I on the Hawks

Hawkeye head coach Kirk Ferentz is now the Big Ten's all-time leader in wins, surpassing Ohio State's Woody Hayes with 206 wins at Iowa. The Hawkeyes comfortably won at home Saturday against a bad UMass team. We talk about the moment, our favorite Kirk Ferentz moments, how the passing game improved, and what concerns we saw from the 47-7 win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Iowa Hawkeyes are coming off their first loss of 2025 in the Cy-Hawk game against Iowa State and now hope for a comfortable win against UMass. UMass is rated as one of the worst teams in the FBS, so what should we expect come Saturday night? Will the passing game finally open up? Will the run game flourish against a seemingly undermatched Minutemen squad? We'll break that down and also pick four games intriguing us this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the tenth straight time, Iowa falls to a ranked opponent. Iowa State edged Iowa out 16-13 in the Cy-Hawk battle Saturday in Ames. The passing game was a struggle but the defense and rushing game kept them alive but the Cyclones kicked a go-ahead 54-yard field goal in the final minutes to win. We talk about the mediocre passing game and the injuries that popped up for Iowa and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa State is 3-point favorite this Saturday on the road in the Cy-Hawk game, and they look the part. The Cyclones are ranked 16th in the country. A win for Iowa would make Kirk Ferentz the all-time winningest coach at a Big Ten school. He is currently tied with Ohio State's Woody Hayes. How will Mark Gronowski bounce back from a disappointing performance last week? Will the running game be fine without Kamari Moulton? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa beats FCS Albany in its season opener 34-7 but new quarterback Mark Gronowski and the passing attack struggled. Gronowski only passed for 44 yards and missed multiple routine throws. Is it too early to get worried? The rushing attack look great, as expected, and the defense played well in the second half. But following a healthy fall camp, injuries hit the Hawkeyes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's finally Week 1 in the college football season and Iowa kicks off its season with a home game against FCS level Albany. With a lot of turnover from the Great Danes coaching staff and roster, how is Iowa preparing for uncertainty? We'll break down the first depth chart of the season with a few surprises, discuss what a successful Saturday looks like, and speculate how the Mark Gronowski era begins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A little more than a week before Iowa kicks off its 2025 season against Albany & I on the Hawks is predicting how many games the Hawkeyes will win this season. We'll also give you our offense & defense MVP guesses, along with a breakout player and give you a bold prediction for the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I on the Hawks host Owen Siebring sits down with new Iowa men's basketball coach Ben McCollum, a few months ahead of his very first season with the Hawks. We ask him about the possibility of NCAA tournament expanding in the future, how he sees the incoming "mid-major" transfers performing in a power conference, and how transfer Alvaro Folgueiras has practiced with the team in limited time this summer. Folgueiras played in the U20 Eurobasket Championships with Spain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of I on the Hawks, the crew gives their observations on the passing game with new quarterback Mark Gronowski and backups Hank Brown & Jeremy Hecklinski from the Kids' Day scrimmage at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday.We also give evaluations on the rushing game, defense and special teams. Do we feel better or worse after the open practice? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa Kids' Day is on Saturday. It's our first chance to get a glimpse at the 2025 Iowa Hawkeyes and new quarterback Mark Gronowski. We'll discuss what we are looking forward to the most on Saturday and give a position-by-position breakdown to see where the top camp battles could come. Also Iowa is unranked in the first preseason poll. Right call or should the Hawks be ranked? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's an I on the Hawks mid-summer episode and before camp begins next month, we are ranking our favorite moments and games during the two years this podcast has existed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa's offense looked good at Saturday's open spring practice, even missing several starters who were held out. We'll breakdown who sat, who performed well and hear from Kirk Ferentz as spring football officially wraps up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What we've learned about this Iowa football team this spring & the 3 things we are looking for during the open spring practice this Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The last quarterback to start a game for Iowa is officially in the portal. Brendan Sullivan announced he was transferring after being in the Iowa football program for under a year. Mark Gronowski transferred in and was expected to start anyway but Sullivan's departure will hurt Iowa's depth at the position in case of injury. We also got to speak to select offensive lineman, wide receivers and tight ends in the program this week. We'll do position breakdowns the position groups heading into next week's open spring practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Iowa QB Mark Gronowski spoke to the media for the first time Thursday as an Iowa quarterback. We'll give you our first impression of the new