The transfer portal, for the most part, has been a very good source for the Iowa Baseball program over the past few years.Rick Hellerand his staff have been able to find the right pieces to fill positions of need, with a number of additions over the years coming from the JUCO ranks. On Tuesday after
The transfer portal, for the most part, has been a very good source for the Iowa Baseball program over the past few years.Rick Hellerand his staff have been able to find the right pieces to fill positions of need, with a number of additions being of the non-DI variety. On Wednesday afternoon, the Ha
Although the season is over for the Iowa Baseball team, the major league season is in full swing, which means there are plenty of former Hawkeyes still playing ball. SinceRick Hellertook over as head coach in 2013, Iowa has seen 40 former players sign professional contracts, including 35 players goi
On this edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast, we get caught up on a several topics. Most of them involving Iowa athletics and the Hawkeyes, plus an extended conversation on the story of the week in college sports. Tom Kakert and Kyle Huesmann open the show wrapping up the Iowa baseball season. Hues
It’s a special edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast! We are joined by newly retired Big Ten official and Iowa City native, DJ Carstensen. We have a lot to discuss, beginning with how the former hoops standout and college player ended up being a high level basketball official.We talk about his time
On Monday, the Big Ten Conference announced the single and double play opponents for each of the 18 women’s basketball teams for the 2025-26 season.Iowa is entering their third season under head coachJan Jensencoming off of a season where they finished with a 27-7 overall record and a 15-3 mark in B
DLBARIYUS ALLEN– IowaFor months, Allen has been on our radar as a sleeper defensive lineman. This is a classic Iowa take in that regard. He is explosive, athletic, and raw but has so much to work with. I am dipping way back but he reminds me of when I saw Carl Davis in high school and wondered why h
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
