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Hawks in the NFL: Week 16

Just one week left you guys and still so much to be decided in the NFL. Let’s look back on the penultimate week of the season! Tight Ends Yeah we start with these guys often. It’s because guys like George Kittle exist. The Niners tight end had another big day at the office Monday night, […]

Women’s Basketball: Iowa vs. UConn: How to watch, Fan Discussion

Well folks, today’s the day that the Iowa Women’s Basketball team finds out what they’re really made of. The Hawkeyes face an extremely daunting challenge: the reigning national champion, No. 1 ranked UConn Huskies on a neutral court in Brooklyn as both teams once again participate in the Champions Classic. To say this game would […]

Hawkeye Hoops: An Early Look at Iowa’s NCAA Tournament Resume

With the college basketball season now 1/3 of the way done (I know, it sounds wild to say out loud) and the Hawkeyes coming into full Ben McCollum form, it’s time to start doing a little daydreaming about what could be with this team. It’s been two years without an NCAA Tournament appearance for the […]

Iowa Football: Will the Hawkeyes Down Vandy in ReliaQuest Bowl?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Iowa fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The College Football Playoff is set. The bowl games are nearly upon us. And for the […]

Hawks in the NFL: Week 15

Week 15 is in the books. We have a clear top-seed in the AFC. We had key injuries decimate the current AFC champions, plus a crucial NFC challenger. Sucks. It sucks. Anyway – Week 15. Yay? Tight Ends We’ll start here. Since missing time early in the year with a hamstring injury, George Kittle has […]

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Iowa Hoops: Western Michigan Stat Pack, How to Watch, and Fan Discussion

The Iowa Hawkeyes (8-2, 1-1) return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena after their Cy-Hawk loss to Iowa State earlier this week. They face a Western Michigan squad (5-5) which has struggled so far this season with a schedule that includes just one power conference team (OSU) and a loss to Division II Northwood. Western Michigan Broncos (5-5, […]

2025 Bowl Season Watch Guide

Updated 12/30/25 with scores to date. There is more to college football than just the playoff. I’m plenty guilty of focusing on games with big brands and teams with numbers 1-25 ahead of their names. Those heavyweights draw plenty of eyeballs for a reason as they can provide some of the best football in the […]

Second half run downs Hawks, ISU wins 66-62

The Iowa Hawkeyes (8-2) played a nearly perfect half of basketball, getting out to an early lead against Iowa State (10-0) and stretching it to as much as 13 after a 10-0 run. But Iowa State used an early second half run, jumpstarted by a Joshua Jefferson 3 in the last minute of the first, […]

Hawkeyes Underdogs in ReliaQuest Matchup vs Vanderbilt

One of the great things about being in the Big Ten conference is the many bowl tie-ins which tend to be in great locations (save for the Pinstripe Bowl – brrrr!). Those bowl tie-ins come with bowl payouts and for a school like Iowa, those dollars are a nice boost. But the flip side of […]

No. 11 Iowa falls to No. 10 Iowa State, 74-69, in Ames

Down 17 points as the third quarter neared its end, Chit-Chat Wright and the No. 11 ranked Iowa Hawkeyes ripped off a 26-12 run to cut Iowa State’s lead down to 3, but the Hawkeyes couldn’t complete the comeback, falling 74-69 to the No. 10 Iowa State Cyclones in Ames. The Cyclones are now 11-0 […]

Hawks in the NFL: Week 14

We’re entering the final stretch of the regular season. Are you sad? Yeah, me too. Let’s look back at Week 14 in the National Football League. Jack Campbell We’ll go back to last Thursday’s game, a 44-30 win for the Lions over the Cowboys. What a season Campbell’s having in the middle of the Detroit […]

Iowa Hoops: Hawkeyes enter Cy-Hawk week with house money

The Iowa Hawkeyes (8-1, 1-1) followed up their loss at Michigan State with a big win against the Maryland Terrapins (6-4, 0-1). While the Terps are in a more full-fledged rebuild than Iowa (Buzz Williams brought some dudes from Texas A&M but hardly one of Bennett Stirtz’s caliber), returning to Carver Hawkeye-Arena and giving the […]

Iowa Football: Hawkeyes to Face Vanderbilt in ReliaQuest Bowl

With the conference championship games now in the rearview mirror and the College Football Playoff officially set, it’s out with the regular season and onto bowl season. For the Hawkeyes, we knew coming into the day they would not be one of those teams headed to the CFP thanks to their four losses, but Iowa […]

Iowa Hoops: Maryland Stat Pack, How to Watch, and Fan Discussion

The Iowa Hawkeyes (7-1, 0-1) return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena for another Big Ten tilt, this time with the 6-3 Maryland Terrapins. They have yet to face a Big Ten opponent but have gone 1-3 against power conference opponents. It’s their first season with Buzz Williams as the head coach and there are zero returning players […]

2025 College Football Watch Guide – Championship Week

I’m 100% in the camp of college football is better than pro but there is one area that the NFL is hard to beat, but it has nothing to do with the games or teams themselves. It’s simply the fact that sometimes on college Saturdays I almost feel like there are too many games to […]

KIRK (and Tyler Barnes) SPEAK: Signing Day

Well well well, here we are again, folks. Back to the Kirk recaps, but it’s not game week, it’s (the day after) Signing Day! Let’s see what Kirk Ferentz had to say about the end of the season and the future of the program, shall we? (Spoiler alert, he’s not hanging it up this offseason […]

Hawks in the NFL: Week 13

We have a big man touchdown! Repeat – we have a big man touchdown! It’s Week 13 in the NFL. Let’s go! Tristan Wirfs It’s been an excellent season for Wirfs, his sixth in the league. He’s allowed just two sacks this season, with PFF ranking him as the 10th overall tackle in the league […]

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Where Will the Hawkeyes be Bowling?

The Iowa Hawkeyes wrapped up their regular season as they’ve done for much of the last decade – with a win over Nebraska. Unlike the previous two years where Iowa had to squeak by on last-second field goals, this year’s Black Friday showdown was a no-doubter with the Hawkeyes demolishing the Huskers 40-16 in Lincoln. […]