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Hawkeye Report Podcast 826

Oct 14, 2026 · 1h 07m · Episode page →

It's a very busy edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Tom Kakert and Kyle Huesmann are with you on the show and we are covering Iowa football coordinators speaking to the press and media day for the Iowa men's and women's basketball teams. We open talking about the Iowa football team and coordinators talking to th...

The Chuck Long Podcast

Oct 11, 2026 · 44m · Episode page →

Iowa moved on 5-1 on the season on Friday evening when they dominated Washington, 41-24 in Seattle. This week on the Chuck Long Podcast, we have plenty to discuss regarding the Hawkeyes and particularly the quarterback position. With Hank Brown out due to a shoulder issue, Jeremy Hecklinski stepped in and shined. We...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 825

Oct 10, 2026 · 32m · Episode page →

It's a post game edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast, this time coming after Iowa's fifth win of the season, as they demolished Washington on Friday night in Seattle. It was an impressive performance from the Hawkeyes, who dominated the line of scrimmage all night long with over 200 yards rushing on offense and 6 ...

The Chuck Long Podcast

Oct 5, 2026 · 46m · Episode page →

We take one final look back at the Iowa loss to Ohio State with former Hawkeye quarterback Chuck Long on his podcast this week. It was a great weekend in Iowa City with only the result to the game being a bit of a downer for Hawkeye fans. We start with the Iowa offense and their inability to punch in early opportuni...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 824

Oct 3, 2026 · 43m · Episode page →

It's the post game Hawkeye Report Podcast and for the first time in the 2026 season, it comes after a loss. Iowa lost to Ohio State, 31-14 on Saturday afternoon. Everything was great about Friday and Saturday in Iowa City with ESPN College Game Day and Caitlin Clark back in Iowa City, but the only thing that went ba...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 823

Sep 30, 2026 · 1h 06m · Episode page →

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 game against Ohio...

The Chuck Long Podcast

Sep 27, 2026 · 1h 05m · Episode page →

This week on the Chuck Long podcast, Tom Kakert and Chuck Long discuss one of the most stunning victories of the Kirk Ferentz era. Iowa went into the Big House at Michigan and walked it off with an incredible 20-19 victory. Was this the most Kirk Ferentz win of the Ferentz era? We start with the game winning play an...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 822

Sep 26, 2026 · 32m · Episode page →

What in the world just happened? That's what Iowa fans were thinking as they celebrated the Hawkeyes walk-off win on Saturday at Michigan. It was the first road win over a ranked Big Ten team in over a decade and it was a pretty incredible victory. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo break it down shortly after the win. We...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 821

Sep 23, 2026 · 54m · Episode page →

It's time to really dive into the Hawkeyes first road game of the year. Tom Kakert and Kyle Huesmann are joined by Clayton Sayfie from The Wolverine to breakdown the game in Ann Arbor this weekend. We talk to Sayfie about the up and down start to the Michigan season and the play of quarterback Bryce Underwood. Plus ...

The Chuck Long Podcast

Sep 21, 2026 · 51m · Episode page →

This week on the Chuck Long Podcast, Tom Kakert and Chuck Long are talking a whole lot of Iowa and Big Ten football. We open talking about the Hawkeyes win over Northern Iowa and we wonder about the growing divide between the FBS and the FCS and if these type of games are even worth playing moving forward. We talk a...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 820

Sep 20, 2026 · 41m · Episode page →

The Hawkeyes put together their second dominant performance of the season, shutting out Northern Iowa on their way to a 55-0 win on Saturday afternoon at Kinnick Stadium. Following the victory, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo hopped on the podcast matchine and discussed it. We talk about the incredible performance runn...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 819

Sep 18, 2026 · 46m · Episode page →

It's a special edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast! We are joined by one of the best offensive linemen in Iowa football history, Robert Gallery, to talk about his post football journey. Gallery talks openly and honestly about battling mental health issues after his playing career ended and the struggles that he fa...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 818

Sep 16, 2026 · 1h · Episode page →

We have a lot of ground to cover on the latest edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Tom Kakert and Kyle Huesmann are back and opening the show discussing basketball. On Wednesday the Big Ten Conference released their basketball schedules for the men and women, which means now we have full schedules for both Hawkey...

