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Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / November 2

How High Will Iowa Football Land in the First CFP Rankings?

Sitting with a 6-2 record, the Iowa Hawkeyes are back on track for some big goals this season. The Hawkeyes are bowl-eligible, of course, but that's no shock.

College Football News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / November 1

Iowa Football Stock Report: Hawkeyes Are a Buy After Wisconsin Blowout

It was a house of horrors inside Kinnick Stadium on Halloween. Not for the Iowa Hawkeyes, though. The Wisconsin Badgers were living out the horror of losing their fifth straight game to Iowa and were on the receiving end of back-to-back shutouts from the Hawkeyes.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / November 1

Iowa Football Report Card: Hawkeyes Return to Honor Roll Against Wisconsin

The Iowa Hawkeyes were seeking some tutoring after last week's performance against Minnesota. The extra time hitting the books paid off today in a big way.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 30

These Iowa Hawkeyes Have the Most to Gain With a Strong Outing vs. Wisconsin

There's something about the Iowa Hawkeyes when they lose a game they shouldn't. While that does happen at a clip that's a tad bit higher than we would all like, Iowa has a way of responding.

Kirk Ferentz News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 30

Iowa vs. Wisconsin Prediction: Hawkeye Halloween Horror, But For Who?

It's the Big Ten. There's no time to sulk over losses or complain about things not working out. Another week presents another tough test and an opportunity to right the ship.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 29

Iowa Men's Basketball: Hawkeyes Need to be Higher in Final Preseason Bracketology

The Iowa Hawkeyes took care of business in an exhibition matchup against Illinois Springfield, notching an 88-64 win. It was good at times, clunky at times, but overall, a good sign of things to come, with a lot of players seeing action.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 29

Iowa Football Beginning to Get Four-Star Freshman QB Into the Mix

Do the Iowa Hawkeyes have an ace in their back pocket? Okay, I may be getting slightly ahead of myself, but forgive me. Iowa is doing the right things with a four-star freshman quarterback.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 28

The Biggest Question Against Wisconsin: Who Can Be Iowa Football's Spark?

Someone has to step up for the Iowa Hawkeyes this weekend against a stout Wisconsin defense. Last week, it took until late in the fourth quarter for Tony Diaz and Reece Vander Zee to come alive for the Hawkeyes' offense.

College Football News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 28

Iowa Football Has to Get Back to the Basics in Key Matchups Against Wisconsin

The Iowa Hawkeyes got sloppy last weekend against Minnesota and pretty much handed a win away. Not to take anything away from the Gophers, but Iowa did everything in its power to lose that game with its self-inflicted mistakes.

Kirk Ferentz News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 28

'Not Good Enough': Kirk Ferentz Evaluates Iowa Football's Quarterback Play

When you have been around the game as long as Kirk Ferentz, the head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes, you can be direct and to the point. In fact, it's refreshing.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 27

Iowa Football Injury Update: Hawkeyes Lose Offensive Star For Rest of Season

Life looked like it was already mighty hard on the Iowa Hawkeyes last weekend when they trudged their way to just 10 points on the road against the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a 13-10 loss.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 27

Iowa Football Depth Chart: What to Expect From a Shaken Up Running Back Room

The Iowa Hawkeyes have been fortunate in the fact that they have largely avoided the injury bug up to this point in the 2026 college football season, but some of that luck ran out against Minnesota, with a top offensive star appearing to be sidelined moving forward.

College Football News / Yardbarker / October 27

Wisconsin is confident after win over USC, but Iowa will be a tough test

The Wisconsin Badgers feel they can beat everyone after laying a whoopin' on the USC Trojans in Week 8 of the college football season.

Newly-ranked No. 25 Wisconsin preps for Heartland Trophy game vs. Iowa

3 yards and a cloud of dust: Big Ten's success in Week 8 was a throwback to the 1970s

The 'Winningest football coaches in Big Ten history' quiz

Kirk Ferentz News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 27

The Numbers Don’t Lie: Iowa Football is Dangerous After a Loss Under Kirk Ferentz

Losing a game is one thing in college football. It happens to almost every team in the country each year. Winning games at this level is really hard. The Big Ten is a gauntlet each week, yet the Iowa Hawkeyes have been special under Kirk Ferentz in one specific department.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 27

How to Watch Iowa Basketball vs. Springfield, TV Channel, Game Notes, Info

After an offseason of rebuilding the roster via the transfer portal and some highly touted recruits to go along with returnings stars, who blossomed down the stretch last year as they matured, the Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team is back in action.

Hawkeye History: Iowa vs. Wisconsin Brings Back Classic Big Ten Feels

A day has passed since the Iowa Hawkeyes put on an underwhelming performance against the Minneosta Golden Gophers to fall to 5-2 this season, and it's time to flush that one and move on to the next Big Ten showdown, which is another rivalry on deck.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 26

Iowa Football and CFP Chances Take a Nosedive in ESPN FPI Rankings

Iowa's loss to Minnesota was bad. There's no way around that. It was ugly in all of the wrong ways, and it has cost the Iowa Hawkeyes in a bad way. The AP Top 25 and the Coaches Poll punished Iowa very severely for the loss.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 25

Social Media Reacts to Iowa's Upset Loss at Minnesota

On a day that Iowa allowed just 209 yards of total offense at Minnesota, it still managed to lose possession of Floyd of Rosedale, and head back to Iowa City after being handed a 13-10 loss.

How Far Did Iowa Football Fall in the AP Top 25, Coaches Poll After Loss to Minnesota?

It was a classic scenario of everything that could have possibly gone wrong for the Iowa Hawkeyes did, in fact, go very wrong for them in their 13-10 ugly, sloppy loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers to fall to 5-2 this season.

Kirk Ferentz News / Yardbarker / October 21

Iowa's Kirk Ferentz knows Minnesota is dangerous, even after loss to Purdue

It has been a bit of a roller-coaster season for the unranked Minnesota Golden Gophers, and that's something longtime Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz can understand.

No. 15 Iowa returns from bye for road test at Minnesota

The 'Winningest football coaches in Big Ten history' quiz

Hank Brown News / Yardbarker / October 9