Week five on the recruiting trail sees elite prospects gathering at Texas A&M, Jeff Lebby and Mississippi State as a destination for a second-straight Saturday and blue-chippers hitting Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska among other places. Rivals has the latest regarding some of the biggest storylines to
The receivers at the University of Iowa are taking an improvement mindset each and every day. They take that each and every day in practice and position coach Jon Budmayr is the driving force behind that.He also talks about the key for the offense this week in trying to keep up with the high powered
Fun new podcast for the middle of the week leading up to a huge football game on Saturday against Ohio State with ESPN College GameDay in town. We are thrilled to have on the show this week George Wrighster from the Unafraid Show and On3 to look back at the Iowa win over Michigan and we preview the
A bombshell piece of news dropped on Tuesday regarding Iowa men’s wrestling.As of September 29 – I repeat, September 29 –Iowa’s 2026-27 schedule has officially been released.Seriously!Circle the dates. The path is set.pic.twitter.com/JRPGg7dUns— Iowa Hawkeye Wrestling (@Hawks_Wrestling)September 29,
Following Week 4 of the college football season, ESPN has updated its FPI Rankings. Sitting at 3-1 on the season, theOhio State Buckeyesare the highest-ranked team in the Big Ten Conference. Their 27.8 FPI rating ranks No. 3 nationally, behind justGeorgiaandNotre Dame.In total, three Big Ten teams r
The calendar will officially flip to October this week as the 2026 season goes along. With Week 5 on the horizon, the college football announcer schedule is officially set for the full slate of action.One of the top games of Week 5 will take place in Iowa City asIowawelcomesOhio State. The Hawkeyes
As college football’s longest-tenured head coach,Iowa‘sKirk Ferentzhas seen or coached against plenty of superior talents over his two-plus decades with the Hawkeyes. But even he’ll acknowledgeOhio StatewideoutJeremiah Smitha rare exception.In fact, when asked this week to weigh in on the Buckeyes’
FormerFloridaandOhio StatecoachUrban Meyerhung up the whistle a few years back to become an analyst, and he’s had a chance to refine what he looks for from the great teams. Whatever he’s looking for,Iowaseems to have it in spades.Meyer joined the Big Ten Networkfor a segment on the Hawkeyes and he g
Where did the first month of the 2026 college football season go?As Bill Belichick would say, we’re on to October. First, let’s celebrate (and commiserate) over what we witnessed in September — the best and worst, including players, plays, teams, coaches, games, moments and a little bit of everythin
Four weeks into the 2026 college football season, a newPolymarketprediction marketlists seven Big Ten football teams with 3% or greater odds to win the Big Ten Championship.Ryan Day‘sOhio State Buckeyes, which haven’t won a Big Ten title since 2020, are currently trending as the favorites with 40% o
The first full month of the 2026 college football season is in the books, and already a distinct power structure is taking shape four weeks in. That was never more evident than after Week 4, when eight Top 25 teams went down thanks to a loaded slate of games that included six ranked matchups.ESPNdat
After going on the road for the first time this season and picking up a win at Michigan, the Iowa Hawkeyes will face another huge test with Ohio State coming to town. We visited with Kirk Ferentz today to discuss the Buckeyes and he updates the injury situation with his team.KIRK FERENTZ: Thanks, ev
In one of the best games of the young college football season on Saturday, No. 17Iowaused a last-second touchdown with no time remaining to knock off No. 18Michigan20-19 inside the ‘Big House’. As the clock hit all zeroes,IowaquarterbackHank Brownfound receiverReece Vander Zeein the corner of the en
A full slate of ranked matchups made for an intriguing Week 4 last week. The slate delivered, and college football saw strong TV ratings throughout the weekend of action, fueled by another big day for ABC, which swept the three key windows.No. 1Texaswent toTennesseeand fought off the No. 14-ranked V
We learned a few things today in our weekly Tuesday chat with Iowa starting quarterback Hank Brown. He talked today about how there was a plan to not spike the ball with two seconds left in the game because it would have ended the contest. While he didn’t share what the play or plan was, rest assure
