Thepreseason AP Top 25 poll officially droppedon Monday afternoon, giving us our first set of rankings for the season. And with that, we can begin drawing some conclusions about how difficult a road many of the teams in the hunt for this year’sCollege Football Playoffwill have.Three teams face a who
While everyone’s excitement level is rising, with Iowa Football just a couple of weeks away, there’s a good bit of excitement building around the Iowa Baseball program. Coming off of a 33-23 season, the Hawkeyes return just six of 14 players that started 15+ games last season, but they return nearly
Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt named his 2026 preseasoncollege football All-American teams, going two deep ahead of kickoff this fall! Klatt dove into offense and defense at every position.Of course, lists like this are subject to change throughout the season, perhaps even weekly! Players rise and fall, inj
The firstAP Poll of the 2026 college football season is here as the outlet released their preseason rankings for the top 25. It’s safe to say these will not be the same week to week!The top of the AP Poll is filled with national title contenders but there are some sleepers out there this college foo
TheBig Tenenters the2026 college footballseason with no shortage of talent atquarterback. After producing the last three national champions, the conference once again features several signal-callers capable of leading their teams into theCollege Football Playoff.Ohio State’sJulian SayinandOregon’sDa
Iowa Football Media Day and the annual Kids Day open practice are in the books. That means we have to get on the podcast machine and talk a little Hawkeye football. Ok, a lot of Hawkeye Football.We open with our look at the Hawkeyes search for a starting quarterback. As you might have heard, Jeremy
The first AP Top 25 rankings of the 2026 college football season will be released on Monday, and CBS Sports has just projected what it could look like. The AP Top 25 comes shortly after the first Coaches Poll debuted in early August.The regular season will start with Week 0 during the final weekend
It was only one practice, but it was the only practice that the fanbase and media will get to see before the Iowa Football season kicks off. The Hawkeyes showcased themselves to several thousand fans at the Kid’s Day Scrimmage on Saturday afternoon, with quarterbackJeremy Hecklinskicoming away as th
The Iowa Soccer team is off to a record-breaking start underDean Ward. After an onslaught of goals in the season-opener, the Hawkeyes kept the good vibes going, rolling to a 5-0 win over Loyola-Chicago on Saturday afternoon. Their 12 goals scored through two games is the most in a two-game stretch t
On Saturday afternoon, the Iowa Football game took to the field at Kinnick Stadium for their annual Kid’s Day scrimmage, with their season-opener against Northern Illinois just three weeks away. The Hawkeyes will continue with fall camp and their preparations for the season.HawkeyeReport was live at
It was only one practice and as Kirk Ferentz will tell you, it is dangerous to draw too many conclusions from it, especially still in the early stages of fall camp, but of course we are going to have some observations.Ferentz said following practice that they have several more practices before they
The Iowa football team held their annual Kids Day practice on Saturday and after the session wrapped up, Kirk Ferentz met with the media to discuss what we saw. He was asked first about the play of the quarterbacks and what he saw on the day and if it was representative of the entire camp.Ferentz al
Iowa Hawkeye football media day is in the books. The follow up each year is our one and only look at Iowa football practice. The entire team at Hawkeye Report is at practice today in Iowa City and we will have updates all day long on the action on the field.What are the two deeps looking like in cam
The Iowa Football season is continuing to inch closer. Fall camp recently got going, while the media converged on Iowa City for Iowa Football Media Day on Friday afternoon, which is an event that always signals the nearing of a new season. On Saturday, the Hawkeyes will host their Kid’s Day scrimmag
When Cael Winter arrived in Iowa City, he was a 240 pound prospect from Waukee Northwest High School that needed to add some weight and strength to his frame. Now the in-state standout is a fully formed offensive lineman who has gone from interesting prospect that could develop into a possible start
For the first chunk of his playing career at Iowa, Kenneth Merrieweather has been more in the background following in the footsteps of players like Joe Evans and Ethan Hurkett. Now the Michigan native is going to be front and center in terms of leadership and snap count.At media day, Merrieweather s
Last season Lucas Allgeyer arrived early in Iowa City and that allowed him to make an early impression on the Hawkeye coaches. This year, the second year player is now in the mix to be a starter at guard for the Hawkeyes.He spoke at media day about his early rise up the depth chart and how he has be
While there is certainly a lot of players who lack experience in contention for snaps along the defensive line, Kelvin Bell feels that the group will be up to the task this fall. At media day on Friday, Bell spoke to the media about his inexperienced group of players and who he thinks will be in the
George Barnett is still looking for the best five and how he will put that puzzle together. With any Kirk Ferentz coached offensive line, the mantra is the best five will start. Right now, Barnett is still searching for his starting five and where to put them along the line of scrimmage.The Iowa off
In his first year as Iowa’s special teams coordinator, Chris Polizzi says that if you were hoping for a conclusion to the race to be the Hawkeyes punter and field goal kicker, you are going to have to wait a little longer. Polizzi said at media day that while he is pleased with the performance of th
Tom Moore has loved being a Hawkeye all of his adult life. He received a life changing opportunity in the late 50’s to play football at the University of Iowa for the legendary Forest Evashevski. That led to Moore getting into coaching, something he continues to do today, as an 87 year old man.Moore
You won’t be able to find many things, if anything in college sports that is as consistent as a Phil Parker coached defense. No matter how many players they lose, the defense retools and is back near the top the next season. The Iowa defense has ranked in the top ten in the country in points per gam
One year agoJosh Janowskiwas a 19-year old second year player in the Iowa football program hoping to work his way into the two deeps during fall camp. However, a lump on his neck was checked out and he received the shocking news one year ago today that had Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a form of cancer.What w
Indiana Fever starCaitlin Clarkdebuted a new colorway of her Nike Caitlin 1 sneakers against the Dallas Wings Friday night. The sneakers are Hawkeye Gold and Black, paying tribute to her alma mater,Iowa.Clark is one of five active WNBA players to have her own signature shoe with a major brand. The g
The Iowa special team’s unit is always one of the amongst the best in the country. Over the years, both kicking and punting has almost singlehandedly helped the Hawkeyes win some games. To illustrate the impact, Phil Steele has had the Hawkeyes inside the top 12 in his special teams’ rankings in eac
The run game has always been a staple in the Iowa Football offense, and they’ve had a lot of talented backs come through the program, which has allowed them to be successful running the ball. This season will be no different, with a loaded running back room that will likely see four guys get regular
Ever sinceTim Lestertook over the offensive coordinator duties for Iowa there has been clear forward momentum. In his first season, the Hawkeyes went from 132nd to 72nd in points per game, before taking another step forward to 54th in the country last season. The big question this season, as it is m
The 2026college football seasonis nearly here, and separating the contenders from the rest of the country is no easy task. With thetransfer portal,NILandrevenue sharingreshaping rosters every offseason, the gap between the sport’s elite and everyone else continues to shrink.With that in mind,ESPN’sD
It’s Iowa Football Media Day in Iowa City. That means Kirk Ferentz and the Hawkeye coaches and players are going to be meeting the media. It will be our first chance to talk to Ferentz, his staff, and the players on both sides of the ball about fall camp and what they have seen and learned heading i
It’s been nearly a month since the last major competition involving Iowa wrestling. And with a new school year bearing down upon us, there’s still time for one more premier tournament before the fall semester begins.Said tournament comes in the form ofthe U20 World Championships– set for August 16-2
