In-state standoutBrayton Alfordhas had change of plans. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound Carroll native, who had previously committed to Iowa Western Community College, is now headed to the University of Iowa after receiving a preferred walk-on opportunity from the Hawkeyes this past week.“I was pumped,” sa
A lot has happened in the Iowa wrestling sphere over the past two weeks. And much of the news may’ve easily been lost amidst the all-consuming mayhem that wasthe recently completed US Open.That said, aside fromthe departure of women’s assistant coach Tonya Verbeek, my coverage/chronicling of events
The Iowa Baseball team has been playing their best baseball as of late. On Sunday, they just got beat by Illinois. The Illini’s starter, Aidan Flynn, allowed just one run over 7.0 innings and the Hawkeyes tallied just two hits in a 6-2 series finale loss. With the loss, Iowa falls to 28-18 and 12-12
The Hawkeyes couldn’t quite pull out the brooms for the second consecutive weekend. Illinois starter Aidan Flinn was great, setting the tone for a 6-2 win over Iowa in the series finale on Sunday.With the loss, the Hawkeyes fall to 28-18 on the season and 12-12 in Big Ten play. They will finish off
The Iowa Baseball team is finding their stride at the right time. After enduring some tough stretches, the Hawkeyes have won 10 of their last 12 games, building momentum into the first days of May. On Saturday, Iowa clinched their third consecutive Big Ten series, defeating Illinois 6-5 to move to 2
One of the founding pillars of the Iowa women’s wrestling program is moving on to a new venture.On Friday afternoon, news broke thatHawkeye assistant coach Tonya Verbeekhas been hired by USA Wrestling.USA Wrestling has named three-time Olympic medalist Tonya Verbeek as National Women’s Freestyle Ass
Despite being less than a month removed from crowning a national champion, all focus has switched to the 2026-2027 campaign. And before we know it, the college basketball season will fly by. So, ESPN has decided toput togethera way-too-early bracketology for the 2027 women’s NCAA Tournament.Now, the
The Hawkeyes are heating up, and the timing couldn’t be better. After a 5-10 start in Big Ten play, they’ve turned things around, winning seven of their last eight, including a 6-5 win over Illinois on Saturday afternoon to clinch their third straight series win.“The results. Everything’s been going
The Iowa Baseball team is on a roll. They’ve won seven of their last eight in Big Ten play, including a 6-5 win over Illinois on Saturday. The Hawkeyes held off a late Illini rally and will go for a sweep on Sunday. With the win, Iowa moves to 28-17 on the season and 12-11 in Big Ten play.Head coach
It got tense and interesting late, but the Iowa Baseball team came through with their fifth consecutive Big Ten win. The Hawkeyes built an early 5-0 lead and held on late for a 6-5 win to secure the series over Illinois. Joe Husak came on and recorded the save in the ninth to close it out.With the w
The Iowa Baseball team has found their groove in Big Ten play. After a 5-10 start, the Hawkeyes are back to .500, including a 9-3 win over Illinois in the series opener on Friday night. Trailing 2-1 in the fifth inning, the Iowa offense erupted for seven runs to take control of the game. With the wi
The Iowa Baseball team trailed early on Friday night, but a seven-run fifth inning that unraveled quickly for the visiting Illinois Fighting Illini changed the game entirely. That allowed the Hawkeyes to roll to a 9-3 win in the series opener behind a 5.0-inning relief appearance from Kyle Alivo.Wit
Following a busy week of wrestling at the 2026 U.S. Open Championships, athletes with Iowa ties left with plenty of hardware and a trio of titles.Including Senior Freestyle championships from both Stephen Buchanan (men) and Everest Leydecker (women) – plus a U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials repeat
University of Iowa seniorBennett Stirtzis among 73 prospects that have been invited to the 2026 NBA Draft Combine, which take place May 10-17 at Wintrust Arena and the Marriott Marqueis in Chicago.Stirtz was an Associated Press and USBWA honorable mention All-American and a first-team All-Big Ten se
Donovan Davis, a four-star small forward in the 2027 class, has cut his list of schools down to five and has set a commitment date. The 6-foot-7 junior out of Freedom High School (WI) told Rivals he will decide betweenIowa,Nebraska,Iowa State,Marquette, andWisconsinon Wednesday, May 6th.Davis, a fou