QB1 for the Hawkeyes. Mark said he started throwing lightly at practice but will be 100% on June. We also got to speak to running backs, linebackers and special teamers. We'll break down the running back & linebacker positions moving forward to 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Iowa QB Mark Gronowski still can't do much but he did participate in some drills at Thursday practice, which was opened partially to media for a few minutes. It's our first look at some other Iowa transfer and the team overall this spring. Iowa is wrapping up it's first full week of practice. We also get to hear from defensive backs and d-lineman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa football started spring practice this week & head coach Kirk Ferentz spoke to the media Wednesday. Big topics heading into spring include how incoming transfer QB Mark Gronowski's rehab has been going, the QB battle to be his backup this season, a pair of football staff newcomers, and who will fill into the roles that some key departing Hawkeyes filled in the past few seasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 3 seed Oklahoma Sooners ended Iowa's season Monday in the NCAA Women's Tournament second round with a 96-62 win. The Sooners were just too much for the Hawkeyes inside, outscoring Iowa in the paint 38-24. The Hawkeyes turned the ball over 20 times. Iowa jumped out to a 10-4 lead in the first quarter but the Sooners then went on a 25-4 run. That run came even as Sooner star center Raegan Beers only played a few minutes due to foul trouble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa men's basketball has a new head coach: Ben McCollum. The Hawkeyes hired him Monday to take over the basketball program that has struggled the past few years. Fran McCaffery was fired after the season following 15 years in charge of the Hawks. I on the Hawks gives instant reaction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Iowa Hawkeyes beat Murray State 92-57 in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday. Ava Heiden had a career high 15 points as the Hawks raced past the Racers in the 2nd half. We'll break down the win and look ahead to Iowa's second round opponent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Iowa Hawkeyes learned where and who they are playing in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. The team held a watch party during the selection show and found out their draw. Owen Siebring and Mike Howell give their live thoughts at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa started strong in their opening Big Ten Tournament matchup Wednesday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, beating the Badgers 81-54. Down 6-9 early in the first quarter, Iowa rattled off 19 straight points, held Wisconsin scoreless in the final six minutes and change, all while forcing five turnovers jumping out to a 25-9 lead. Sydney Affolter scored 9 first quarter points to lead the Hawkeyes. She finished with those 9 points and added 7 rebounds playing only 18 minutes after the Hawks went up big. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sydney Affolter & Lucy Olsen combined for 44 points as Iowa led nearly the entire game as the Hawks pulled off the 79-66 road win, currently the 5th quad 1 win of the season. Iowa have now won 7 of their last 9 games with their only two losses coming to No. 2 UCLA and No. 12 Ohio State. Now Iowa only has one more game before the Big Ten Tournament. We'll take a look at possible opponents and check out the most-recent NCAA Tournament bracketology predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Iowa Hawkeyes and No. 8 Ohio State tipped off in a rare Monday morning game in Columbus. We'll give instant reaction shortly after the game ends. Iowa's late rally pushed the game into overtime 86-78. We'll discuss the remaining schedule for the women's team and their NCAA Tournament outlook. We'll also check in with the men who split a pair of road games this week on the east coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hawkeye women's basketball team notches their best win of the season, upsetting #4 USC 76-69 with Caitlin Clark in the building. A packed Carver-Hawkeye Arena was on hand to watch Iowa stun JuJu Watkins and the Trojans, and then get to see Clark's jersey lifted to the rafters. We'll break everything down, look ahead to the Hawkeye's next opponents and briefly talk about a tough week ahead for the men, who host two ranked teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa's News Now anchor Mitch Fick sat down with former Iowa women's head basketball coach Lisa Bluder, in the same seat she sat in during her 24-year coaching stint in Iowa City. She discussed Caitlin Clark's legacy, her jersey retirement, the current Hawkeye program and how involved she is with head coach Jan Jensen. The interview is part of "22 & Beyond," a pregame special for the Iowa vs. USC. The game on Sunday will precede Caitlin Clark's jersey retirement, which will air live on Fox 28. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa's News Now anchor Mitch Fick sits down with Iowa Athletics Director Beth Goetz, one year after she was officially announced as permanent AD. Goetz discusses Caitlin Clark's jersey retirement, her legacy, Iowa women's basketball momentum, NIL, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hawkeye women's hoops team snapped a 5-game losing streak with an 85-61 win over Washington in Seattle. Iowa was desperate for a win to keep postseason hopes alive. Lucy Olsen was perfect from the field scoring 20 points and Addison O'Grady scored 17 while Hannah Stuelke missed her second-straight game. Are the Hawks back on track? The Iowa men are in the middle of their own losing streak, falling to Minnesota at home, who at the time was last place in the Big Ten standings. With the recent lull and a tough schedule ahead of them, are their NCAA Tournament dreams slipping away in January? