Changes could be coming to the University of Iowa’s football stadium fairly soon. According to The Associated Press, the Hawkeyes plan on naming the field at Kinnick Stadium for Duke Slater. Slater was a trailblazing Black player for Iowa a century ago. He played for the Hawkeyes from 1918-21 and was named an All-American during his […]
Read MoreIowa Alum George Kittle Reacts To Nebraska Football Tweet
San Francisco 49ers tight end and former Iowa star George Kittle was not amused by Nebraska football‘s apparent attempt at trolling his alma mater. On Friday, Nebraska’s official Twitter account posted a graphic of a Cornhusker player tackling an Iowa counterpart superimposed over a giant wave. It was jokingly supposed to represent a shark attack. […]
Read MoreLook: Iowa’s Response To Nebraska Football Going Viral
You’ve got to love it when college football team Twitter accounts get into it, which is what happened with Iowa and Nebraska today. This back-and-forth actually started last week, when Nebraska football tweeted a graphic featuring a Husker player taking down a Hawkeye superimposed into a massive wave. The caption “Nothing to see here, just […]
Read MoreESPN Announces Its Male College Athlete Of The Year
On Saturday night, ESPN revealed its Best College Athlete in Men’s Sports award winner at the ESPYS. Alabama’s DeVonta Smith, Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, Iowa’s Luka Garza and Oregon State’s Gloire Amanda were nominated for the award. But just one walked away a winner Saturday night. ESPN has named 2020-21 Heisman winner DeVonta Smith this year’s […]
Read MoreCollege Football Analyst Has Surprising Best Game Prediction
There’s plenty of marquee non-conference college football games this upcoming season. But one analyst thinks the best game of the upcoming season will involve two old-school rivals, one of the teams being Iowa State football. CBS analyst David Cobb believes Iowa State-Iowa will be the best game of the upcoming season. That’s right. Not Clemson-Georgia. […]
Read MoreIowa Star Luka Garza Shares Major Body Change For NBA Combine
Despite a historic career for the Iowa Hawkeyes, Luka Garza may have to wait a while to hear his name called at the 2021 NBA Draft. So to potentially boost his stock for NBA scouts, he underwent a pretty significant body change. While being interviewed at the NBA Draft Combine, Garza revealed just how he’s […]
Read MoreFBI Raids Home Of Former College Football Running Back
Siaka Massaquoi, a former Iowa football player, reportedly had his North Hollywood home raided by the FBI last Friday. According to the Los Angeles Times, about 20 agents outfitted in tactical gear entered the home of the Los Angeles-based actor prior to 6 a.m. local time. Massaquoi, who posted videos from inside the Capitol on […]
Read MoreAthlon Releases Projections For 2021’s Biggest Bowl Games
Soon, the College Football Playoff will likely feature 12 teams and take up more of the existing bowl calendar. That change, assuming it passes, will reportedly come in time for the 2023 season at the earliest. That means we’ll still have a pretty normal bowl season this fall, for better or worse. The four-team Playoff […]
Read MorePro Football Focus Names The Big Ten’s Best Player
In 2020, the Big Ten boasted some of the top players in the nation despite playing a significantly shorter season. However, many of the conference’s best opted for the NFL Draft this year, leaving a collection of younger talents to fill the gaps. Pro Football Focus recently released a ranking of the top five players […]
Read MoreIowa Announces Jordan Bohannon Was Assaulted Over The Weekend
Longtime Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball player Jordan Bohannon was reportedly physically assaulted over the weekend, according to an official announcement from the program. Per the release, Bohannon was in Iowa City and was assaulted early on Sunday morning. He is now recovering after receiving medical attention for “a serious head injury.” “Thankfully Jordan is recovering […]
Read MoreBetting Lines Released For Big Ten Rivalry Games
Many of the Big Ten’s biggest football rivalry games were cancelled during the 2020 season. But now that the full slate of games is back and on schedule, it’s time to start placing some bets on the rivalry games. According to South Point via Saturday Tradition’s Dustin Schutte, the lines are out for Big Ten […]
Read MoreEx-Iowa Guard CJ Fredrick Shoots Down Transfer Rumors
There are rumors suggesting ex-Iowa guard CJ Fredrick may have been in contact with Kentucky before he entered into the NCAA transfer portal. Fredrick responded to such rumors on Tuesday. Fredrick said on Tuesday that “Kentucky in no way” reached out to him before he was in the transfer portal. “Kentucky in no way had […]
