Sometimes the best gets are the ones you already have. On Saturday afternoon, Hawkeyes right-handed pitcherKyle Alivoannounced that he will return for his redshirt sophomore season. After a breakout campaign as a redshirt freshman, some wondered if programs down south would be able to lure him away.
Kennedy Blades has wrestled her last match as an Iowa Hawkeye.On Friday morning, the 22-year-oldannounced on Instagramthat she will be forgoing her final year of collegiate eligibility.Instead, she’ll be joining the newly formedReal American Freestyleprofessional wrestling league, while also pursuin
A good thirty minute podcast today including a great interview and a look at a huge recruiting weekend for Iowa football. First the interview. Tom Kakert visits with Iowa assistant coach Luke Barnwell about his first season as an assistant at the University of Iowa.We begin talking about the great r
FormerIowawrestling All-AmericanNelson Brandswas hired byCal Polyto serve as an assistant coach on their staff. The program made the move official Wednesday.“I’m fired up to join the Cal Poly wrestling family,”Brands said. “The program’s clear vision, winning culture, and high-energy atmosphere imme
One of the top programs in the country, Iowa Field Hockey is back for their 49th season this year. It will be year 12 for head coachLisa Cellucciwho has guided the Hawkeyes to seven NCAA Tournaments, including a Final Four trip in 2021. Iowa is coming off of a 14-6 season that saw them return to the
Jan Jensenis not messing around with her non-conference scheduling. On Tuesday morning, the Iowa Women’s Basketball program delivered another blockbuster announcement. They’ll hostMikayla Blakesand the Vanderbilt Commodores at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City on November 15th.It’s set to be a h
The NCAA Tournament field is officially moving from 68 teams to 76 this season, leaving more room for bubble teams to enter the mix after expansion. After the NBA Draft withdrawal decisions last month, the college basketball landscape continues to become more clear.The NCAA uses theNET Rankings– an
A busy weekend for Iowa men’s wrestling concluded on Sunday at the U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials.And among 13 current/future Hawkeyes to compete, none was more successful than U23 national champion Jordan Williams.𝐉𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬 ➡️ 𝐔𝟐𝟑 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩pic.twitter.com/8cBLjbWLs1— Iowa Hawkey
The Iowa Baseball season came to a close less than a week ago, but there’s no rest for coaches in college athletics. Transfer portal season will be in full swing soon enough and the Hawkeyes have seen their first couple of names depart from the roster. Sophomore right-handerTyler Guerinhas entered t
Another very special guest joins us on the podcast this week. This time it’s Masters and Open champion Zach Johnson on the pod. Coming up on June 8th, Johnson will host his annual Zach Johnson Foundation Classic at Elmcrest Country Club in Cedar Rapids with seven other winners of majors joining him.
