I on the Hawks

Sam "Mac" McLaren and his family are only a handful of months into their Iowa City residency, but the road back to his hometown has been built on years of handling what they refer to as "life on life's terms." Through a fractured vertebrae while playing at South Dakota and a major issues after the birth of his son Brooks, the McLaren family has dealt with tough times. I on the Hawks host Mitch Fic...

Former Iowa center Logan Jones has a conversation with I on the Hawks host Mitch Fick about his introduction to the Chicago Bears, how life transitioning out of college is like, his famed lifetime supply of ketchup, and about the legacy left behind from his offensive lines with the Hawks. #iowahawkeyes #hawkeyes #iowafootball #collegefootball #nfl #chicagobears Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Former Xavier Saint and Iowa Hawkeye Ethan Hurkett visits the Dupaco Studio at Broadcast Park for a conversation about his football journey after signing with the Kansas City Chiefs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I on the Hawks host Mitch Fick spoke with Williamsburg native Kaden Wetjen after he was selected in fourth round of the 2026 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa spring football is now officially over and we'll recap Saturday's practice, including a discussion on the QB battle and go over every position group. Former Hawkeye football player Jeff Buch is our special guest. You might also know him as Jeffrey The Greek on Twitter and Eyes on B1G podcast. He talks about his experience playing for both Hayden Fry and Kirk Ferentz and tells a touching story...

Iowa coordinators spoke to the media Wednesday and that includes OC Tim Lester, who talked about the QB battle in Iowa City. What he's seeing from Jeremy Hecklinski & Hank Brown this spring. Also we go through our top 3 players we're excited to see in the spring practice on offense and defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alvaro Folgueiras, the hero of Iowa's upset of Florida in the NCAA Tournament enters the transfer portal. Our instant reaction and how his legacy should be remembered as a Hawk. We got to see 30 minutes of spring football practice this week. We'll break down each position group on the offense and defensive side, in order of biggest question marks, to who we feel more comfortable about. Learn more...

It's days after Iowa's miraculous March run ended in the Elite Eight to the Illinois Fighting Illini. We break down what it means for the program moving forward. Madison Hricik from the Gazette joins the podcast to tell us about her insane travel schedule covering the men's and women's teams and breaks down what Iowa should do in the portal. It's also the first week of spring football and if there...

I on the Hawks is breaking down Iowa's 77-71 win over Nebraska, heading to the Elite Eight for the first time since 1987. Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points and Tate Sage scored 19 in Iowa's win. We give our instant reaction to one of the biggest wins in Iowa men's basketball program history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the first time in 27 years, Iowa is in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament. We talk about Alvaro Folgueiras' shot against Florida that sent Ben McCollum's team to the second weekend of the tournament, how Iowa can be successful against rival Nebraska, and how healthy the program has been in McCollum's first season. We'll also talk about the disappointing loss for the Iowa women, what went...

I on the Hawks is taking their podcast live to PinSocial in Tiffin. Owen Siebring, Mike Howell, and special guest David Eickholt will break down the men's and women's tournament draws and discuss how far they can go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa lost to UCLA in Big Ten Tournament Championship Game by 51 points. It's a game the Hawkeyes would like to forget, but we talk about why it Iowa could still make a deep March run. The Hawkeyes on the All-Tournament Team & we look forward to the NCAA Tournament outlook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa is heading back to the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game. The Hawks beat Michigan 59-42 Saturday in the semifinals and will now matchup with UCLA in the title game. Ava Heiden scored 16 points while Hannah Stuelke and Chit-Chat Wright both added 13 points. I on the Hawks breaks down the win against the Wolverines and look ahead to the Big Ten title game against UCLA on Sunday. Learn more a...

The Iowa Hawkeye women's basketball team is heading to the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals after beating Illinois 64-58 in Friday's quarterfinal round. Iowa was up comfortably or most o the game but the game finished with a 15-0 Illini run against Hawkeye backups to make the score closer. Iowa now gets Michigan in the semifinals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The regular season is over for the Iowa Hawkeye women's basketball team and now the focus shifts to Indianapolis where the 2-seeded Hawkeyes start on Friday. We'll preview their potential matchups and talk about how it impacts their seeding in the NCAA Tournament. Ben McCollum's team is coming off a horrible loss and gets two top 10 teams to wrap up the men's regular season. No. 3 Michigan at home...