Read MoreBetting Odds Released For 2021 Big Ten Football Season
With the college football start date sneaking up in August, it’s time to start looking ahead to the 2021 season. BettingOdds.ag has officially released the conference championship odds for each of the NCAA’s Power-Five football conferences. On Tuesday afternoon, SEC Network analyst Cole Cubelic took to Twitter to share these figures — including the odds […]
Read MoreIowa’s CJ Fredrick Officially Announces Transfer Destination
Former Iowa Hawkeyes guard CJ Fredrick was one of the most highly-touted players in this year’s NCAA transfer portal. On Wednesday afternoon, he finally decided which program would receive his talents. Taking to Twitter, the Kentucky Basketball official account announced the signing of Fredrick. “Welcome to the family, [CJ Fredrick],” they wrote. Welcome to the […]
Read MoreLook: Former Iowa Player Appears To Criticize Play Calling
Wide receiver Brandon Smith didn’t get a ton of catches during his four years at Iowa. But now that his time with the Hawkeyes is over, he appears to be airing a couple of grievances he has with their playcalling. Taking to Twitter this weekend, Smith found a highlight of a big touchdown grab he […]
Read MoreJordan Bohannon Announces Decision On Basketball Future
The Iowa men’s basketball program might lose its top two players this offseason, but will have at least one experienced Hawkeye returning this fall. Jordan Bohannon, who’s spent the last five years playing for Fran McCaffrey, will be back in Iowa City for another season. Bohannon first appeared for Iowa during the 2016-17 season, when […]
Read MoreFran McCaffery Explains The Plan With Joe Wieskamp
The Iowa Hawkeyes fell short of a deep NCAA Tournament run in 2021 despite having one of the most experienced rosters in the nation. Now, head coach Fran McCaffery will lose some of his best players and be forced to retool headed into next season. One Hawkeye that has yet to make up his mind […]
Read MoreQ&A With Alaric Jackson: Iowa Career, Favorite Big Ten Rivalry, NFL Preparation, Pro Day Performance
Iowa has produced a plethora of NFL-caliber offensive lineman over the past few years. That trend will continue this spring, as Alaric Jackson is expected to hear his name called in the upcoming draft. Jackson had an outstanding career with the Hawkeyes, appearing in 42 games and earning All-Big Ten honors. He spent all four […]
Read MoreAssociated Press Names Its National Player Of The Year
Iowa big man Luka Garza added to his growing trophy case on Thursday as he earned Associated Press National Player of the Year. The honor is one of several national awards Garza has earned. The senior star has already been named the country’s Player of the Year by ESPN, The Sporting News, The Athletic, Basketball […]
Read MoreIowa’s Jordan Bohannon Announces His Plan For Next Year
On Tuesday afternoon, Iowa basketball star Jordan Bohannon took to Twitter with a message about his collegiate future. Bohannon suggested he would like to stay at Iowa for another season. However, in order to do that, the state of Iowa would need to pass a bill enabling him to profit off of his Name, Image […]
Read MoreIowa Basketball Star Fires Back At ESPN Analyst
Earlier this week, ESPN college basketball analyst Seth Greenberg had some harsh words for Iowa basketball star Jordan Bohannon. “Earlier in the week we heard Jordan Bohannon talk about his gift bag, drop F-bombs and make fun of a gift bag from the NCAA,” ESPN’s Greenberg said on CBS Sports Radio. “He looked ungrateful. I […]
Read MoreLuka Garza Shares Touching Post About His Time At Iowa
Iowa basketball star Luka Garza is one of the greatest players in recent college basketball history. After a national player of the year campaign in 2019-20, he returned to school for one more run at a title this year, and upped his game. Garza averaged 24.1 points and 8.7 rebounds per game this year, shooting […]
Read MoreIowa’s Caitlin Clark Had An Insane First Half Today
Iowa men’s basketball bowed out of the NCAA Tournament on Monday afternoon, with a loss to Oregon. Lisa Bluder’s women’s basketball team, a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, looks like it will keep on playing into the second weekend, thanks in large part to Caitlin Clark. Clark, a 6-foot freshman guard, has been […]
Read MoreJay Bilas Uses 1 Word To Describe The Big Ten’s Performance
The NCAA Tournament rolled along on Monday afternoon, as second round match-ups continued from Indianapolis. Nine teams have already punched their spots to the Sweet 16, but the Big Ten remains notably absent from the next round of games. No. 2 Iowa became the latest top-seeded team from the powerhouse conference to fall on Monday […]
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