Hawkeye Report Podcast

A very interesting podcast this week. Our good friend Tory Brecht joins us to talk about his recent columns on Iowa basketball and the lack of fan support. What are the root causes to the lack of support and what can be done to fix it? We have a lot of different theories.  We dive into what we like about this Iowa basketball team and some of the very positive comments from Stephen Bardo this week...

Plenty to discuss on this edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Matt Randazzo is back and we open the podcast discussing several Iowa football players deciding that they will use their Covid year and return for one more season. What's the impact of those decisions and the return of five starters on the Iowa defense? Then we talk about the scholarship situation. The Hawkeyes will eventually have t...

Happy New Year! The podcast is back and to open the year it's Tom Kakert and Kyle Huesmann with a whole lot of ground to cover. We open discussing Cooper DeJean heading to the NFL. Where does DeJean rank among the Iowa defensive backs in the Ferentz era?  Then we update where things stand with the remaining Iowa players who could come back next year. Will Quinn Schulte, Sebastian Castro, or Nick J...

We had to squeeze one more podcast in before the holidays. There was a good reason because Brock Harding had his first career double-double for the Hawkeyes, so Matt Randazzo needed to take a victory lap.  We talks about Harding's big night, but also Ben Krikke and Payton Sandfort having a double-double and Tony Perkins catching fire. But, this leads to a larger discussion of why Iowa fans are not...

It's a jam packed edition of the podcast! We open the show discussing Kirk Ferentz and his presser today discussing the search for an offensive coordinator. What did he say about the search? Is he down to four candidates and did he confirm a couple of them by his responses? Also, Ferentz took some digs at a couple of other Big Ten schools and explained why he belives what he does about putting tog...

Plenty of ground to cover this week on the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Tom Kakert and Kyle Huesmann dive deep in to Iowa hoops on this weeks show. We start with Iowa women's basketball and their win over Wisconsin and what we learned from that victory. What are we seeing from several players taking on larger role on the Hawkeye women's team in recent weeks. We also discuss the play of Caitlin Clark if...

It's transfer portal season and also retention of current player season. We dive into that very hot topic this week towards the end of the podcast. We discuss three players who are weighing the NFL vs. a return to Iowa. There is also a group of players who were honored on Senior Day and could potentially return for another season. What are the chances that any or all of those players return? How i...

The Hawkeyes fell to Michigan on Saturday night in the Big Ten title game. We open this edition of the Chuck Long Podcast discussing the result of the contest with the Iowa legend. Can you teach pocket awareness or are you just who you are when it comes to that area of the game?  Then we talk about the match-up with Tennessee and their head coach Josh Heupel. Back in 2000, Long was the quarterback...

It's a new Hawkeye Report Podcast! Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo open the show taking one final look back at the wild win over Nebraska. Then we move on to discussing the match-up for the Big Ten Title on Saturday in night in Indy when Iowa faces Michigan. We break down the Iowa/Michigan from all the angles and take a look at a potential path for the Hawkeyes to pull off what would be a massive ups...

We wrap up the regular season with another edition of the Chuck Long Podcast. This week we open up discussing the wild win over Nebraska. It wasn't a very exciting game until the final two minutes. We look back at the coaching decisions that were made by both teams and how it worked out for the Hawkeyes. We also dive back into the plays that we called in those sequences and what we saw from both t...

This week on the Hawkeye Report Podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo take one final look back at the win over Illinois. What we saw on Saturday with Brian Ferentz and a salute to Joe Evans for his leadership with this Iowa team. We also talk about how Deacon Hill has continued to develop as a quarterback.  Then we discuss Friday's game against Nebraska. The Cornhuskers are looking to become bowl...

The Iowa Swarm played a significant role in Iowa athletics in the era of name, image, and likeness. We are joined on the podcast by the the CEO of the Iowa Swarm, Brad Heinrichs to discuss his innovative million dollar matching program this month. Heinrichs and Bruce Rastetter are matching all donations up to one million dollars during the holiday season.  We talk to Heinrichs about the success of...

This week it's a celebration on the podcast as Iowa has won the Big Ten West title after beating Illinois in Iowa City. Chuck Long weighs in on the adversity that the Hawkeyes have managed to deal with from a player and coaching perspective to win a division title.  We break down the win over Illinois and what Long saw on the two touchdown drives for Iowa. How Iowa's offense is changing in the red...