Even though the Iowa women’s basketball team was highly successful this past season, the type of offensive scheme they decided to use caused some angst amongst the fanbase at times. It wasn’t what they were used to seeing in prior seasons with players like Caitlin Clark and Lucy Olsen running the sh
In the current climate of college basketball, fanbases spend the first couple months of the offseason focused on the transfer portal. However, while the coaching staff goes out and makes the necessary additions to bolster the roster, the returning players are already back in the gym preparing for th
The first-ever head coach in Iowa women’s wrestling history will remain its only head coach well into the foreseeable future.That’s becausethe University of Iowa announced on Friday morningthat Clarissa Chun has signed a contract extension through 2031 to continue her stewardship of the trailblazing
A rising program in the Big Ten under head coachDave Dilanni, the Iowa Soccer program enters a new era this season. After 12 seasons as head coach of the Hawkeyes, Dilanni took the Michigan job in the offseason, while former Xavier head coachDean Wardtakes over after two seasons in Cincinnati with t
There is a humility to the way that Ben McCollum works a room on the I-Club. Even though he was the most recognizable person at the event, he would go to every table and introduce himself to the Hawkeye fans in attendance.The Iowa head men’s basketball coach took a few minutes to also visit with the
There are always things going on in the world of college football and more specifically, Iowa football. On Thursday evening, Iowa associate head coach and linebackers coach Seth Wallace was in Muscatine at an I-Club event and we caught up with him for an extended conversation on a lot of topics.We t
The more women’s college wrestling teams the better. That’s the attitude of Iowa head coach Clarissa Chun when asked about Iowa’s rival, Iowa State, starting a women’s wrestling program. Like Iowa did, the Cyclones will organize and build this year and then compete as a team next season, which would
The Iowa Baseball season came to a close less than a week ago, but there’s no rest for coaches in college athletics. Transfer portal season will be in full swing soon enough and the Hawkeyes have seen their first couple of names depart from the roster. Freshman right-handerCole Mooreannounced on Thu
Special guest on the latest edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. We are joined by the Head Coach of the Iowa women’s basketball program, Jan Jensen, for a great conversation. Tom Kakert and Kyle Huesmann visit with Jensen about the newly announced two game series with UCONN that begins this season
The Iowa Baseball season came to a close less than a week ago, but there’s no rest for coaches in college athletics. Transfer portal season will be in full swing soon enough and the Hawkeyes have seen their first name depart from the roster. Junior infielderBen Swailsannounced on Thursday morning th
As theNBA Draftwithdrawal passes, the college basketball landscape becomes infinitely clearer for the top contenders. Now able to build around a core and pursue the final touches on the roster, plenty of big-time calls have moved programs across the board.Before getting into the top contenders next
We continue our in-depth coverage of Iowa men’s basketball recruiting, specifically the 2027 point guard group. In this edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast, we are joined by Jamie Shaw, who is the senior basketball recruiting analyst for Rivals.com and On3.com to get his views on the long list of
It was ten years ago that Iowa hosted Iowa State for a night game.That was also the first Cy-Hawk game for a new Iowa State coach named Matt Campbell and the result at Kinnick Stadium that night was a 42-3 victory for the Hawkeyes.This year the Cyclones will be coming to Iowa City with a first year
Jenna Burkerthasn’t even been atIowafor two weeks, but the new women’s assistant coach can already feel the budding rivalry withIowa State.The Cyclones announced the addition of a Division 1 women’s program beginning in 2027.Led by Ali St. John, a competitive rival of Burkert on the mat during their
After a brief reprieve, Iowa wrestling’s busy summer season rolls on with its first major post-Memorial Day competition.Up next are U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials – set to be hosted over three days at the annual locale of Geneva, Ohio.There, 14 wrestlers with some degree of Iowa ties are en
Talk about a big-time piece of scheduling news. On Tuesday afternoon, the Iowa Women’s Basketball team announced that they will begin a home-and-home with the UConn Huskies starting next season. The Hawkeyes will travel to Connecticut this coming season, with the Huskies coming to Iowa City during t
It’s a special holiday edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. While the rest of the world is enjoying a relaxing Memorial Day, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo and putting together nearly an hour of podcast content for Iowa fans to listen to.The main topic this week is 2027 men’s basketball recruiting.
The Iowa basketball team will end up landing a point guard in the Class of 2027 recruiting class. Right now the question is who will they land and which player in the best option?We hit the road the last two weekends and hit the Adidas and Nike circuit events in Indiana and Kansas City to see all bu
It feels like just a few weeks ago that the Iowa Baseball season got underway down in Arizona. But just like that, the only activity at Duane Banks Field until September rolls around and fall ball begins will be the sound of construction noises as the new press box gets constructed.With the sheer vo
While the coaches are off the road this weekend, the AAU basketball machine continues on. Last weekend we spent time checking out the top Iowa targets on the Adidas circuit. This weekend we are in Kansas City at the Homefield complex watching the Nike EYBL teams in action.Our focus on Friday is on t
