You can never count the Hawkeyes out. Trailing by a goal entering the fourth quarter, the 2nd‑ranked Hawkeyes stormed back with two late goals to defeat 16th‑ranked Miami (Ohio) 2–1 in the Midwest Challenge opener in Evanston. With the win, Iowa moves to 5–0 on the season and 3–0 against ranked oppo
AlthoughIowacame extremely close to clinching a spot in the College Football Playoff in 2015 (First Team Out), the Hawkeyes have yet to appear in the CFP across its 11-year history. The Hawkeyes have won 10-plus games in three seasons since, but have not yet had the opportunity to play for their fir
Editor’s Note: This article includes the latest college football injury intel from On3’s Chris Low, Brett McMurphy, Pete Nakos and Wilson Alexander. This story will be updated throughout Week 2.Every week, a new crop of injuries pops up across college football. On3’s team ofChris Low,Brett McMurphy,
Week two of the College Football season sees top prospects scattering to some of the biggest games. Texas hosting Ohio State, Oklahoma traveling to Michigan and Alabama at Kentucky are among the biggest recruiting weekends across the country. Georgia is hosting an Unleashed White Out for their game
Two podcasts in one day! This one is talking Iowa football and the Cy-Hawk match-up, along with a whole lot of recruiting news heading into a huge weekend.We start with Tom Kakert, Kyle Huesmann, and Tanner Lafever talking Hawkeye football facing the Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday night at Kinnick
It’s a special edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. We are joined by the Logan Ogden, the Director of Athletic Performance fror the University of Iowa Men’s Basketball Program. We get to know Ogden, who grew up in What Cheer, IA rooting for the Hawkeyes. He talks about his journey as a strength an
It was a good opening game for the Iowa defense. Specifically it was a really good day for the Hawkeye defensive line, which finished with six sacks of the quarterback. Jay Niemann was the first assistant coach to appear on our weekly Wednesday visit with a coach.Niemann spoke about the challenge pr
Following an opening week filled with storylines, it’s on to Week 2 of the 2026 college football season, and the announcer schedule is set. The broadcaster assignments are out for the full slate of action this weekend.A top-five showdown is among theTop 10 games of the weekas No. 1Ohio Stateheads to
There’s a big football game going on in Iowa City this weekend – one that’ll draw a smorgasbord of top-tier recruits for several Hawkeye programs.And whilefootballand basketball (bothmen’sandwomen’s) may garner the most attention, I’d argue that no program has a greater opportunity at hand than head
Following a wild Week 1 in college football, it’s on to Week 2 of the 2026 season. Marquee matchups will take place throughout Saturday, including a Big Ten vs. SEC game in each of the three major TV windows.The headliner will be in primetime on Saturday night. That’s when No. 1Ohio Statewill take o
For those who hoped that Iowa would find their starting quarterback officially after the first game of the season, you will have to continue to wait. In fact, both Jeremy Hecklinski and Hank Brown said on Tuesday that neither of them have been told who will be getting the first snaps of the game and
Last year Reece Vander Zee missed the Cy-Hawk game in Ames. This year he could play a significant role as a wide receiver and potentially a punt returner. The receiver role was one that we all expected him to have since it’s his main position. But, the punt returner role was a surprise last weekend.
