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The Iowa football team beat rival Wisconsin by a score of 15-6 this past weekend, in a game that saw Coach Kirk Ferentz and the Hawkeyes compile just 237 yards to 324 for their opponents, led by Badgers coach Luke Fickell. The Hawkeyes’ big win didn’t come without criticism, however, as Iowa football’s offensive coordinator […]

After reaching the Big Ten championship game in 2021, the Iowa football team took a major step backwards last season. The Hawkeyes finished the 2022 regular season with a 7-5 record, and they failed to win the Big Ten West division. Even with a lousy 7-4 record heading into their final game, a win over […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

The Iowa Hawkeyes football program will be making no changes to its coaching staff under Kirk Ferentz, and with details of his son and offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz’s contract with the team coming out, college football media has been screaming nepotism. Brian Ferentz’s contract is amended for the 2023 season to be more incentive-based, Iowa […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

The Penn State – Iowa matchup in Week 6 was juiced up before the opening kickoff as both teams entered the contest ranked in the top four in the country. It’s been almost a week now since the game was played, and the tensions are still running high. Iowa won the game over Penn State, […]

Saturday’s highly-anticipated matchup between Iowa and Penn State had a bit of controversy to it. Some Hawkeyes fans decided to boo a number of Penn State players that suffered respective injuries. For his part, however, Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz has decided to stir the pot even more. Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Ferentz […]

For the first time in the storied rivalry between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Iowa State Cyclones, both teams will be ranked in the top 10 for Saturday’s matchup. Kirk Ferentz and the Hawkeyes are coming off a beatdown of the Indiana Hoosiers in Week 1 while Iowa State edged out Northern Iowa. With College GameDay […]

Ed Cunningham revealed to the New York Times last week that he left his game analyst gig at ESPN because he could no longer support and promote football’s physical, violent nature. As he left, he took some people out with him. This included the Iowa football program. In the New York Times, Cunningham fingered Kirk […]