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Iowa football offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz agreed to some of the most unique contract terms this past offseason. In order for Brian to retain his job for the 2024 football season, Ferentz’s offense must average at least 25 points per game and the team must win at least seven games during year. If Brian does […]

The Utah State Aggies kick off their 2023 season with a visit to the Iowa Hawkeyes. This game will continue our college football odds series as we hand out a Utah State-Iowa prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Utah State is coming off a 6-7 season, and […]

The Iowa Hawkeyes football program has received another punishment from the NCAA for player gambling violations, with star DT Noah Shannon earning a full season suspension. The Iowa Gaming and Racing Commission ran a state-wide probe that was announced in May, and many athletes from Iowa and Iowa State were caught in the crossfire. 26 […]

The Iowa Hawkeyes finished the 2022 football season with an overall record of 8-5 and a 5-4 record against conference opponents. It ended its season with a 4-1 record in its last five regular season games after starting at 3-4. Iowa would go on to defeat Kentucky in the Music City Bowl, taking a 21-0 […]

Michigan football has dominated the Big Ten Conference the last two years, but can they make it a three-peat? It is time to continue our College Football odds series with a special 2023 Big Ten Conference winner prediction and pick. Last year, Michigan went through the regular season undefeated on their way to the Big […]

The current gambling scandal that is involving athletics at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University is quite bizarre. Players from Iowa football, Iowa basketball, Iowa State football, Iowa State basketball and other sports have been accused of betting on games involving their teams. One Iowa State football player was recently caught betting against […]

Ever since sports betting became legal in numerous states across the US, we have seen a number of instances with players getting caught gambling on games. One ongoing case that has shocked the college sports world involves Iowa and Iowa State football, basketball and other sports. New information has been coming out on the case […]

A major talking point around college football and college sports in general recently has been the ongoing scandal involving sports betting at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University. The biggest storyline involves a game between Iowa football and Iowa State football. The situation has received a major update as a state agency investigating […]

Iowa football player Aaron Blom has been handed criminal charges related to underage sports wagering, according to Brandon Hurley of the Iowa City Press-Citizen. Aaron Blom is a walk-on kicker, and he allegedly bet the “under” on the 2021 Cy-Hawk football game, which is a rivalry game between the Iowa football program and the Iowa […]

Any observer would agree that the Iowa football team must improve its offense in the 2023 season. The Hawkeyes’ offense in 2022 was worse than it had ever been since Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz took over the program in 1999. Kirk Ferentz seems to believe that the unit will be good enough when the […]

Former Ohio State football wide receiver Kaleb Brown opened up on his transfer to Iowa. Via Go Iowa Awesome on Rivals: “Going into the transfer portal — my reasoning for leaving — was just how stacked we were at Ohio State,” Brown said. “The two boxes I wanted checked were quarterback stability and a place […]

Last year, Iowa won seven regular season games and will look to improve on that this year. It is time to continue our college football odds series with an Iowa football over/under win total prediction and pick. Last year, Iowa football struggled on offense. They scored just 18.7 points per game and that led to […]

USC is unexpectedly in the middle of a big transition in their athletic department after what appears to be a rather tumultuous end to the tenure of athletic director Mike Bohn. Iowa football now enters their own adjustment, but under very different circumstances. Gary Barta, who was Iowa’s AD for 17 years, announced he is […]

Former Ohio State sophomore wide receiver Kaleb Brown transferred to the Iowa Hawkeyes football program on Thursday, according to an article from CBS Sports. A former 4-star recruit out of Chicago, Ill., Brown initially committed to the Buckeyes over offers from Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Penn State and Wisconsin, among others, according to 247Sports. […]

Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz had a firm response when asked if he would approach his game plans and situations differently with his performance markers as part of the equation. “That’s a fair question,” Ferentz said, via The Athletic Iowa Staff Writer Scott Dochterman. “And the answer is no. I’m going to approach my job the […]

The Iowa Hawkeyes did not have a very good 2022 college football season. One one hand, Iowa football’s defense was elite during that campaign. On the other hand, the Hawkeyes’ offense was horrible, to say the least. But even with the fact that their putrid attack weighed them down last season, Hawkeyes head coach Kirk […]

It was a brilliant defensive game for the Iowa Hawkeyes as they registered a 21-0 victory over Kentucky in the Music City Bowl Saturday. However, there was no celebration for star linebacker Jack Campbell, as he learned of his grandfather’s death right after the game ended. William Smith Jr. died following a vehicle-pedestrian accident Friday […]

New Year’s Eve is almost here as the Music City Bowl will be the talk of Nashville when the Iowa Hawkeyes battle it out with the Kentucky Wildcats on the final day of 2022. Let’s take a look at our College Football odds series where our Iowa-Kentucky prediction and pick will be unveiled. Although plagued with […]

Former Michigan Wolverine and new Iowa Hawkeyes starting quarterback Cade McNamara is ready to prove everyone wrong. In the past, the Hawkeyes have been heavily criticized for poor production on the offensive side of the ball. During the 2022 season, they averaged just 17.4 points per game. This ranked 123rd in the country out of […]

Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara has made a decision regarding his future. The former starting quarterback has opted to transfer to the University of Iowa. Cade McNamara spent the 2021 season as the Wolverines starting quarterback. With him as QB1, McNamara led Michigan to a 12-2 record and a trip to the Orange Bowl. McNamara found […]