Week one of the Iowa career of Tony Diaz is in the books. Based on what the portal addition at the wide receiver position said on Tuesday, he was pleased with his performance, but also left room for improvement.This week brings Iowa State to Iowa City and while he has never experienced the Cy-Hawk g
The Iowa football team prides itself on winning the battle in the trenches and they did just that this past Saturday with Northern Illinois in town. Iowa rushed for 289 yards on the ground, including 183 of those yards from Kamari Moulton.For Jack Dotzler, there is a whole lot of pride in see the #2
It’s wild that Deshaun Lee has not experienced a win by the Iowa Hawkeyes over Iowa State inside Kinnick Stadium in his career. But, that is the reality as the Hawkeyes have dropped the last two at home. Lee is taking the one game at a time approach heading into this game on Saturday.He talks about
It’s been a process for Devan Kennedy. The third year player from Arizona is finally getting his chance to be in the two deeps and get significant playing time. In the opening game he played 16 snaps and earned a 78.3 grade by Pro Football Focus.We visited with Kennedy on Tuesday to find out what hi
It’s Cy-Hawk week and that means the Iowa players are talking a whole lot about the Iowa State Cyclones. The players on this Iowa team haven’t experienced beating the Cyclones inside Kinnick Stadium. They hope that changes later on Saturday evening.We talk with the two Hawkeye quarterbacks and how t
Now that Week 1 of college football is in the books, the AP Pollhas been updatedto reflect a wild slate of games throughout the Labor Day weekend. If we get this all year, we’re in for a banner season.Of course, there were plenty of blowouts, between mismatched teams and even marquee ones (ahem, two
AUniversity ofIowaband member has reportedly been taken off life support after collapsing from the heat during Saturday’s season-opener againstNorthern Illinois,according to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg.The student, identified asDerek Phillips, reportedly suffered a “sudden cardiac arrest” shortly before
On paper, Week 1 of the college football season did not look all too exciting. Thankfully, the slate delivered, and plenty of great games played out. Some near upsets took place, while others found a way to make big-time statements.Now that some data is under our belts, a brand new Coaches Poll has
Iowa StateandIowaare set to renew their rivalry in Week 2 of the college football season and the odds and point spread have been revealed by thePolymarket App. How to watch this game is shown below as well.Iowa opened up as a 14.5-point favorite over Iowa State in this one. The Hawkeyes have an 84%
The 2027 recruiting cycle still has a few months to go until the December signing period, but it feels like a majority of the top classes in the nation are set. Just two senior blue-chippers — according to theRivals Industry Ranking— remain uncommitted, as of Sept. 8.Things always move quick in the
It seemed like Week 1 wouldn’t have many intriguing games. Boy, that was naive. College football always delivers. The opening weekend ended up with several entertaining finishes, none more than thecontroversial ending of Michigan-Western Michigan.This week, one game dwarfs everything else on the sch
The heat finally got to us sometime early in the third quarter, with Iowa pummeling an outclassed Northern Illinois team, the score 30-something to nothing.The wall running along the west concourse on the way out of Kinnick resembled a World War II refugee camp at this point. Pale, sweaty, middle-ag
Ohio State moves to the top of my Associated Press ballot, while I dropped my preseason No. 1 Oregon down to No. 3 after a close victory vs. Boise State.Despite Boise State’s seven-point loss at Oregon, I moved the Broncos into my Top 25 at No. 24. The only team I dropped out of my preseason Top 25
We are back for another season of the Chuck Long Podcast. Each week after the Hawkeye game, Tom Kakert and Chuck Long break down all the action on the field. This week we start with the Hawkeyes season opening 40-0 win over Northern Illinois.This week we start with an extended discussion on the perf
The 2026 national championship odds were updated following teh bulk of the weekend of Week 1 of the college football season,via the Polymarket App.Statements were made, teams rose and fall and it’s only been one full weekend!While theprediction marketwill continue to fluctuate throughout the season,
The Hawkeyes were disappointed when they walked off the field on Thursday night. A 1-1 draw with Kansas State was not the result they were looking for after dominating in possession. They just didn’t create enough dangerous chances, so that became the focus coming into Sunday’s match against Missour
There are plenty of familiar faces in new places when it comes to quarterbacks around the Power 4 conferences in college football. Through Week 1, we’ve gotten plenty of performances from new starting quarterbacks across these conferences.Whether they’ve shown up in spurts or are transfers, around h
College football is officially back following the 2026 season’s first full weekend of games. And if the Week 1 action is any indication of what’s to come, college football fans are in for another exciting season.From No. 2Oregon‘s fourth-quarter comeback against to new Pac-12 memberBoise Stateto No.
