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Iowa Special Teams Coordinator Praises Underrated WR

Entering the 2025-26 CFB year, Iowa Hawkeyes' redshirt freshman and wide receiver KJ parker was poised to be a breakout star. According to special teams coordinator LeVar Woods, he's lived up to the hype.

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Does Preseason Bias Favor Texas Over Iowa in Rankings?

Two teams with identical 6-2 records are getting vastly different treatment in college football rankings. Fox Sports analyst Joel Klatt believes preseason expectations created a bias that still influences how voters view these teams today. Texas entered the 2025 season ranked number one in the country.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 29

Iowa's Bennett Stirtz Generating Early NBA Draft Buzz

The Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball program, while certainly not unfamiliar with national recognition, isn't exactly used to NBA Draft buzz being centered around a member of the black and gold before the season so much as tips off.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 29

Iowa Leading All of College Football in Essential Stat

"Explosivity" isn't exactly the most common word in the Iowa Hawkeyes' vernacular. Head coach Kirk Ferentz and his veteran-led football team have made a name for themselves this season on their diehard consistency, especially on the defensive side of the football.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 29

Iowa HC Working Overtime To Land Five-Star Guard

Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball head coach Jan Jensen has a chance to put together one of the greatest recruiting classes in program history. With McKenna Woliczko already committed, she knows she can now put her full attention into the likes of Addison Bjorn and Jenica Lewis.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 29

Iowa Women's Beat Men's Basketball in Final Preseason Bracketology

The Iowa Hawkeyes continue to enter new eras for both men's and women's basketball. Men's head coach Ben McCollum is entering his first year with the team as women's head coach Jan Jensen enters her second.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 29

Iowa's Defense On Full Display During Winning Streak

For the first time in forever, the Iowa Hawkeyes are putting everything together. Their offense and defense are firing on all cylinders, but it's been their defense that has kept them in games.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 29

How Iowa Can Leverage Themselves Into a National Ranking

In the midst of the Iowa Hawkeyes conference climb and chase for a top three spot in the B1G, it's been easy to miss the arguably nonsensical fact that the black and gold still haven't worked their way into nationally-ranked relevancy in the midst of an impressive winning streak.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 29

One Final Preview Before New HC's First Season at Iowa

Following what may have been the most eventful offseason for the men's basketball program in Iowa City since the last time they hired a coach — 15 years ago, for those counting — the sun is set to officially rise on the Ben McCollum era in less than one week.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 28

Iowa Sees No Change in Bowl Game Projections

At one point, the Iowa Hawkeyes were 3-2 and had their work cut out to make a bowl game. Now, they're 6-2 heading into one of the biggest games in recent memory.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 28

Iowa's Logan Jones Wins National Award

While plenty of Iowa Hawkeyes stole the show against Minnesota, arguably no one in the nation had a better week than Logan Jones. Jones, the two-time All-Big Ten center, was named Outland Trophy National Player of the Week.

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Iowa vs. Oregon Game Time Announcement Put on Hold

Heading into the bye week, the Iowa Hawkeyes look better at their current juncture than they have all season, especially considering their worrying 3-2 start and the flurry of negative media attention that came their way after that second loss.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Big Ten Network / October 27

Watch: Indiana Continues to Dominate, Iowa Defense Shines, Washington Upsets Illinois & More | B1G Today

Kirk Ferentz News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 27

Entire Iowa Team Gets Shout Out From Kirk Ferentz

The Iowa Hawkeyes, now 6-2 (4-1) are in a nationally revered position to not only enter consideration for ranking in the AP Top 25, but, given a few more crucial conference wins, the opportunity to compete on the highest level in the B1G.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 27

Iowa Looks To Flip Four-Star QB

Not only did the Iowa Hawkeyes defeat Minnesota this weekend, they dominated them. The game wasn't even close, and it was the second time in the Hawkeyes last three games where they completely obliterated their opponent.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 27

Iowa's Latest Win Changes Everything

Through five games in the 2025 season, the Iowa Hawkeyes appeared to be trending towards their recently regular "middle of the road" finish in what is arguably the nation's premier football conference right now, the B1G.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 27

Iowa's Offense Finally Matching Defense's Potential

All it took for the Iowa Hawkeyes on-and-off offense to finally break through was, apparently, a shiny pedestal and trophy in the form of a bronze pig.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 26

Iowa Named College Football Playoffs Darkhorse

After improving to 6-2 (4-1), the Iowa Hawkeyes have found themsleves in the College Football Playoff discussion. Until they beat Oregon, it's hard to put them in that category, but a win over the Ducks would silence the doubters.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / October 26

Iowa Deserves National Recognition After Third-Straight Win

The Iowa Hawkeyes have made a case for themselves to be ranked in the AP Top 25. After cracking the Top 30 in the national rankings last week, the program's dominant 41-3 victory over Minnesota proved they have what it takes to sit with the big boys.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Sporting News / October 25

Iowa Hawkeyes sent College Football Playoff prediction as Oregon, USC, Nebraska loom

The Iowa Hawkeyes could be a few wins away from an at-large College Football Playoff bid after a dominant win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Big Ten Network / October 25

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Iowa Hawkeyes News / Larry Brown Sports / October 13

College basketball star Tavion Banks arrested after bar fight

Iowa basketball player Tavion Banks was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly got into a fight at a bar. According to a criminal complaint that was obtained by KCRG, Banks got into an altercation with staff at a bar called ReUnion Brewery near the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City.

Iowa begins Ben McCollum era with transfer player getting named to preseason All-Big Ten team

The Iowa Hawkeyes are entering a new era on the men's college basketball side of things.

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Iowa Hawkeyes News / Yardbarker / October 1

Iowa still has Caitlin Clark effect after landing five-star commit

The Caitlin Clark effect is still very real in Iowa City. The Iowa Hawkeyes have always had a strong women's basketball program, but Clark really put Iowa hoops on the map nationally.

The 'Women's Division I college basketball coaching wins leaders' quiz