, Iowa – Hank Brown is listed as Iowa’s starting quarterback on this week’s depth chart. He was also among eight Iowa players that were made available to the media on Tuesday, and that would usually suggest that he is on course to start the next game, which is Friday at […]
Hawk Fanatic podcast for 10/5/26Coach Don Patterson joins the show to talk about Iowa's loss to Ohio State
Hawk Fanatic podcast for 10/5//26
James Malechek named assistant athletic performance coach for Iowa wrestling
By hawkeyesports.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — James Malechek has been named the assistant athletic performance coach for the University of Iowa men’s wrestling program, the announcement was made Monday by head coach Tom Brands. Malechek comes to Iowa City after serving as a strength and conditioning specialist at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. Prior […]