Nebraska’s football program is in deep need of a win this weekend. Unfortunately, the Huskers aren’t favored to get one. Scott Frost’s program is scheduled to face rival Iowa on Friday afternoon. The Huskers are coming off an embarrassing home loss to Illinois. Nebraska’s head coach knows his team has a tough task ahead of […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 13
Rivalry Week is here… or something resembling Rivalry Week in the 2020 college football season. We still have a few more weeks of regular season games and makeup games after this. There’s no Michigan-Ohio State. Nick Saban won’t be at the Iron Bowl. It’s going to be a weird one. Alabama announced today that Saban […]
Read MoreScott Frost Updates Nebraska QB Battle Ahead Of Iowa Game
A day before Thanksgiving, and Nebraska football is still figuring out its quarterback situation. Adrian Martinez looked like the future at the position just a few years ago, but now Scott Frost has acknowledged that Luke McCaffrey holds that distinction. Martinez held onto the starting job to start Nebraska’s 2020 season. He was 12-of-15 for […]
Read MoreScott Frost Sums Up His Thoughts On Iowa’s Program
This weekend is Thanksgiving, and it’s time for the annual Nebraska-Iowa game. This year’s matchup is a pivotal one for Scott Frost and the Huskers. Nebraska seemed like it might have found something in its win over Penn State two weeks ago. However, the Huskers were embarrassed at home by Illinois last weekend, falling to […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 12
Once again, we’re dealing with a pretty abbreviated college football schedule. The list of currently canceled or postponed games is at 15 and growing, making it likely that this will wind up being the week with the most games pushed off that we’ve had so far this season. Luckily, there are still a number of […]
Read MoreJames Franklin Discusses Penn State’s Budding Quarterback Controversy
After being the starter for all of the 2019 season, Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford’s job is in jeopardy. During last weekend’s loss to Nebraska, he was pulled for Will Levis during the game. Clifford was 5-for-8 for 37 yards and an interception during the 30-23 loss to the Huskers, in a battle of previously-winless […]
Read MoreKirk Ferentz Had Blunt Message For Minnesota After Friday’s Win
This season hasn’t been smooth sailing for the Iowa Hawkeyes, but it appears they’ve found their groove over the past two weeks. On Friday night, Kirk Ferentz led his team to a dominant win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Iowa’s defense bottled up Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan, holding him down to 167 passing yards, a […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 11
This week has been more negatively impacted by COVID-19 than any other so far. A huge chunk of the SEC slate, including the rivalry game between Alabama and LSU, has been postponed, leaving something of a light College Football Saturday this weekend. Texas A&M at Tennessee, Georgia at Mizzou, and Auburn at Mississippi State are […]
Read MoreNebraska va. Iowa: Kickoff Time, TV Channel Is Set
The Nebraska Cornhuskers will visit the Iowa Hawkeyes on Nov. 27. The game is still a few weeks out, but we now have all the details for the massive Big Ten showdown. Iowa and Nebraska are in the basement of the Big Ten’s standings up to this point in the season. The Hawkeyes have fared […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 10
With the return of the MAC this week, and the Pac-12 this weekend, the vast majority of the FBS world will be underway, at long last. We have our first full-looking college football slate of the weekend, featuring games from all Power Five conferences. The headliner of the weekend comes out of the ACC. No. […]
Read MoreNFL Trade Rumors: Former Iowa Star Is Being Shopped
A former Iowa Hawkeyes football star is reportedly being shopped ahead of the NFL’s trade deadline on Tuesday afternoon. ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reported on Monday morning that Desmond King, a fifth-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, is being shopped by the Los Angeles Chargers. King, 25, was a first-team All-Pro in 2018. […]
Read MoreKirk Ferentz Announces Punishment For WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette
After a 21-20 loss to Northwestern on Saturday afternoon, Iowa football received more bad news. Senior wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette was arrested by Iowa City Police for operating a vehicle while intoxicated early on Sunday morning. According to the police report the 21-year-old Hawkeye was traveling 74 mph in a 30 mph zone and blew […]
Read MoreStar Big Ten WR Reportedly Arrested Following Saturday’s Game