The Chuck Long Podcast

Sep 14, 2026 · 41m · Episode page →

This week on the Chuck Long podcast, we are looking back at the Iowa Hawkeyes hard fought win over Iowa State to bring home the Cy-Hawk Trophy. We start the show this week with a discussion of the game against the Cyclones. While most thought it would be one-sided, it was close. Why did Iowa struggle against the Cyc...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 817

Sep 13, 2026 · 43m · Episode page →

Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo are back for their post game podcast. That means you are getting his podcast following the Hawkeyes second win of the college football season, this one over Iowa State. There were a few storylines to follow and some that developed during the season. First, when Hank Brown started, this t...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 816

Sep 9, 2026 · 1h 12m · Episode page →

Two podcasts in one day! This one is talking Iowa football and the Cy-Hawk match-up, along with a whole lot of recruiting news heading into a huge weekend. We start with Tom Kakert, Kyle Huesmann, and Tanner Lafever talking Hawkeye football facing the Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday night at Kinnick Stadium. We have...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 815

Sep 9, 2026 · 43m · Episode page →

It's a special edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. We are joined by the Logan Ogden, the Director of Athletic Performance fror the University of Iowa Men's Basketball Program. We get to know Ogden, who grew up in What Cheer, IA rooting for the Hawkeyes. He talks about his journey as a strength and conditioning co...

The Chuck Long Podcast

Sep 7, 2026 · 45m · Episode page →

We are back for another season of the Chuck Long Podcast. Each week after the Hawkeye game, Tom Kakert and Chuck Long break down all the action on the field. This week we start with the Hawkeyes season opening 40-0 win over Northern Illinois. This week we start with an extended discussion on the performance of the t...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 814

Sep 6, 2026 · 46m · Episode page →

Game one of twelve is in the books for the Iowa football team and we have plenty to discuss. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo gather for an extended post game visit, opening by talking about the play of Iowa's two quarterback. What did we think of the play of Hank Brown and Jeremy Hecklinski? Did one emege as a slight e...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 813

Sep 3, 2026 · 13m · Episode page →

A little different short podcast for your pregame. We are thrilled to be joined by Iowa left tackle Trevor Lauck, who joins us thanks to Casey's. Lauck and a couple of other college football players are brand partners with Casey's this year. We talk with Lauck about the partnership that he has with Casey's and how H...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 812

Sep 2, 2026 · 34m · Episode page →

With the season nearly upon us, it's time to really start talking Iowa football and breaking things down. We are pleased to have Hawkeye great Chuck Long back with us this year and we begin this year by talking about the quarterback battle between Hank Brown and Jeremy Hecklinski. One quarterback is the classic styl...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 811

Aug 31, 2026 · 41m · Episode page →

The first official game week for the Iowa Hawkeyes has arrived! That can mean only one thing, the first two deeps of the season for the Iowa football team. There was plenty of news made in the two deeps today, including the much discussed quarterback position. A starter was not named on Monday by Kirk Ferentz, which...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 810

Aug 27, 2026 · 48m · Episode page →

It's a jam packed new podcast as we head back into the start of the Iowa Hawkeyes Football season. We start the show by visiting with Northern Illinois play by play man Andy Garcia. The Huskies have had quite a bit of change heading into this season. We discuss their move to the Mountain West and then dive into thei...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 809

Aug 23, 2026 · 52m · Episode page →

The Iowa football season is rapidly approaching and that means we have plenty to discuss on the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo have a lot of ground to cover. We start with the strange world of college athletics today with the news today that a former Ole Miss player who is with the Cleveland Br...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 808

Aug 16, 2026 · 48m · Episode page →

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 Hecklinski threw...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 807

Aug 12, 2026 · 36m · Episode page →

Yes we are headed into football season and fall is almost here, but it's always a good time to talk a little Iowa baseball. Tom Kakert and Kyle Huesmann hop on the Hawkeye Report Podcast to talk about the remaking of the Iowa baseball roster in this off-season. We open talking about Rick Heller's portal haul that in...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 806

Aug 11, 2026 · 57m · Episode page →

This week the Iowa football team will hold their annual media day and Kids Day open practice at Kinnick Stadium. Tom Kakert is joined by Chad Leistikow from the Des Moines Register to talk about what they are expecting and hoping to learn this week about the Hawkeye football team. We open with a discussion about the...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 805

Aug 6, 2026 · 44m · Episode page →

The college football season is rapidly approaching and it's time to do a look at the Big Ten from a season win total perspective. We are joined by our good friend Trent Condon to talk about the conference from a gambling perspective. We run down most of the conference and look at their win totals this season and try...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 804

Aug 4, 2026 · 30m · Episode page →

It's a special edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo are joined by former Hawkeye and the All-Time leading scorer in Iowa men's basketball history, Luka Garza. Garza will be back in Iowa this month hosting a pair of camps. One in Fayette on August 17th and the other in Indianola on the ...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 803

Jul 30, 2026 · 44m · Episode page →

The Hawkeye Report Podcast is back late in the week as we look back at what we learned at Big Ten Football Media Days in Chicago. Iowa was on day one and Kirk Ferentz said a few things that were pretty surprising. He gave a glowing review of transfer wide receiver Tony Diaz and his potential this fall. What did we t...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 802

