Hawkeye 4DT Podcast

Although it was against B1G-winless MSU, it sure felt good to be on the right side of a late game comeback win as Iowa comes out on top 20-17 against Sparty on Senior Day in Iowa City.  The Hawkeye 4DT guys have plenty to discuss coming out of Saturday's game, but it's better to be talking about  7-4 Iowa Hawkeyes team, Kaden Wetjen's heroics and Mark Gronowski's 4th quarter Superman impression th...

The script is starting to look familiar as your Iowa Hawkeyes once again come up just short against another top 20 opponent. This time Iowa fell 26-21 to the USC Trojans, after seeing an 11 point halftime lead melt away in rainy Southern California. The Hawkeye 4DT guys convene again this week to talk each other off the ledge as fans are left trying to deal with a once-promising season that now lo...

Not much to say other than heartbreak this week as Iowa comes up just short against Oregon, who ripped our hearts out and crushed our CFP dreams with a last second field goal to escape Iowa City with an 18-16 win. The Hawkeye 4DT guys break out the therapy couches for this one as they look back at couldas, wouldas, and shouldas and what might have been. Even with the disappointment coming out of O...

That Minnesota win was so good that the Hawkeye 4DT guys decided to take their own bye week. Have no fear, this week's episode jumps in the way back time machine (you know, like, 10 days ago) to recap Iowa's 41-3 domination of the Golden Gophers before turning full attention to this week's matchup against Oregon inside Kinnick Stadium. After scoring TDs in all three phases, the Hawkeyes entered th...

Plain and simple, The Gronowski Game - another exciting installment in the PSU / Iowa rivalry, which saw the Iowa Hawkeyes and QB1 run by the Penn State Nittany Lions for a 25-24 win. While far from a perfect outing, the Hawkeye 4DT guys take a look back at a game that saw the Iowa offense come through to gut out a home win after battling back from an 11 point deficit in the second half. Brian and...

Turns out, all those push ups didn't do the BADgers any good as your Iowa Hawkeyes doubled-down on their impressive 32 point win in 2024 with an even more impressive encore in 2025, shutting out Wisconsin at Camp Randall for the first time since 1929, with a 37-0 road win! Join the Hawkeye 4DT guys as they return from Las Vegas (a little lighter in the wallet) to break down Iowa's complete dominan...

After a relaxing bye weekend, in this episode of the Hawkeye 4DT podcast, Brian and Zach get back to it by first talking about some final thoughts on the Indiana loss before offering up their 4DT breakdown heading into Saturday night's match-up against perennial rival and former B1G West foe, the Wisconsin Badgers. These may not be Barry Alvarez's Badgers, coming in at 2-3 and facing a gauntlet of...

While it wouldn't have taken a perfect effort from your Iowa Hawkeyes, they did just enough to lose a winnable game against the #11 Indiana Hoosiers, 20-15 (sorry folks who had Indiana -6.5). On this first bye week of the season, the Hawkeye 4DT guys take some time to just look back on a disappointing game that pushed the Hawks to a similarly disappointing 3-2 start of the season. Brian and Zach w...

One week into the B1G season and your Hawkeyes are 1-0 in the conference, with a new-look shootout win over Rutgers last Friday night! In this week's episode of the Hawkeye 4DT Podcast, Brian and Zach break down a game that didn't look a lot like a typical Iowa performance. The first half saw multiple long drives by Rutgers featuring downfield passing and, at least initially, a floundering Iowa de...

In this week's episode of the Hawkeye 4DT podcast, Zach and Brian revisit Iowa's final tune-up before B1G play and take time to enjoy the Hawks finally getting something going through the air. The guys start their discussion with a breakdown of Iowa's 47-7 win over UMASS, which saw the offense go vertical early and often - doing what was "right" instead of what was "easy" as Brian had hoped. The g...

While it wasn't the opening game performance from the offense that we hoped for, it was the opening game performance that we got, which still resulted in a 34-7 week 1 win for your Iowa Hawkeyes! The Hawkeye 4DT guys come to you this week trying not to overreact to a, well, bad QB performance in week 1 that conjured up some of the ghosts of recent lackluster QB performances for your beloved Hawkey...

It's finally that special time of the season - game week #1! Time to put all of the speculation and guessing behind us, as Brian and Zach bring you their first Hawkeye 4DT breakdown of the season. In this episode, the 4DT guys analyze the long-awaited two-deep and provide some final thoughts on the 2025 Hawkeyes before going game-by-game through the 12-game gauntlet that is ahead and putting their...

In the final installment of the Hawkeye 4DT 2025 season preview pods, Zach and Brian debate the Top 3 special teamers and what we should expect from them. The guys also take a look at a unique camp battle for a critical special team position. But before adjourning the preseason, Brian and Zach hand out some accolades with their much-coveted Hawkeye 4DT preseason awards - download and listen today...

Phew, that first week took it out of the guys, so after a week off to catch their breaths, Zach and Brian are back to give their (remote) Kid's Day reactions and analyze the defensive side of the ball with another set of Top 3s. With more questions than answers so far this preseason, it feels like a year "In Phil We Trust" will be tested like rarely before in recent seasons.   You can download and...

It is time! Hawkeye 4DT preseason kickoff time that is! As the calendar turns to August, Brian and Zach dust off the podcasting equipment for the start of year 10! Ferentz and Co. decided to make it harder on the guys this year by not releasing the annual summer two-deeps, so the guys go off the usual script and instead look at several of their "Top 3s" heading into this season - including top ret...

We wait all year for the next football season, and, just like that, 11 game weeks are past and we are on to the final football Satur . . . er, Friday of the season. Before wrapping up with the final Hawkeye 4DT breakdown of the season, Brian and Zach look back on a 29-13 road win against Maryland, which saw the first start of the Jackson Stratton era, two 100 yard rushers, and a first half offensi...

After the great lost Wisconsin recap episode and a bye week following another disappointing road loss, the Hawkeye 4DT guys are finally back! Unfortunately, not as much positivity on the heels of a 20-17 loss in the Rose Bowl to B1G newcomer, UCLA. But that's not to say there is nothing to talk about - anytime the Hawks are staring down the barrel of starting their fifth string QB, things are boun...

After witnessing some (former) Wildcat on Wildcat violence on Saturday, we are now looking at a new QB1 in Iowa City this week Brendan Sullivan came on in relief of an injured Cade McNamara to lead Iowa to 35 points in just over 15 minutes. Though we never want to see an injury, McNamara's concussion midway through the second quarter gave the Iowa fans what they have been clamoring for all season...

Well . . . that wasn't good. After what felt like a corner-turning win against Washington and an another opportunity to add to the Hawkeyes' season win total, the big goals of the season were severely derailed with a surprising defeat in East Lansing against a dominant Michigan State team. The Hawkeye 4DT guys revisit a total team collapse and try to identify what went wrong in an embarrassing, 32...

So, that's what it feels like to have fun watching college football?!? This week, the 4DT guys return to discuss a full team, all three phases, four quarter, rude welcoming of new B1G-member, the Washington Huskies. With 40 points scored by the offense, plenty of positives to talk about, including discussions about seven straight scoring drives, comparing RB greats, and analyzing why the Tim Leste...

Even though it was the result we expected, it doesn't mean it's a result we liked. This week, the Hawkeye 4DT guys relive another lackluster performance against one of college football's blue bloods - this time at the hands of the Buckeyes of the Ohio State. While it's tough to take too much from a game like this, Brian and Zach nonetheless dive deep into Saturday's effort and examine it in the co...

Now that the bye week is behind us, the Hawkeye 4DT guys get to focus on the #3 Buckeyes in Columbus on Saturday. Unsurprisingly, the guys view this one a little differently, though Brian does bring a little more positivity and optimism than would normally be expected - but there is no doubt that both see a very big challenge against the "best team money can buy." Will this week be the week that t...

Floyd is home again and Iowa fans get to enjoy a joyous bye week!!   After enduring another slow start, Kaleb Johnson and the running game ground the Gophers into dust with a 17 point outburst in the third quarter, paving the way to a 31-14 blowout in Minneapolis! This week, Brian and Zach take the bye week opportunity to enjoy and recap the Minnesota win and do a deep dive on the first third of t...

After getting back in the win column, some might say we still don't know a lot about the 2024 Iowa Hawkeyes with more questions than answers so far this season. Is the rushing offense for real? What is with all the big plays against us? Is Kaleb Johnson a Heisman candidate? Can CDJ and Tory Taylor get extra years of eligibility? Can we play a full football game? How much bacon would Floyd yield? A...