WEEKEND SERIES: VS ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI (22-21, 9-12)The Big Ten season has hit the home stretch and the conference tournament picture is starting to take shape. Top-ranked UCLA is running away with the regular season crown, but up to six teams are still in the hunt for a regional. The race to m
Another quarterback is off the board.Brayden Santibanezis a 6-foot-3, 205-pound signal caller out ofCollierville(Tenn.), and he has committed toIowa, giving the Hawkeyes a key piece under center after a fast-moving recruitment.Iowa did not waste time making its move.“They started recruiting me in Fe
FormerIowa Hawkeyesoffensive linemanGennings Dunkeris looking forward to seeing what the team does this fall. Ahead of the NFL Draft, On3 spoke to Dunker about his expectations for Iowa in 2026.“I think pretty good. I’m fired up,” Gennings Dunker told On3. Led by Dunker, who was drafted by the Pitts
The NCAA Tournament field is expected to expand from 68 teams to 76 this season, leaving more room for bubble teams to enter the mix. While rosters remain in flux based on transfer portal commitments and NBA Draft decisions, enough pieces are in place to start looking toward the 2026-27 season.The N
For as good as Iowa Baseball has been in midweeks this season, Tuesday night was a polar opposite. The Hawkeye pitching staff struggled mightily, with 14 pitchers taking the mound in a 13-6 loss to Illinois State. The staff gave up 14 hits, nine free bases and threw 59.1% of pitches for strikes.With
The Iowa Baseball team is starting to round into form, playing their best baseball of the season as of late. They’ve won eight of their last nine games, including a three-game sweep on Indiana this past weekend in Bloomington. If they’re going to keep that momentum going, they’ll have to do it witho
The Pittsburgh Steelers selectedGennings Dunkerin the third round of this year’s draft, and it marked the end of a very interesting pre-draft experience. On3 spoke to the former Iowa offensive lineman before the draft, and he looked back at the aftermath of going viral after the Combine.“I guess I d
For quite some time, it seemed like the Iowa Women’s Basketball program might be immune to departures through the transfer portal. However, as we’ve found out, no program can run from the portal. Eventually there will be losses and they’ve hit the Hawkeyes this season, with five players entering the
There were 57 head coaching changes last offseason at the Division I level. Last week, CBS Sports’ Matt Norlanderrevealedwhich coaches he believes had the best debut campaigns at their respective schools.Norlander had plenty of options to choose from. Of the 57 head coaches, 13 of them reached the N
Making sense of Iowa’s recruiting means always looking ahead at the number of scholarships potentially available in any given year. The new age of college sports with the transfer portal means rosters are much more fluid than they used to be.Here, we have compiled all of Iowa’s scholarship players b
Portal Jan continues to add to her roster. The Hawkeyes came into the offseason needing to land several guards in the transfer portal and they just got their third one of the cycle. On Tuesday morning, the news broke that Iowa landed a commitment from Georgia guardJocelyn Faison. She spent her true
A couple of weeks ago, the Iowa Baseball team were 5-10 in Big Ten play and faced with the possibility of missing the Big Ten Tournament for the first time under Rick Heller. They’ve answered the challenge with wins in eight of their last nine, including winning five of their last six in Big Ten pla
With the transfer portal closed and the deadline to enter the NBA Draft as an early entrant in the rearview mirror, a majority of teams now have a clear picture where the Top 25 stands. With plenty more to fill out over the coming weeks, many teams have already assembled the core pieces they will re
It’s a post spring practice edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast and we are thrilled to be joined by Scott Dochterman from The Athletic to discuss what we learned about the Iowa football team this past Saturday.We open talking about the offensive side of the ball, including the quarterback position
Scott Chandlerspent the last couple years as the head coach leading one of Iowa high school football’s top programs in North Liberty (IA)Liberty, but on Monday decided it was time to step down and pursue other ventures.According to a social media postby Chandler on X, formerly known as Twitter, the
