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Iowa vs. Indiana Kickoff Time Announced

The Iowa Hawkeyes' schedule kicks up this week as they prepare for their first Big Ten matchup. This Friday the Hawkeyes (2-1) will travel to Piscataway, New Jersey to take on the currently undefeated (3-0) Rutgers program.

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Iowa QB Making Progress as Passer

Iowa's football program has never been well known for their ability to sling the rock. This year though, even given an ever-prominent attack on the ground, many fans were hopeful that the offense would evolve given the addition of their highly-touted pocket precense in Matt Gronowski.

Kirk Ferentz News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / September 14

Iowa's Kirk Ferentz Shows Support for Injured UMass CB

Saturday night's game against the UMass Minutemen was a celebration for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Not only did the Hawkeyes earn a 47-7 victory to wash away the bad taste of last week's loss to Iowa State, but head coach Kirk Ferentz earned his 206th victory, making him the winningest coach in Big Ten history.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / September 14

Iowa vs. UMass Takeaways: RB Room in Good Hands

There are plenty of takeaways from a night where Iowa Hawkeyes HC became the winningest coach in Big 10 history. Iowa defeated UMass with ease, 47-7, to improve to 2-1 on the season.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / September 14

Four-Star Forward Commits to Iowa Basketball

While one four-star recruit visited Ben McCollum and Iowa over this past weekend, a different one entirelty checked the box and officially committed to the Hawkeyes.

Kaden Wetjen News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / September 14

Kaden Wetjen Rewrites Iowa History in Win Over UMass

Kaden Wetjen dropped an underwhelming performance against Iowa State last week. But the Iowa Hawkeyes' wide receiver turned it around with a record-breaking performance against the UMass Minutemen on Saturday.

Kirk Ferentz News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / September 14

Iowa HC Kirk Ferentz Sets 'Unbreakable' Big 10 Record

The Iowa Hawkeyes entered Week 3 of the college football season with a favorable chance of walking out as history makers. Not only did they extend their unbeaten streak vs.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / September 14

Iowa Captures Historic Win Over UMass

The Iowa Hawkeyes made plenty of history on Saturday night. Week 3 of the 2024-25 college football season saw Iowa take down UMass 47-7 in a historic matchup.

Toren Young News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / September 13

Iowa Announces Honorary Captain vs. UMass

Former Iowa Hawkeyes running back Toren Young will serve as an honorary captain for Saturday's game against UMass. Young was announced as an honorary captain on Thursday.

Kirk Ferentz News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / September 13

Iowa HC Has Second Chance at Immortality

It's no secret the Iowa Hawkeyes enter Week 3 as the favorites. UMass hasn't done much to impress in their first two games. Even though Iowa is coming off their first loss, it was to a quality team in Iowa State.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / September 13

Iowa Looks to Extend Streak vs. MAC Opponents

A pair of lengthy streaks will go up against each other at Kinnick Stadium. Saturday, September 13 marks Week 3 of the college football season. Iowa and UMass are set to do battle at 7:30 p.m.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / September 13

Three Last-Minute Iowa Predictions vs. UMass

Iowa's second home game of the season comes against UMass. The Minutemen are 0-2 in 2025 after dropping games to Temple and Bryant. They fell, 27-26 last week though the Bulldogs are nowhere near the competition the Hawkeyes dropped a game to last week.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / September 13

Iowa vs. UMass: Score Predictions

The Iowa Hawkeyes have shown over their first two games that they have some issues to work out. One week before Big Ten play begins, though, they have a perfect opportunity to clean things up.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / September 12

Iowa Basketball Sets Non-Conference Schedule

Ahead of their first season with a new coach in 15 years, the Hawkeyes men's basketball program has a varied, challenging schedule beyond the bounds of the B10, now completely solidified.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / September 11

How Iowa Can Excel in B10 Matchups

A lot of sports media personalities, fans and analysts have spent the first few weeks of the 2025 college football season reminding one another that the Iowa Hawkeyes aren't what they used to be, at least not fully.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / September 11

Iowa Prepares for First-Ever Matchup With UMass

It almost seems rare for there to be first-ever matchups in college football nowadays. Even with 136 teams competing at the FBS level, many of them have been around for close to a century, and the fact that most of the schedule consists of conference games limits the amount of new matchups possible.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / September 11

Iowa Drops to Bottom 25 in CFB Rankings

The second bottom 25 list of the college football season is out from CBS, and unfortunately for the Iowa Hawkeyes, they've found themselves on it. There was plenty of offseason hype surrounding the Hawkeyes after they picked up quarterback Mark Gronowski from the transfer portal.

College Football News / College Football News / September 10

Iowa vs UMass Prediction: The Hawkeyes Will Bounce Back Big

That wasn’t how it was supposed to go. The Iowa ultra-conservative style was supposed to keep it close at Iowa State, the team was going to pull it out, and then everything would be fine on the way to a big first half of the season before dealing with Penn State.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / September 10

Iowa Volleyball Has Best Record in Years

At the beginning of this 2025-26 season for Iowa’s Volleyball squadron, most every onlooker shared the same expectation: mere survival, if even that much could be wished for.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / September 10

Does Iowa Have Pass Game to Win?

That final qualifier is a huge specificity in this specific scenario. Sure, you can get by with a couple hundred rushing yards in a dominant win against an FCS opponent - see the Hawkeyes' dominant, ground-game-reliant, 34-7 win over UAlbany in week 1.

Kirk Ferentz News / Yardbarker / September 10

Why one Big Ten team has already killed its CFP hopes

'You're gone': Why one Big Ten powerhouse has already killed its CFP hopes

Technically, anything can happen. This is college football after all.

Iowa TE Addison Ostrenga (Achilles) done for the season

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College Football News / Field Level Media / September 6

Hawkeyes killer Kyle Konrardy's late field goal once again lifts No. 16 Iowa State past Iowa

Kyle Konrardy kicked a 54-yard field goal with 1:52 remaining to give No. 16 Iowa State a 16-13 victory.

College football 2025: 25 impactful transfers to keep an eye on

College Football News / Stadium Rant / September 3

Takeaways From The Iowa Hawkeyes’ Dominant 34-7 Win Over Albany

The Iowa Hawkeyes kicked off their 2025 football season with a 34-7 win over the University of Albany on Saturday. After trailing 7-3 in the second quarter, they reeled off 31 unanswered points to close out the game.

College Football News / Yardbarker / September 2