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After two impressive home wins, Iowa drops their first game in a two-game West Coast trip to USC 99-89.The Hawkeyes are 0-3 in road games so far this year and 0-5 in Quad 1 games. They will get another opportunity this Friday at UCLA. The Hawkeye women have dropped 3 games in a row and are reeling. Is Thursday's matchup with Nebraska a must win already? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa football gets another quarterback from the transfer portal & fans are excited. What's in mean for 2025? Hawkeye men's basketball comes off one of its worst Big Ten losses possibly ever with a win over a solid Nebraska team in overtime. Payton Sandfort and Josh Dix each scored 30 or higher and help Iowa claw back from down 15 to win 97-87 Tuesday night. Another big home matchup on the horizon with Indiana this weekend. The Iowa women's hoops team battled back but came up a little short against No. 8 ranked Maryland this past weekend. We'll hear from Jan Jensen ahead of road matchup against Illinois. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Iowa Hawkeyes were up by 10 points with only about 16 minutes left in the Music City Bowl Monday, but Missouri stormed back to beat the Hawkeyes 27-24. That's the same score Iowa beat Missouri in the 2010 Insight Bowl. Missouri quarterback Brady Cook threw for 287 yards for two touchdowns. He also lead the Tigers on two fourth-quarter field goal drives that gave Missouri the lead. https://cbs2iowa.com/sports/i-on-the-hawks/hawkeyes-blow-10-point-second-half-lead-lose-to-missouri-27-24# Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A week from Monday, Iowa will take on Missouri in the Music City Bowl. Brendan Sullivan is back from injury and is slated to start at quarterback for Iowa. Kaleb Johnson & Jermari Harris will not play but most other Hawkeyes are expected to play. We'll preview the game and take a sneak peak at 2025, who is coming back, and the transfer QB that is already practicing with the team. We'll also predict the final College Football Playoff bracket, and other Big Ten bowl games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Iowa women's basketball team rallied from down 10 points in the 3rd quarter to comeback to beat the Cyclones. The reverse happened for the men, Iowa lead nearly the entire game, and had a 13-point lead in the second half, until Iowa State took the lead with about 3 minutes left. The Cyclones defense was too much for Iowa to battle back. What happened to the men? What does it say about the team picked in the bottom half of the Big Ten to battle the No. 3 ranked team in the nation? We'll break down the women's impressive victory and talk about the atmosphere the fans brought in that game too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Cy-Hawk week in Iowa. The women's teams battle for state bragging rights on Wednesday night. Iowa State is ranked 18th in the country while Iowa is ranked 21st. Jan Jensen and the Hawkeyes are coming off their first loss of the year while the Cyclones have one three straight after getting run out of the gym by South Carolina. The Hawkeye men were inches away from back-to-back game-winning buzzer beaters. Iowa fell on the road at a Michigan team that jumped from unranked to 14th in the AP Top 25 poll. The Cyclone men are ranked No. 3 in the country with their only loss coming in Maui to the No. 2 ranked Auburn Tigers. Can the Hawkeyes pull off the massive upset? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Sunday, Iowa found out it will play Missouri in the Music City Bowl on December 30, in Nashville, Tennessee. The two programs were supposed to play in 2020 until COVID-19 forced a cancellation. We'll breakdown the bowl, tell you what Kirk Ferentz and company says about the matchup, and update you on who will actually be playing, as the transfer portal opens tomorrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Stevens was benched last year for Marshall Meeder, who converted a last-second field goal to beat Nebraska 13-10 in Lincoln. This season, Stevens nailed a 53-yard field goal to beat the Huskers at Kinnick Stadium by the same score. Iowa was beat in nearly every stat category throughout the game, but the Hawkeyes battled back and got a crucial strip sack fumble late in the fourth quarter to put Iowa in a position to beat Nebraska. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nebraska is bowl eligible for the first time since 2016 and Iowa is sitting at 7 wins on the season. There might not be major stakes in this year's Heroes Game in Iowa City but each team wants bragging rights in a border rivalry. Iowa is 9-1 in the last ten games but haven't beat the Huskers at Kinnick Stadium since 2021. Jackson Stratton will start, per Kirk Ferentz on Tuesday, but Cade McNamara and Brendan Sullivan have been practicing. Will either play and what will be the key to beat a Nebraska team that played one of its best games of the season last week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jackson Stratton is 1-0 as Iowa's starting quarterback. The unlikely signal caller wasn't asked to do too much but was accurate when asked to throw the football and lead Iowa to a 29-13 win at College Park. Kaleb Johnson, 2nd in the nation in rushing yards, had a career-high in rushing attempts. He had 165 yards on the ground with a touchdown that officially made him Iowa's rushing touchdown leader in a single season, passing