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Predicting Stats for the Iowa Hawkeyes' Most Important Transfer Portal Additions

The Iowa Hawkeyes opened up the checkbook and got busy in the transfer portal this past offseason. For a team like Iowa, which routinely develops high school recruits, the moves this offseason show a small change in philosophy.

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On SI Exclusive: Coach Budmayr Gives Inside Look at Iowa's WR Room

With fall camp for the Iowa Hawkeyes continuing forward and media day in the books, all eyes are on the future of the 2026 football season. All eyes also point towards the offensive side of the ball gaining traction; the ball has both moved down the field and flown through the air plenty throughout open practices and fall camp alike.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / August 26

What If I Told You Iowa's Quarterback Battle Decision Might Not Matter?

It's the hot topic. It has to be. The Iowa Hawkeyes are in the midst of a classic quarterback competition, which is something that has fallen by the wayside in college football, with the transfer portal now allowing for plug-and-play starters.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / August 25

Big Ten To Close NFL Loophole: What's This Mean for the Iowa Hawkeyes?

If we are all allowed to speak freely, college football has lost its way. What was once a genuine move to introduce NIL to allow players to do local commercials and sign some autographs has gone completely off the rails.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / August 25

Ranking the Iowa Football Schedule By Watchability: From Must-See to Nap-Time

Not every game is going to be a fun watch. It's college football. There are going to be blowouts. There will be overtime thrillers. You cross your fingers and hope your team is on the right side of the exciting ones.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / August 25

How Iowa Football's Record Prediction Compares to the Big Ten

The table is set for the Big Ten in 2026. The heavyweights are reloaded with talent, and the conference is waiting to see if a dark horse can make noise wiht a serious run.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / August 24

Iowa Football Quarterback Battle Is Setting the Stage For an Identity Crisis

Not having a named starting quarterback in mid-August is a problem. It's a big problem. It leads to another, potentially even bigger, problem. It leads to an identity crisis for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Viral Sports News / August 23

Iowa Hawkeyes Legend Lands Massive NFL News

Former Iowa Hawkeyes standout George Kittle took another meaningful step in his recovery Sunday when the San Francisco 49ers activated the tight end from the active/physically unable to perform list.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / August 23

Top Sleeper at Every Offensive Position for Iowa Football in 2026

The 2026 college football season is drawing closer each day, and things are really kicking into full gear. While we wait for that, let's take a look at some talents on the Iowa Hawkeyes who may be backups with a chance to shine, players lingering in the shadows, or stars ready to shine but are sleepers for now.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / August 22

Iowa Football Has the 'Freaks' But Does That Translate to Wins in 2026?

The on-field talent in college football is getting better at a rapidly accelerating rate. Players are entering college more mature and developed than ever before, creating a much faster, more dynamic, and physical game.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / August 21

How Iowa Football's Strength of Schedule Ranks Against the Big Ten

It's a phrase uttered throughout conferences across the country: strength of schedule. It's an imperfect science that is built upon predictive thoughts that can give fans and conferences ammo to brag about how good they are and how bad others are.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / August 21

Is Iowa Basketball's Schedule Ethically Manipulating NCAA Tournament Metrics?

Listen, teams can only play by the rules given to them. Be it NIL, the transfer portal, or now even scheduling, as long as it's within the rules (which I am not sure anyone even knows what a rule is anymore), teams should push the envelope as much as they can.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / August 21

5 Home-and-Home Series Iowa Football Fans Deserve To See

The only constant in college football is the ever-changing scheduling shuffle we are seeing across the country. Teams are lining up early-season showdowns.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / August 19

Iowa Football: Questions That Need Answered During the Hawkeyes' Fall Camp

The Iowa Hawkeyes are in fall camp with eyes set on taking the next step in 2026, and that starts with a handful of things to take care of in August. The Hawkeyes, a normally tight-lipped program, only let so much information get out during fall camp.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / August 19

Unsung Heroes: Iowa Football's Success Is Built By Three People Behind the Scenes

Players win games on the field, and they do that with the help of coaches setting them up for success. What about before that, though? Someone has to get the players there.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / August 19

Predicting Iowa's Week 1 Starting Offense As Fall Camp Continues

The open practice for the Iowa Hawkeyes saw a little bit of everything. There was plenty of good, but unavoidably, there was some bad as well, with clear areas for improvement.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / August 18

Iowa Football On the Right Side of the Injury Bug During Fall Camp

The unavoidable and dark side of fall camp for every team across the country is injuries during fall camp. It's a cruel, unfair part of college football that teams hope to avoid in August.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / August 18

Film Breakdown: What Iowa Quarterback Jeremy Hecklinski Has Shown

As a former college football player, albeit at Augustana College, a much smaller level than Iowa, I had a coach who uttered a saying to us once during film review that has stuck with me throughout my life.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / August 18

Predicting Iowa Football's 2026 Major Statistical Leaders

Is this the season the Iowa Hawkeyes finally take the next step and kick down the door of the College Football Playoff? They have been knocking for the last decade, hoping to finally get in.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / August 17

AP Top 25 Preseason Poll Creates Season of Opportunity for Iowa

If you are the Iowa Hawkeyes, at some point you have to take what is right in front of you. The chances are there for the taking, but someone and some team eventually have to go grab them.

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Iowa Hawkeyes HC Kirk Ferentz Offers New QB Update

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz said Friday the Hawkeyes will continue allowing their open quarterback competition to unfold during fall camp, with no starter yet identified ahead of the season opener.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Kicks on SI / August 13

The Nike Caitlin 1 'Iowa' Has a Special Detail

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark's first signature Nike basketball shoe does not launch until October 1. However, that has not stopped Clark from debuting ten colorways of the Nike Caitlin 1.

Kirk Ferentz, Iowa confident in both Hank Brown, Jeremy Hecklinski amid QB battle

Ferentz and the Hawkeyes wanted quarterbacks they could mold.

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Iowa beats out Big Ten rivals in battle for intriguing RB recruit

The Iowa Hawkeyes have picked up an important recruiting win on the 2027 recruiting trail.

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Steelers' Gennings Dunker explains Iowa's secret to elite offensive line play

Ferentz has sent a ton of great offensive linemen into the league, and the latest is Gennings Dunker, who was selected No. 96 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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