A fun new podcast with one of our favorite guests joining us. This week our good friend and Illini writer Kedric Prince joins us as we preview the game on Saturday between the Fighting Illini and the Hawkeyes.  But, before we break down the game, we discuss the breaking news today in Iowa City that Cooper DeJean is done for the season after a lower leg injury. What is the impact of the injury on t...

Plenty to talk about this week on the Chuck Long Podcast. We start with a look back at the win over Rutgers and the Hawkeyes scoring 22 points in the victory. Did we see the development that fans have been hoping for from Deacon Hill? What did Chuck think of the performance from the Iowa quarterback and did we see Brian Ferentz relax as a playcaller?  We then talk about the continued amazing play...

The Iowa women's basketball team knocked off Virginia Tech in Charlotte on Thursday night. It was a huge win for the Hawkeyes and another magical performance from Caitlin Clark and her teammates.  So, we thought let's talk about the 80-76 win on the podcast. We discuss the play of Clark and key plays from her teammates in the win over a fellow top ten squad. We highlight a huge stretch for Kylie F...

This week on the podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo open the show discussing the news that broke late Wednesday afternoon regarding the NCAA ruling against Noah Shannon and the Iowa wrestlers in the game rules and regulations investigation, Then we take one last look at the Iowa game against Northwestern at Wrigley Field. We talk about the injuries mounting up for the Hawkeyes, Drew Stevens big...

This week on the Chuck Long Podcast we have a lot of ground to cover. We start with the news from last week regarding Brian Ferentz not returning for the 2024 season and what he thinks about the news. What should Iowa and Kirk Ferentz do next at offensive coordinator? Then we dive into the win over Northwestern and playing a football game at Wrigley Field. Long gives his thoughts on what it was li...

It's not an emergency podcast, but it is a long and complicated one. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo go deep into Brian Ferentz not returning as Iowa's offensive coordinator and Kirk Ferentz reaction to the news on Tuesday afternoon.  We discuss the process of how Beth Goetz came to the conclusion she did and if there were other parties involved in the decision. We look at how Kirk Ferentz spoke abou...

Iowa basketball season is almost officially here. Tom Kakert and Kyle Huesmann take a deep dive into the Hawkeye men's and women's basketball teams and the season ahead.  First, we open with a lengthy discussion of the Iowa women's basketball team. Last year they played for an NCAA Title. What can they do for an encore? We look at the new look of the lineup and the importance for the bigs this yea...

This week on our regular podcast, we have plenty to discuss. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo take one last lap on the loss to Minnesota and the controversial  return by Cooper DeJean that was overruled by the Big Ten officials. We look at what the Big Ten said this week and why it didn't make a whole lot of sense.  Then we dive into the troubling lack of offense for the Iowa football team and the str...

A special edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast as we roll out our huge hoops preview week series. We are joined by Iowa men's basketball assistant coach Matt Gatens.  We talk to Gatens about the trip overseas this summer and how it helped in the development of this year's team and if there were any players who have surprised him in their development. Then we go down the roster and discuss Ben Kri...

A jam packed edition of the Chuck Long Podcast. We open discussing the Cooper DeJean punt return. Was it a legal play or not? Why was Iowa not able to rebound for that play being overturned and move the ball into field goal range? What are his thoughts on the struggling Iowa offense?  Then we discuss the bye week and what can Iowa do about their offense? Should the Hawkeyes make a change at quarte...

This week on the Hawkeye Report Podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo take one final look back at Iowa's win in Madison. How do the Hawkeyes keep winning games in this manner? We talk about the Iowa ground game and why it seems to be clicking a bit more in the last few weeks.  We also discuss the Iowa defense. What do we think of the play of Sebastian Castro? Then on special teams, how big of a we...

This week on the Chuck Long Podcast, we review the victory that was hard to explain, the win over Wisconsin. How did the Hawkeye throw for just 37 passing yards and win a football game? What about the Hawkeye ground game right now and how is it working so well?  Then we praise the punting of Tory Taylor and Chuck compares him to Reggie Roby. We also discuss the injury situation and if there are an...