Hawkeye Report Podcast — Iowa Hawkeyes podcast

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...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 782

Apr 27, 2026 · 1h 04m · Episode page →

It's a post spring practice edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast and we are thrilled to be joined by Scott Dochterman from The Athletic to discuss what we learned about the Iowa football team this past Saturday. We open talking about the offensvie side of the ball, including the quarterback position. How long into ...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 781

Apr 20, 2026 · 39m · Episode page →

Iowa fans, it's time for one of our special podcasts that we do each year. Starting Thursday, The Chuck Long Charity Auction will be open for on-line bidding. Each year the event raises money for the Children's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities. This will be the 29th edition of the event that has raised over three m...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 780

Apr 19, 2026 · 45m · Episode page →

It's Sunday and we finally have some news for the transfer portal for the Iowa men's basketball team. Ben McCollum has landed a pair of prospects in the last couple of days and we are here to discuss it. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo fired up the podcast machine to discuss the latest news. We open our discussion with...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 779

Apr 16, 2026 · 55m · Episode page →

It's a Thursday afternoon podcast with Tom Kakert and Kyle Huesmann. We have plenty to discuss heading into the weekend with the Hawkeyes. We open the show talking women's basketball. Huesmann gives us an update on the Iowa women's basketball team in the transfer portal and the latest addition to the team. We also t...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 778

Apr 12, 2026 · 1h 13m · Episode page →

The transfer portal is wide open and as usually completely wild with twists and turns each and every day. Tom Kakert and Kyle Huesmann break down all the latest news on the men's and women's transfer portal and the Iowa Hawkeyes targets. We start with the women's side of the portal because Jan Jensen landed her bigg...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 777

Apr 9, 2026 · 37m · Episode page →

It's portal season once again, this time for men's and women's basketball. We are talking about it with Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo on the podcast. We start with the Iowa men's basketball team and what they need in the portal. We also run down the potential visitors to Iowa City in the next week and who might be th...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 776

Apr 2, 2026 · 1h 02m · Episode page →

The college basketball portal for men's and women's basketball is set to open next week. The Iowa women's and men's teams will be active when it opens up and Tom Kakert and Kyle Huesmann hop on the podcast to preview portal madness that is set to arrive next week. We recorded this podcast just before the commitment ...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 775

Mar 29, 2026 · 58m · Episode page →

The Iowa men's basketball season has come to a close. The Hawkeyes were right there with the Fighting Ilini for about 35 minutes before their conference rival created some space on the scoreboard. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo break down the games from beginning to end. We open talking about how Iowa really jumped th...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 774

Mar 27, 2026 · 44m · Episode page →

It's another emergency podcast because the Iowa men's basketball team continued their run in the NCAA Tournament. On Thursday evening Iowa basketball, playing in their first Sweet 16 game since 1999, rallied late and finished strong, beating Nebraska and advancing to the Elite Eight when they will now face rival Ill...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 773

Mar 23, 2026 · 1h 11m · Episode page →

A busy edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast covering a lot of topics. We start with Iowa men's basketball and bring on a very special guest and someone that Ben McCollum talk about following the Hawkeyes stunning victory over Florida and that is Kent McCausland. We look back at Iowa shocking the world, or at last t...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 772

Mar 23, 2026 · 33m · Episode page →

Iowa fans, it happened. The long nightmare is over and the Iowa men's basketball team has advanced to the Sweet 16! Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo are back on the podcast to look back at this historic night in the history of Hawkeye basketball as Iowa knocked off #1 seed and defending national champion, Florida to adv...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 771

Mar 20, 2026 · 27m · Episode page →

In the month of March in college basketball it is about surviving and advancing. The Iowa men's basketball team did just that on Friday evening as they survived and advanced by beating Clemson 67-60 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Tampa. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo were ready to talk about the game fol...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 770

Mar 17, 2026 · 59m · Episode page →

It's a huge wrestling podcast to get you ready for the NCAA Championships in Cleveland later this week. There will be nine Hawkeyes hitting the mat in Cleveland and our wrestling expert, Tanner Lafever joins the pod to break it all down. We look at all nine weight classes for the Hawkeyes and he gives his prediction...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 769

Mar 15, 2026 · 40m · Episode page →

It's Selection Sunday and that means time to talk about both the Iowa men's and women's teams in the NCAA Tournament this year. We have plenty to discuss and Tom Kakert, Matt Randazzo, and Kyle Huesmann are there to get you up to speed on both Hawkeye teams and their initial path in the NCAA Tournament. First we ope...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 768

Mar 12, 2026 · 50m · Episode page →

The run for the Iowa men's basketball team in the Big Ten Tournament has come to a close. After picking up one win over Maryland, Iowa dropped a close one on Thursday to Ohio State at the United Center in Chicago. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo take a look back at the short run for the Hawkeyes in the Windy City. Firs...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 767

Mar 9, 2026 · 1h 16m · Episode page →

Last week we previewed a very busy weekend for Iowa athletics. Now we open the week by reviewing what happened on the basketball court and on the wrestling mat. We are joined by Tom Kakert, Kyle Huesmann, and Tanner Lafever to look back at what happened, both good and not so good for the Hawkeyes. We start with wome...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 766

Mar 4, 2026 · 54m · Episode page →

As promised, we have a whole lot of Hawkeye Wrestling to discuss this week on the podcast and no one better to do that with than Tanner Lafever, our great wrestling writer. This weekend the Iowa women's wrestling team will be looking for their third straight national title, but it will also be the first NCAA champio...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 765

Mar 3, 2026 · 53m · Episode page →

We are headed into conference tournament season on the podcast and that means we have plenty to discuss. We open the week with an in-depth discussion with Kyle Huesmann about Iowa women's basketball as they look to win the Big Ten Tournament championship later this week in Indianapolis. Before we preview the games o...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 764

Mar 1, 2026 · 54m · Episode page →

Welcome to the month of March! That can mean only one thing, a whole lot of talk about Iowa men's and women's basketball. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo recorded the pod on Sunday night and the primary focus is on the men's basketball team. We open discussing the bad loss on Satruday to Penn State. Iowa had a five poi...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 763

Feb 23, 2026 · 1h 14m · Episode page →

Following a busy weekend of Iowa sports, we have a whole lot to discuss on this edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Tom Kakert, Kyle Huesmann, and Tanner LaFever are on the show to start the week covering everything from men's and women's basketball to women's wrestling and a little Iowa baseball. We open the sho...

Hawkeye Report Podcast 762

Feb 19, 2026 · 54m · Episode page →

We are basketball heavy this week on the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Following the Iowa women's team winning their road contest at Purdue on Thursday night, we are joined by Kyle Huesmann to break it all down. Iowa played without Hannah Stuelke in the win due to an upper body injury. We discuss what the injury might be ...