Jul 27, 2026 · 33m · Episode page →

We are pleased to have Iowa football Chief of Staff and General Manager Tyler Barnes join us today on the Hawkeye Report Podcast. As usual, we have a wide ranging conversation with Barnes about Iowa football recruiting and the team in general. We open the show talking about how important the Iowa Swarm was to the su...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 801

Jul 23, 2026 · 50m · Episode page →

It's another edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast and we have a lot of ground to cover. Tom Kakert and Kyle Huesmann are joined by special guest Tyler Daugherty, who is the GM of the Field of Dreams Ballpark, which will host an Iowa baseball game against Kansas this fall. He talks about how the October 10th event c...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 800

Jul 14, 2026 · 30m · Episode page →

We continue our summer coaches series by visiting with former Iowa player and current Hawkeye tight end coach, Abdul Hodge. The conversation begins with discussing what he has learned about coaching the position and on offense in the last five years? How does he lean to the tradition of the tight end position at Iow...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 799

Jul 13, 2026 · 50m · Episode page →

We have been off for nearly two weeks, but the Hawkeye Report Podcast is back in action this week. We have plenty to get caught up on and start with Tom Kakert reviewing his trip to Las Vegas to watch NBA Summer League with several former Hawkeyes taking part, and three days spent at the Nike EYBL event. We have ple...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 798

Jul 1, 2026 · 51m · Episode page →

We continue our summer podcast series with a first time guest on the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Tom Kakert is joined by the host of Locked On Hawkeyes Podcast and now former KXNO host, Trent Condon. It's been an eventful week for Condon and he discusses the last week for him from a professional sense with the owners of...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 797

Jun 25, 2026 · 1h 02m · Episode page →

It's a double dose of the Hawkeye Report Podcast to wrap up the week. There's been a lot going on with Iowa athletics and we needed to do a bit of housekeeping to get caught up on the news on several fronts. Tom Kakert, Kyle Huesmann, and Tanner Lafever are on this edition of the podcast and we open talking about Io...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 796

Jun 25, 2026 · 41m · Episode page →

We continue our Hawkeye Report Summer Podcast series this time with Associate Head Coach and Linebackers Coach Seth Wallace joining us for a great conversation about Iowa football and mentors. We open the show talking about keeping a work/life balance as a coach and the demands of the job. He talks about the importa...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 795

Jun 24, 2026 · 39m · Episode page →

We continue our Hawkeye Report Summer Podcast series as we are joined by Iowa quarterback coach Billy VandeMerkt, who took over that position earlier this year. The pod opens with getting to know VandeMerkt better. His upbringing in Illinois and how Tim Lester attempted to recruit him to play quarterback for him at ...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 794

Jun 19, 2026 · 28m · Episode page →

We continue our summer of podcasts on the Hawkeye Report Podcast and this is a great guest. We are joined by Iowa athletic director Beth Goetz to get caught up on everything going on with Hawkeye athletics. The conversation opens with a discussion of the upcoming renovation of Carver-Hawkeye Arena and the process to...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 793

Jun 16, 2026 · 42m · Episode page →

We continue our summer series of podcast with special guests, this time with Iowa assistant football coach Jay Norvell. It's a fun, interesting, and informative podcast talking about his career as a player and coach. The podcast begins with Norvell talking about how a kid who grew up in Madison, Wisconsin ended up p...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 792

Jun 9, 2026 · 1h 06m · Episode page →

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. Huesmann goes in-dept...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 791

Jun 8, 2026 · 1h 19m · Episode page →

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 in Iowa City gro...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 790

Jun 4, 2026 · 32m · Episode page →

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 run in the NCAA T...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 789

May 30, 2026 · 51m · Episode page →

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. More details can...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 788

May 28, 2026 · 32m · Episode page →

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, along with the ...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 787

May 27, 2026 · 18m · Episode page →

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 prospects that Io...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 786

May 25, 2026 · 55m · Episode page →

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. Tom Kakert spent...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 785

May 18, 2026 · 39m · Episode page →

It's a special edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast to open the week. We are joined by the Iowa men's basketball chief of staff, Jesse Shaw as we look back on a great season and look ahead to the future. We open talking about the first year at Iowa for Ben McCollum and his staff and how they were able to establish ...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 784

May 11, 2026 · 51m · Episode page →

It's another busy edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo open the pod this week talking about the news from Monday that Ben McCollum officially signed his contract extension. What does it mean for the program and how long will McCollum be at Iowa? Then we look at the Big Ten foes, both h...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 783

May 5, 2026 · 1h 02m · Episode page →

It's a special edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Today we are joined by the head of the Iowa Swarm Collective, Brad Heinrichs to discuss the rebranding of his organization and why that needed to take place. We also discuss three very unique and interesting events coming up during the month of May and June in De...