The Iowa Hawkeyes had a crucial recruiting weekend that could reshape their quarterback future. Three-star quarterback Tradon Bessinger from Kaysville, Utah, decommitted from Boise State after his official visit to Iowa City, and the Hawkeyes appear to be frontrunners.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 head coach Kirk Ferentz has been around since 1999, so he's no stranger to the Iowa vs. Minnesota rivalry. The all-time winningest coach in B1G history is set to play the Golden Gophers for the 27th time in his career.
November 23, 2019 marked the last time the Iowa Hawkeyes have thrown for 300+ yards in a game. Quarterback Nate Stanley threw for 308 against Illinois in the Hawkeyes' 19-10 win.
With plenty of unofficial visits coming his way, the Iowa Hawkeyes are glad to hear that four-star point guard Jason Gardner Jr. is seriously considering the team.
It takes more than a few star playmakers in rotation and a notable head coach to make a consistently successfully football program tick. For the Iowa Hawkeyes in particular, longtime head coach Kirk Ferentz isn't the only tenured staff member who has made a marked impact on the football team over time.
The Iowa Hawkeyes have made continual advancements on the field in what has been one of the team's more promising teams, at least by the campaign's general midway point, in recent memory.
The Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling program made a major leap, securing a commitment from #38 overall in the Class of 2027. Don Bosco standout Dawson Youngblut announced his decision to join the Black and Gold.
With all eyes currently trained on the 2025-26 season, and rightly so, as the Iowa Hawkeyes are potentially trending towards their most impactful season in the B1G in recent history.
The Iowa Hawkeyes’ wrestling sensation, Kylie Welker, was on fire at the 2025 U23 World Wrestling Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia. She opened her campaign
As is most often the case with a basketball team led by a brand new head coach in the NIL-era, the Iowa Hawkeyes, under fresh hire Ben McCollum, have a roster built primarily "on the fly' out of the ever-lucrative transfer portal.
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.
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 3-2 Iowa Hawkeyes can still finish this 2025 season with pride and a great record, but as far as the College Football Playoff is concerned, the Hawkeyes appear to be on the outside looking in.