Shonn Greene's mark of 20. Johnson has 21 on the season. Kamari Moulton added a score and 114 yards on the ground. Iowa's defense only allowed 129 yards against a Maryland team that ranked 2nd in the Big Ten in passing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cade McNamara is back and cleared from a concussion a few weeks ago and Brendan Sullivan is now out for the remainder of 2024 regular season, but it is still not clear on who will get the start, McNamara or Jackson Stratton. Iowa takes on a Maryland team that's reeling. The Terrapins have lost 3 in a row, and lost 5 of their last 6 games. Maryland just lost at home to Rutgers last week. We'll break down the matchup, who we think will start at QB, and where the team moves on from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa football's three coordinators gave their units an assessment Tuesday speaking to the media during the Hawkeyes final bye week of the regular season. Offensive coordinator Tim Lester talked about the quarterback position, the struggling passing game and how the bright spots he's seen so far. Defensive coordinator Phil Park discusses the defensive woes we've seen this year and the fall off we've seen compared to last season. Special Teams coordinator LeVar Woods breaks down Rhys Dakin's inconsistency, Drew Stevens' year, and the ups and downs from the punt/punt coverage teams. We'll also revisit our preseason predictions and see how right (or wrong) we were during fall camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa drops another road game, falling to 6-4 overall, after losing to UCLA 20-17 at the Rose Bowl Friday. Brendan Sullivan was taken out of the game due to injury and Kaleb Johnson was held in check, while the Big Ten Conference's worst rushing attack, gashed Iowa's defense with 211 yards on the ground. 13 missed tackles, the second-highest clip of the season, and 3 turnovers cemented the loss for Iowa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Kaleb Johnson, Brendan Sullivan and the Hawks adjust to a short-week game on the west coast? Iowa plays Friday on Fox 28 against Big 10-newcomer UCLA. The Bruins are 3-5 but have played an extremely tough schedule early on and have played a lot better football the past few weeks, on a two-game winning streak. Well discuss if Iowa will be able to rush against this Bruin defense and if UCLA's offense should trouble the Hawkeyes. Also our Hawkeye Highlight is Zach Ortwerth, who had a big game last week, leading Iowa in receiving against Wisconsin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kaleb Johnson tied the Iowa record for points scored in a single season (120), scoring 3 touchdowns and rushing for 135 yards in Iowa's 42-10 win over Wisconsin. A dominating performance and impressive outing for new starting quarterback Brendan Sullivan, who didn't wow fans in the passing game (7-10, 93 yards, 1 passing TD, 58 rushing yards, and 1 rushing touchdown). The defense played lights out too, holding Wisconsin to just 261 yards of offense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brendan Sullivan is Iowa's new QB1 and his first start will come against the Wisconsin Badgers at home, under the lights. We discuss what a successful performance looks like, how the defense stacks up against the new-look Badger offense and how Iowa's new Aussie punter has settled in to his freshman season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa switches it up at quarterback. Former Wildcat Brendan Sullivan comes in for Cade McNamara and helps Iowa pull away from his former team. Kirk Ferentz said they planned to rotate QBs and that McNamara got hurt. Will it be Sullivan at QB1 from here on out? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa needs a win in the worst way this weekend when Northwestern comes to town. Kirk Ferentz is 12-11 against the Wildcats at Iowa. The Hawks have won 3 straight in the series but are coming off a humbling loss at Michigan State. How are Iowa's goals shifting? Will Iowa ever make a change a QB? And our Hawkeye Highlight this week is Kaden Wetjen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uncharacteristically bad tackling helped Michigan State beat the Hawkeyes 32-20 Saturday in East Lansing. Iowa drops to 4-3 on the season. We'll break down what happened, how the defense has taken a step back even considering the injuries they are dealing with. We'll also look at the Iowa offense, anemic in the first half and didn't do enough to overcome the defensive deficiencies on the night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Iowa make it two in a row when they travel to East Lansing for a sneaky road test against Michigan State? We break down what kind of day we think Kaleb Johnson will have and what kind of challenges the Spartans pose as the Hawks look to win their 5th game of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kirk Ferentz wins his 200th win as the head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes and Iowa notched its most impressive win of the year, beating Washington 40-16. Kaleb Johnson continued his spectacular form, rushing for 166 yards. and scoring 3 total touchdowns (2 rushing, 1 receiving). We'll break down his impressive day, Cade McNamara's day throwing the football, and the defense's job getting to the quarterback and forcing turnovers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa hopes to bounce back after blowout loss to Ohio State while Washington is traveling to Iowa City after impressive win against Michigan in Seattle. It's the first matchup between Iowa and a new Big Ten member since Washington, Oregon, USC, and UCLA joined the conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices