Hawkeye Talk with Jimmy Hawk

The Hawkeyes are coming off a bye week after a disappointing loss to Purdue. Wisconsin is coming off three straight wins and now have a 4-3 record. The winner of this game is in the driver’s seat to win the West. Will the Hawkeyes get back on track, or will the Badgers be able to grind out enough yards on the ground to beat the Hawkeyes? What adjustments will the Hawkeyes make to get the offense g...

The #2 Hawkeyes were friendly hosts to the Purdue Boilermakers, and Purdue left with a win and its first appearance in the top 25 in several years. Iowa is 6-1 and still has all the goals in sight, but the offense needs some improvement. It’s bye week and time to regroup before the final five games of the season.

Kinnick Stadium was as loud as I can recall. The Hawkeyes beat a top five team in a battle of two top five teams!! It was a day I won’t forget and maybe the happiest I have been walking out of Kinnick. I still can’t get the smile off my face. Game balls: offense - Tyler Linderbaum, defense - Jack Campbell, special teams - Tory Taylor - great job mate!! GO HAWKEYES!!

The #3 Iowa Hawkeyes and the #4 Penn State Nittany Lions face off at Kinnick stadium on Saturday. It’s the biggest game at Kinnick since the #1 Hawkeyes beat the #2 Michigan Wolverines on a last second field goal in 1985. Sean Clifford is the key on Saturday, and Phil Parker will have this defense ready to make some big plays and get the Hawkeyes a monumental victory! Iowa’s rushing game has a cha...

The Iowa Hawkeyes traveled to College Park, Maryland on Friday for a matchup of two 4-0 teams. They say crab cakes and football are what Maryland is about, but Iowa proved that football goes better with corn. This was a dominating performance by the Hawkeyes, forcing seven turnovers. Iowa picked off Taulia Tagovailoa five times and had six interceptions in this game.

The Iowa Hawkeyes travel to Maryland for a Friday night Blackout game against the 4-0 Maryland Terrapins. It’s one of the best secondaries and defenses in college football against the great passing offense of Maryland led by Alabama transfer Taulia Tagovailoa.

My prediction of a Hawkeyes 45-10 win over Colorado State didn’t come to fruition on Saturday, but Iowa advanced to 4-0. Down 7-14 at half, the Iowa defense stepped up, and the offense, led by QB Spencer Petras, had five explosive plays in the passing game. Listen to some insights and a recap of the game here.

The Iowa Hawkeyes announced the addition of women’s wrestling to the athletic department. Who are the key players on Colorado State’s team invading Kinnick on Saturday? Fran McCaffrey had a press conference to talk about the 2021-2022 team.

Recap of Iowa’s win over the Kent State Golden Flashes and preview of the upcoming Colorado State Rams game in Iowa City. Let’s keep it rolling Hawkeyes!!

The Hawkeyes have won six in a row and 10 of 13 against the Cyclones. How has the rivalry gone during Kirk Ferentz’s time as the Hawkeyes head coach? Next up for the Hawkeyes is the Kent State Golden Flashes and a potent offensive attack with ball hawks on defense, leading the nation with four interceptions per game.

It was the 10th ranked Hawkeyes versus the 9th ranked Cyclones with College Game Day in Ames on Saturday. The Hawkeyes forced four turnovers and came out victorious behind excellent play by the defense and special teams

The Iowa Hawkeyes dominated in a big win over 17th ranked Indiana. Next up is a College Game Day top ten battle against the Cyclones in Ames. The Clones struggled against UNI but will be ready to go against the Hawkeyes in the biggest Cy-Hawk game in history. Will the Hawkeyes keep the trophy for a 7th year? (YES)

The 18th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes host the 17th ranked Indiana Hoosiers in week one! It’s a top 20 conference showdown to start the season! Who does Indiana have returning this year, and what are Indiana’s strengths? This episode also includes an instant reaction to the Nebraska loss to Illinois. Go Hawks!

Review of some of the top skill position players on offense and the top returning players on defense going into the 2021 season. This team is loaded with talented players in both sides of the ball!

I don’t think we can pick a clear “biggest rivalry” for the Hawkeyes with so many B1G border rivals, but I talked about the top four and my pick for Top Rival. It depends on where you live and other factors are in play. My pick is a B1G team that borders the Hawkeye state and has had quite a bit of success over the last several years.

The last five Iowa Hawkeye football seasons were highlighted by rivalry wins and bowl wins. Take a look back at the 2016-2020 seasons and players who led those teams. Kirk Ferentz is ready to lead the Hawkeyes to another big season in 2021!

This is the third installment looking back at Iowa football seasons under Kirk Ferentz with a recap of 2010-2015. The 2010 season didn’t live up to expectations with some close losses but finished with an exciting bowl win. Kirk Ferentz led the Hawkeyes to an unbeaten regular season and a top ten finish in 2015.

After three straight seasons finishing in the top ten, the Hawkeyes football team didn’t have as much success from 2005-2007. Shonn Greene and Ricky Stanzi got the 2008 team humming, and 2009 was a special season with a gunslinger under center. An unfortunate injury to Stanzi ended the undefeated season, but an 11-2 finish and an Orange Bowl win made this a fun year for Hawkeye fans!

After inheriting a 3-8 2008 Hawkeye football team, Kirk Ferentz started his head coaching career at Iowa with a record of 1-10. The 2000 season saw an improvement to 3-9 with a couple of big wins. The rebuild was almost there in 2001 with a bowl win, and the next three years were top ten finishes. Let’s go back and remember some of the great Hawkeye wins and players in Captain Kirk’s first six yea...

Review of special teams and the great Hawkeye assistant coach LaVar Woods. Beer and wine sales will be sold to the general public at athletic events starting with Kinnick Stadium this fall. Will fans be crushing Busch Lights and cheering louder than ever?

Joe Wieskamp and Luka Garza are looking good at the NBA combine. Final offensive position group discussion around tight ends, wide receivers and the offensive line. Who will fill the shoes of ISM and Brandon Smith? I like this offensive line led by the great Tyler Linderbaum and showed my age calling them “Big Uglies” as the late great Keith Jackson used to say. Legend!

This episode starts with a quick segment on the Hawkeyes linebacker position group, and then transitions to an offensive preview with running backs, offensive line, and quarterbacks.

Season 2 episode 1 looks at incoming basketball players, a new basketball commitment, and returning players on defense for the Hawkeyes. Busch lattes in Kinnick?!

With the Transfer Portal in full effect, the Hawkeyes have lost some players and gained a couple of key members for next year’s team. Who will the starters be, and who will the key reserves be next season? Which Hawkeye football players may get drafted this weekend?

Iowa hasn’t traditionally been a transfer U, but There have been some great Iowa Hawkeyes transferring in over the years. I discuss some of my favorite Hawkeyes who transferred to Iowa and what the future looks like. It was so much fun thinking back to guys like Sir Jamalot, Andre Woolridge, Kevin Gamble, Reggie Evans, Luke Recker, etc.