Hawk Central Hour

Listen as the Register's Tyler Tachman catches up with former Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins, who recently made the Baltimore Ravens' 53-man roster out of training camp as an undrafted free agent.

We get you set for Saturday's Iowa-Iowa State showdown, as host Chad Leistikow previews the game from Iowa State's side with the Register's Travis Hines and from Iowa's side with the Register's Tyler Tachman. Chad and Tyler finish the show with their game predictions.

Ahead of Iowa's Week 2 showdown at No. 18 Iowa State, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Dargan Southard break down the level of urgency surrounding the Hawkeyes offense after a lackluster showing in Week 1 vs. Albany.

Live from Kinnick Stadium, the Register's Chad Lestikow and Tyler Tachman break down every angle of Iowa's season-opening win over Albany.

We're all ready for the games now, yes? To size up expectations for the Hawkeyes' season football opener against UAlbany, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman evaluate the quarterback, left tackle, receivers and other spots with a game of "better, the same or worse." Then, in a return staple to our preview show, we answer Five Big Questions about the upcoming game and learn a little bit...

With Iowa expected to cruise against an overmatched FCS foe, the Register's Tyler Tachman and Chad Leistikow dissect what should be considered a successful season opener.

The Iowa football regular season is 10 days away, and the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman look at the Hawkeyes' schedule of opportunity and challenge. We also look at bold predictions for the upcoming season. In the final segment, Dargan Southard joins Chad to discuss the Iowa women's basketball official visit ahead for mega-prospect McKenna Woliczko.

With Iowa football's media day and Kids Day practice in the books, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman provide a big-picture review on what we learned, which pairs nicely with our "instant reaction" podcast after Saturday's scrimmage action. We have rewatched the film and look back at the quarterback performances of Mark Gronowski, Hank Brown and Jeremy Hecklinski while discussing what...

Live from Kinnick Stadium on a steamy Saturday afternoon, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman dissect every element of Iowa's Kids Day open practice.

Now it's really starting to feel like football season. The pads are popping in Iowa's fall camp, and the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman get you set for this week's media day and open practice with a breakdown of five key position battles on the Hawkeyes roster.

Iowa offensive coordinator Tim Lester sits down with the Register's Chad Leistikow for the full hour to discuss the progress of his offense, play-calling and the 2025 Hawkeyes.

Live from Las Vegas, the Register's Tyler Tachman joins colleague Chad Leistikow to dissect all we learned from Iowa football's appearance at Big Ten media days. Plus, Dargan Southard joins the show to talk Iowa women's basketball after their summer media sessions.

On this July 16 episode of Hawk Central Hour, the Register's Chad Leistikow dives into the latest on Ben McCollum's busy offseason leading Iowa basketball. Plus, Iowa football strength and conditioning director Raimond Braithwaite joins the show with the 2025 season roughly six weeks away.   

In a special edition of the Hawk Central Hour, Iowa wide receivers coach Jon Budmayr sits down with the Register's Chad Leistikow for more than 40 minutes to break down his ascending room ahead fo the 2025 football season. To finish the show, Chad and Tyler Tachman discuss the impact of four-star basketball commitment of Trey Thompson.

This week's Hawk Central radio show is basically a game of "What Did Chad Miss?" while on vacation? Now, as the Register's Chad Leistikow returns to the fold from Maine, teammate Tyler Tachman takes his turn with some time off but not before sharing insights on Iowa men's basketball practice plus some news bits in Iowa football and women's basketball observations.

As he readies for year 27 as Iowa's defensive coordinator, Phil Parker joins the Register's Chad Leistikow to recap the Hawkeyes' 2024 defensive performance and what to expect this coming fall. 

The big news of the week was approval of the $2.8 billion House vs. NCAA court settlement, which opens the door for the salary-cap era of college athletics. The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman use most of our 48-minute show to discuss the impact on Iowa athletics.

For about 38 minutes, Barnes and the Register's Chad Leistikow go over the future and drive of Kirk Ferentz, the pay model that Iowa is using when revenue sharing (likely) begins July 1 and what recruiting strategies and needs are looming for the Class of 2026.

Ben McCollum seems to have put the finishing touches on his first Iowa men's basketball roster, adding two more pieces in the closing weeks of May. The Register's Chad Leistikow is joined by basketball beat writer Tyler Tachman to size up the 13 players (12 scholarship) now in the fold for the Hawkeyes and what our expectations might be for this rotation and roster. We also dig into football and b...

This week's Hawk Central radio show leads off with some newsy developments in Iowa women's basketball, headlined by the addition of Central Florida transfer Emely Rodriguez. The Register's Chad Leistikow is joined by Dargan Southard, who updates listeners on why he's on the disabled list while providing fun conversation about the 2025-26 Hawkeyes. We also preview the Big Ten Baseball Tournament pa...

You've (maybe) heard of the Golden Herkys. Now, it's time for the Hawk Central Herkys. The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman, on this finals week at the University of Iowa, put a bow on the year of Hawkeye athletics with some unique categories and awards.

Kirk Ferentz suggested some final transfer-portal additions "wouldn't be headline news," but any roster adjustments for Iowa football warrant headlines. So, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman take a closer look at the impact of incoming transfers Jeremy Hecklinski, Shahid Barros and Ty Hudkins ... and what that tells us about the Hawkeyes' future plans.

This week's Hawk Central Hour features a one-on-one with the Register's Chad Leistikow and special guest Jan Jensen, who gets set to enter Year 2 as Iowa women's basketball coach. She revisits the key moments of Year 1 while looking ahead to the future of Hawkeye women's hoops.

Iowa's open practice Saturday at Kinnick Stadium produced plenty of pass-game connections, which got our attention. The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman revisit their top takeaways and notebooks from the two-plus hours.

The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman take you wire-to-wire on an information-packed episode, starting a a strong 22 minutes on the impact of Robert Morris transfer Alvaro Folgeuiras to the Iowa basketball team. Chad teases a coming commitment for the women's team, too, while the attention turns a deep dive on the final days of spring football and top story lines to watch in Saturday's o...