Hawk Central Podcast

The Des Moines Register's Mark Emmert and Chad Leistikow join Ross Peterson and they kick off the program talking about Iowa being ranked #5 in the preseason basketball poll ahead of recapping the big win over Michigan State in football. Then Andy Greder from the St. Paul Pioneer Press joins the program to talk about the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers and why they haven't lived up to expectations. To finish the hour the guys give their predictions as to what happens this Friday with Iowa at Minnesota.

The Des Moines Register's Mark Emmert and Chad Leistikow join Ross Peterson to break down the Iowa 21-20 loss to Northwestern. Then Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal talks about Michigan State football and how they lost to Rutgers but beat Michigan. Finally Chad, Mark and Ross give their thought's on the upcoming game and predict what will happen with the Hawkeyes and Spartans.

The Des Moines Register's Chad Leistikow and Mark Emmert discuss the Wisconsin-Nebraska game called off due to Badgers' players and coach testing positive for COVID-19. Then the guys get into analysis on the loss to Purdue and discuss if Iowa is being outcoached as well as what they learned this week. To finish the show the guys preview the game vs. Northwestern and give their predictions.

The Des Moines Register's Mark Emmert and Chad Leistikow join Ross Peterson to chat all things Iowa and they start with the elephant in the room of the lawsuit coming from the former players including how long the suit could last and what implications Chris Doyle's departure could have on it. Then the guys get into a conversation about Big Ten football in general including a conference preview and looking at possible Dark Horse candidates. Tom Dienhart who covers Purdue and works for the Big Ten Network joins the program to give a preview of the Boilermakers vs the Hawkeyes this weekend and then the guys all give their prognostications for the matchup.

Chad Leistikow and Mark Emmert Discuss Legal Issues as 8 Former Hawkeye Players Threaten to Sue

The Des Moines Register's Chad Leistikow and Mark Emmert join Ross Peterson to discuss the big topics of the day of the Los Angeles Dogers pounding the Atlanta Braves, Nick Saban testing positive for COVID-19 and President Trump's rally at the Des Moines Airport... all before getting into Hawkeye topics of course. They get into basketball practice beginning and eligibility but then circle back to the Nick Saban conversation and deliberate on if that happened to Kirk Ferentz who would coach on the sidelines for Iowa. Then finish the program doing a game by game breakdown of the football schedule giving not only score prognosticating but also with odd/quirky predictions for each game.

Ross Peterson is joined by the Des Moines Register's Mark Emmert and Chad Leistikow and they talk hoops heavily in the show including Jack Nunge and a look at the schedule and a matchup with Gonzaga in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The guys then switch to the gridiron and breakdown football including positions and the depth chart. They also discuss the eligibility vote and its impact on Hawkeye wrestling.

Trent Condon fills in for Ross Peterson and the Des Moines Register's Mark Emmert and Chad Leistikow and the trio talk Iowa football before the self-proclaimed degenerate Trent talks point spreads and the Condon Casino. The guys also get into the Big Ten West and Iowa's defensive backfield. Switching to basketball the guys talk Iowa basketball and then finish the program talking about the four sports Iowa cut and a possible path to them coming back.

Ross Peterson is joined by the Des Moines Register's Mark Emmert and Chad Leistikow as they take a look at the Iowa football schedule and give it a game-by-game breakdown. They then chat about the depth chart of the football team and break down the stronger and weaker position groups. To end the show Mark talks about the four sports that have been cut by the University of Iowa.

Ross Peterson is joined by the Des Moines Register's Chad Leistikow and Mark Emmert to discuss their excitement and start to break down the Big Ten playing football starting the weekend of October 24th. They talk about what this may mean for the other sports, start to break down the X's and O's, hypothesize about the schedule including possible Friday games. They also deal with the difficult question: "What if the Big Ten changes their mind again?"

The Des Moines Register's Chad Leistikow and Mark Emmert join Ross Peterson as the guys talk about expanding the NCAA men's basketball tournament and how much madness they could bring to March Madness. Then the trio chat about Iowa Hawkeye football before bringing in the Register's Matthew Bain to talk about Hawkeye recruiting.

Ross Peterson hosts Hawk Central with the Des Moines Register's Chad Leistikow and Mark Emmert. The guys talk about the passing of Hawkeye Basketball Coach Robert Luther "Lute" Olson. They also get into Big Ten football, President Donald Trump weighing in and more.

Hawk Central 8-26-20

Trent Condon fills in for Ross Peterson and is joined by the Des Moines Register's Chad Leistikow and to start the show they chat with Coy Cronk's father Nick Cronk, Daviyon Nixon's father Rodney Nixon and Justin Britt's father Sam Britt as the parents give their perspective as to the Big Ten cancelling the fall sports in 2020 and go over the questions they have that were left unanswered. Trent and Chad then get into the financial impact on the football decision and cover Hawks basketball to end the program.

Trent Condon and Chad Leistikow talk about the Big Ten's lack of transparency and chat with Hawkeye football parents.