The play of the season never would have happened with out an incredible effort play by Addison Ostrenga. The veteran tight end wrestled the football away from a Michigan defensive back in the final seconds.On Tuesday, Ostrenga went into detail about his play on the ball and how he thought it was goi
WhenIowatook downMichiganon Saturday, the Hawkeyes totaled just 285 yards of offense. They still managed to come away victorious after a walk-off touchdown, andKirk Ferentzwas asked about that style of play, which fans have dubbed getting “Iowaed.”Ferentz said no matter how it happens, the goal is t
There was no rest for the Iowa defensive backfield this week. One week after giving up several explosive plays to Michigan, the Hawkeye defensive backfield will be tasked with trying to slow down Ohio State, who has perhaps the best player in the country.Jaylen Watson and Tyler Brown met with the me
An action-packed Week 4 is in the books, and it’s on to Week 5 of the 2026 college football season. The amount of ranked matchups last week led to some big-time shakeups in the rankings as more storylines emerged along the way.Saturday’s slate features a high-profile quarterback matchup in Starkvill
The Iowa Baseball program hosted ’28 LHP/OFHenry Heller(Orange City, IA) for a visit the Cy-Hawk weekend. He is rated as the #2 player in the state of Iowa and the #82 player in the country by Prep Baseball Report. Heller tells HawkeyeReport that he has narrowed his recruitment to Iowa, Nebraska, UC
TheCollege Football Playoffpicture shifted again after a Week 4 slate filled with consequential results across the country. However,ESPN’sAllstate Playoff Predictorstill viewsTexasas the team with the strongest chance to reach the postseason after the Longhorns survived a road test atTennessee.Meanw
Back in 2017 when the Iowa Hawkeyes pulled off a stunning 55-24 victory over Ohio State, a young Iose Epenesa was in the stands with his parents watching his older brother A.J. celebrate the win. On Tuesday, he looked back at that special day and what he remembers about it. He also said he might hav
Depending on the opponent, the Iowa ground game has either been excellent or a struggle. Against Northern Illinois and Northern Iowa, the Hawkeyes were rolling when they ran the football. When they faced Iowa State and Michigan, Iowa has rushed for 93 and 58 yards for the entire game.Iowa offensive
The Iowa football players met with the media on Tuesday morning to discuss the upcoming game against the Ohio State Buckeyes. As you might expect there was a lot of talk about their opponent and potentially the best player in the country coming to town this weekend. There was also a lot of talk abou
TheCollege Football Playoffpicture is starting to separate as conference play moves into October. ESPN’sHeather Dinichupdatedher latestBubble Watchafter Week 4, identifying the teams currently in the field, those sitting on the right and wrong sides of the bubble and several programs already facing
Somehow, Week Three of the NFL season is already complete, withTory Taylor,Logan Jonesand the Bears picking up a win overCooper DeJean,AJ Epenesaand the Eagles on Monday Night. There were 32 former Hawkeyes on active rosters for week two, while 17 players were in the starting lineup. We take a look
Historically, the Badger State has been incredibly kind to the Iowa women’s wrestling program.And its latest gift to the Hawkeyes arrived on Tuesday morning by way of another Wisconsinite – Brooke Huffman.The nation’s top-ranked wrestler at 190 poundsand newest Black & Gold commit, Huffman becomes t
Reece Vander Zeehad the highlight of his season, so far, when he caught the game-winning touchdown to beatMichigan20-19 in Ann Arbor. With the win,Iowais now 4-0 and ranked No. 14 in the latest AP Poll with an impending showdown withOhio Statethis weekend.Against the Wolverines, luck was never suppo
Justice was served in the Big House this past Saturday.Oh, you think I mean karma for the aggrieved Western Michigan Broncos, who were robbed of a legitimate victory over the somehow always “fortunate” Michigan Wolverines?Well, yeah. That is the national narrative.But what I want to talk about is th
A slew of ranked matchups led to some major movement in the college football rankings after Week 4. There were also shakeups in ESPN’s College Football Playoff and bowl projections afterKyle BonaguraandMark Schlabachreleased their updated predictions.Notably,Floridanow finds itself in the projected