University of Iowa announced today that long-time coach Bill Brashier died at the age of 93. Kirk Ferentz shared a statement following the news of Brashier’s passing. “Bill Brashier was a tremendous defensive coach,” said football head coach Kirk Ferentz. “Leadership was an integral part of every victory and championship our program achieved in the […]

The Iowa Hawkeyes take on the Purdue Boilermakers. Check out our college football odds series for our Iowa Purdue prediction and pick. The Iowa Hawkeyes have had a brutal year, and it didn’t have to be this way. Kirk Ferentz and Brian Ferentz knew that Spencer Petras was not a very good college quarterback, but […]

Ohio State football rolled over the Iowa Hawkeyes by a score of 54-10 on Saturday, keeping their record an unblemished 7-0. But they didn’t just remain undefeated. The Ohio State University equaled this wild feat not accomplished vs. the Hawkeyes since Nick Saban’s Michigan State squad in 1999. Matt Brown of The Athletic has the […]

The Iowa Hawkeyes take on the Ohio State Buckeyes. Check out our college football odds series for our Iowa Ohio State prediction and pick. The Iowa Hawkeyes are the classic “half a loaf” team. They are tremendously strong on one side of the ball, and profoundly impotent and incompetent on the other side of the […]

The offenses for both the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Iowa Hawkeyes will be tested when the two Big Ten schools square off on Saturday. The C.J. Stroud-led Buckeyes offense is set to meet an Iowa defense that currently ranks third in all the FBS in points per game allowed this season with a 9.8 […]

The Iowa Hawkeyes take on the Illinois Fighting Illini. Check out our college football odds series for our Iowa Illinois prediction and pick. The Iowa Hawkeyes would be one of the best teams in the country … if they had a quarterback. This was said in the offseason. It was said at the start of […]

The early season woes for Iowa continued in its 27-14 home loss to the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday. The Iowa offense showed signs of life in its back-to-back wins over Nevada and Rutgers last month. However, the Spencer Petras-led offense failed to build on the momentum of these two victories in its clash with Michigan. […]

The Michigan Wolverines will take on the Iowa Hawkeyes in a Saturday afternoon college football matchup at Kinnick Stadium. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our college football odds series, which includes a Michigan-Iowa prediction and pick, laid out below. Michigan has opened their season at 4-0, surviving a close 34-27 game […]

Iowa football head coach Kirk Ferentz doesn’t seem concerned about Spencer Petras’ struggles under center during Saturday’s game against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. The Iowa Hawkeyes won 7-3, but it was not because of Petras’ quarterbacking skills. The offense was disappointing and provided little optimism for the future. Iowa and South Dakota were tied […]

The Iowa football team is looking to reassert its dominance in the Big Ten. Kirk Ferentz’s program won their division but got demolished in the conference title game by Michigan. As they look to get the 2022 season started against South Dakota State, the Hawkeyes will have to do so without running back Gavin Williams. Chad […]

The Michigan Wolverines are one of the biggest brands in college football today. Even people who despise them can’t help but tune into their games at least a few times a season. That’s even more true in 2022. Jim Harbaugh led his Wolverines to the College Football Playoff for the first time last season, and […]

When the longest-tenured coach in the FBS speaks, the college football world should listen. That’s what happened on Tuesday when Iowa football head coach Kirk Ferentz, who is entering his 24th season at the helm, took the podium at Big Ten Media Days. The landscape of the sport has changed about as much in the […]

The Iowa Hawkeyes are set to face the Kentucky Wildcats this weekend. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our college football odds series, which includes our Iowa-Kentucky prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below. Courtesy of FanDuel, here’s the Iowa-Kentucky Citrus Bowl odds: College Football odds: Iowa-Kentucky Citrus Bowl Odds  Iowa: +3 […]

The Michigan Wolverines hired Jim Harbaugh to get them back to national relevance after the disappointing tenures of Rich Rodriguez and Brady Hoke. While Harbaugh has endured plenty of criticism, especially after a disaster of a shortened 2020 season, he was all smiles on Saturday night after his Wolverines destroyed the Iowa Hawkeyes 42-3 in […]

The Minnesota Gophers are set to face the Iowa Hawkeyes this weekend. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our college football odds series, which includes our Minnesota-Iowa prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below. Here’s how the bookmakers have set the Minnesota-Iowa odds: College Football odds: Minnesota-Iowa Odds  Minnesota: […]

The Iowa Hawkeyes have suffered back-to-back losses after being ranked the No. 2 team in the country. Their college football playoff hopes were almost gone after last week’s loss to the Purdue Boilermakers 24-7. Now with another loss to the Wisconsin Badgers 27-7, their hopes are completely gone. Wisconsin (-3.5) fans rush the field after […]

The No. 9 Iowa Hawkeyes will attempt to get back to winning ways as they travel north to battle the Wisconsin Badgers in a Big Ten West showdown. It’s time to continue our College Football odds series and make an Iowa-Wisconsin prediction and pick. The Hawkeyes won their first six games before being upset against […]

The Iowa Hawkeyes made a statement last weekend against the Penn State Nittany Lions, with a big victory moving them up to No. 2 in the rankings. Some were dubious about the Hawkeyes actually being the second-best team in the country, though, and those people were proven right on Saturday. Iowa laid a monster egg […]

Purdue will take on No. 2 Iowa in what will be an interesting Big 10 matchup in college football this Saturday. It’s time to continue our College Football odds series and make a Purdue-Iowa prediction and pick. Iowa (6-0) comes into play as the No. 2 ranked team in the nation, with an impressive win […]