A standout Big Ten wide receiver was reportedly arrested hours following his team’s game on Saturday. Ihmir Smith-Marsette, a standout wide receiver for the Iowa Hawkeyes, was reportedly arrested late on Saturday night for an OWI (operating while intoxicated). Iowa lost to Northwestern on Saturday, 21-20. The loss dropped the Hawkeyes to 0-2 on the […]
Read MoreKirk Ferentz Had 1 Major Problem With Iowa’s Game Today
Iowa football’s rough start to the 2020 college football season got even rougher on Saturday afternoon. A week after starting the year with a loss, the Hawkeyes fell to Northwestern. Iowa dropped to 0-2 on the season following a 21-20 loss to the Wildcats. Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz had one major problem with his […]
Read MoreWatch: Several Iowa Football Players Kneel For National Anthem
A group of nearly 30 Iowa football players took a knee during the national anthem before this afternoon’s game against Northwestern. Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz recently granted his players permission to kneel if they choose to do so as a means of protesting racial injustice and inequality in America. No Hawkeyes demonstrated before last […]
Read MoreIowa, North Carolina Reportedly Meeting In ACC/B1G Challenge
College hoops fans are going to be spoiled this coming season, especially when Iowa and North Carolina meet on the hardwood. The Hawkeyes and Tar Heels are being paired up for the ACC/B1G challenge, per college basketball insider Jon Rothstein. Both programs are recognized as top-10 programs entering college basketball’s 2020-21 season. We could be […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 9
The final college football weekend of October is upon us. Somewhat surprisingly, there is just one game between ranked teams this weekend. No. 3 Ohio State travels to No. 18 Penn State, in a significant Big Ten battle. Ohio State looked the part of a College Football Playoff contender against Nebraska last weekend, while Penn […]
Read MoreBig Ten Announces All 14 Teams Will Promote Social Justice Campaigns This Weekend
Big Ten football is continuing the fight for social justice. All 14 teams within the conference will be promoting social justice messages this weekend when the conference’s season kicks off, per an announcement by the Big Ten. The Big Ten’s 2020 season is just hours away from commencing. The conference’s first game of the season […]
Read MorePurdue WR Rondale Moore Listed As Out For Season Opener
When the Purdue Boilermakers kick off their 2020 season tomorrow afternoon, they’ll unfortunately be without star wideout Rondale Moore. A few months ago, Moore announced that he would opt out because of concerns over COVID-19. He was already considered a first-round prospect, so it made sense for him to sit out since the Big Ten […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 8
After a long wait, this weekend brings us closer to a full college football season. The Big Ten conference kicks things off this weekend, with a very intriguing slate of games. Big Ten West power Wisconsin officially opens the conference season on Friday night, hosting Illinois. Ohio State, the conference favorite and a potential College […]
Read MoreEx-Iowa Players Are Demanding For Kirk Ferentz To Be Fired
This past summer was a rough one for Kirk Ferentz and the Iowa Hawkeyes as the protests against racial injustice resulted in some stunning revelations about alleged racial biases in the program. Now, a group of African-American former players are seeking the firing of Ferentz, along with other top figures in the program, as part […]
Read MoreThe Big Ten Officially Kicks Off Next Week: Here’s The Schedule
If you’re a fan of a Big Ten school, it’s been an agonizing few weeks watching the SEC, ACC and Big 12 play college football. But we’re now just under one week away from the B1G getting involved. This Friday, October 23, we’ll finally get to see some Big Ten football. The schedule kicks off […]
Read MoreIowa Reportedly Adds Major Non-Conference Game For 2020-21 Season
Unlike college football, college basketball continues to live up to its promise of scheduling massive non-conference games early in the season. Iowa basketball’s latest reported schedule addition could wind up being one of the best regular season games we’ve seen in years. Per college basketball insider Matt Norlander, Iowa basketball has scheduled a non-conference game […]
Read More2 Iowa Players Are Opting Out Of 2020 Season
A pair of Iowa football players, including one key defender, have officially opted out of the 2020 season, the program announced Monday night. Linebacker Djimon Colbert, who has started 23 games for the Hawkeyes the last two seasons, and defensive lineman Taajhir McCall have exercised their ability to opt out of the upcoming campaign, according […]
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