The Iowa women's basketball team routed No. 6 Michigan at home Sunday, notching their 7th ranked win of the season. That's tied for the most regular season ranked wins in program history. What is the ceiling for this Hawkeye team? Can they earn a 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, in the NCAA Tournament? We'll break it down. And is it panic time for the men's team after dropping a game Sunday to Wi...

The Hawkeye men's basketball team finally gets ranked win (the first time in 2 years) and a top 10 win (first time in 4 years). Iowa beat No. 9 Nebraska 57-52 in a rocking Carver-Hawkeye Arena. We'll break down how Iowa got the win while struggling on offense. We also discuss Pryce Sandfort returning to Iowa City to boos & expletives and Fred Hoiberg's interaction with a fan after the court stormi...

Ben McCollum's squad has won four straight games following a tough 3-game losing skid. The Hawkeyes are 16-5 and in a good spot heading into February, expected to make the tournament after missing the big dance the past two seasons. How impressive has Iowa's wins been so far? And can the Hawks go 3-0 ahead of some tough games this year? Gazette Hawkeye reporter Madison Hricik joins to discuss. The...

The Iowa Hawkeye women's basketball team is on a heater, winning 8 straight games, 3 against teams ranked in the top 15. Iowa moves up to No. 8 in the new AP Top 25 poll Monday. We'll break down the dominating win against Ohio State and the unfortunate news Taylor McCabe is out for the season. We'll also touch on an important two wins for the Iowa men, and look ahead to their next several games. L...

The Iowa Hawkeyes are ranked 17th in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll of the 2025 football season. Did they deserve to be ranked higher? We'll break down Iowa's incoming transfers, who we like and what we are expecting from all the transfers. Then we will look back at our preseason predictions and see how wrong we all were this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

The Iowa women's basketball team improved to 6-0 in the Big Ten, tied for best in the conference with No. 3 UCLA, with a 74-66 home win against Oregon. Hannah Stuelke and freshman Addie Deal led Iowa with 18 points apiece versus the Ducks. The Gazette's Jeff Linder joins the podcast to talk about how the team has performed so far this season while looking ahead to Iowa's daunting 5-game stretch th...

Ben McCollum's squad dropped to 0-3 on the road this season, with a 70-67 loss at Minnesota Tuesday night, despite a valiant second half push. Is it time to be concerned? The Hawkeyes are loved by the computers but have a lack of quality wins. Can Iowa learn from their mistakes so far? The Hawkeye women are 4-0 in the Big Ten and tied for first in the conference. Iowa struggled early on the road a...

The Hawkeyes snapped it's 13-game losing streak to ranked teams Wednesday beating No. 14 Vanderbilt 34-27 in Tampa. Mark Gronowski had arguably his best day as a Hawkeye and DJ Vonnahme had another breakout performance. Diego Pavia was contained in the first half but stormed back to give the Commodores a chance in the 4th quarter, but the Hawkeye offense did just enough to close the door. Learn mo...

A Big Ten/SEC clash in the ReliaQuest Bowl this week with very few opt outs. No. 23 Iowa takes on No. 14 Vanderbilt on New Year's Eve. The Commodores top pass-catcher is sitting out, but star QB Diego Pavia will still play. Can Phil Parker and the Hawkeyes slow him and the Vandy offense down? How many points will Iowa need to score to beat their first ranked opponent in four years? Learn more abou...

Both the Hawkeye men and women's basketball teams came up short in tough, hard fought matches on the road in the Cy-Hawk match. Jan Jensen's squad was down 17 late in the third quarter but was able to claw back into the game in the fourth and make it a 3 point game with a few minutes left. A Taylor McCabe 3 to tie it was blocked without a foul call. The men started off hot and led for most of the...