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The Iowa offense wins somewhat of a shootout in Piscataway over a humming Rutgers offense Friday night for a 38-28 win. Mark Gronowski scored 3 rushing touchdowns as Iowa beat the Scarlet Knights in the Hawks Big Ten opener. Iowa's defense started slow but finally forced a turnover to help seal the win. We break down what went right and what went wrong in Friday night's win. #hawkeyes #hawkeyefoot...

The Iowa Hawkeyes start their Big Ten season on the road for the fifth time in the past six seasons. And they'll do it in a black out on Friday night. Iowa and Rutgers kick off 7 p.m. on Fox. The Scarlet Knights have never beaten Iowa and would love to start 4-0 for the second straight season. Both squads are are dealing with some early season injuries but will Iow's offense take another step? Lea...

Hawkeye head coach Kirk Ferentz is now the Big Ten's all-time leader in wins, surpassing Ohio State's Woody Hayes with 206 wins at Iowa. The Hawkeyes comfortably won at home Saturday against a bad UMass team. We talk about the moment, our favorite Kirk Ferentz moments, how the passing game improved, and what concerns we saw from the 47-7 win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

The Iowa Hawkeyes are coming off their first loss of 2025 in the Cy-Hawk game against Iowa State and now hope for a comfortable win against UMass. UMass is rated as one of the worst teams in the FBS, so what should we expect come Saturday night? Will the passing game finally open up? Will the run game flourish against a seemingly undermatched Minutemen squad? We'll break that down and also pick fo...

For the tenth straight time, Iowa falls to a ranked opponent. Iowa State edged Iowa out 16-13 in the Cy-Hawk battle Saturday in Ames. The passing game was a struggle but the defense and rushing game kept them alive but the Cyclones kicked a go-ahead 54-yard field goal in the final minutes to win. We talk about the mediocre passing game and the injuries that popped up for Iowa and much more. Learn...

Iowa State is 3-point favorite this Saturday on the road in the Cy-Hawk game, and they look the part. The Cyclones are ranked 16th in the country. A win for Iowa would make Kirk Ferentz the all-time winningest coach at a Big Ten school. He is currently tied with Ohio State's Woody Hayes. How will Mark Gronowski bounce back from a disappointing performance last week? Will the running game be fine w...

Iowa beats FCS Albany in its season opener 34-7 but new quarterback Mark Gronowski and the passing attack struggled. Gronowski only passed for 44 yards and missed multiple routine throws. Is it too early to get worried? The rushing attack look great, as expected, and the defense played well in the second half. But following a healthy fall camp, injuries hit the Hawkeyes. Learn more about your ad c...

It's finally Week 1 in the college football season and Iowa kicks off its season with a home game against FCS level Albany. With a lot of turnover from the Great Danes coaching staff and roster, how is Iowa preparing for uncertainty? We'll break down the first depth chart of the season with a few surprises, discuss what a successful Saturday looks like, and speculate how the Mark Gronowski era beg...

A little more than a week before Iowa kicks off its 2025 season against Albany & I on the Hawks is predicting how many games the Hawkeyes will win this season. We'll also give you our offense & defense MVP guesses, along with a breakout player and give you a bold prediction for the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I on the Hawks host Owen Siebring sits down with new Iowa men's basketball coach Ben McCollum, a few months ahead of his very first season with the Hawks. We ask him about the possibility of NCAA tournament expanding in the future, how he sees the incoming "mid-major" transfers performing in a power conference, and how transfer Alvaro Folgueiras has practiced with the team in limited time this sum...

On this episode of I on the Hawks, the crew gives their observations on the passing game with new quarterback Mark Gronowski and backups Hank Brown & Jeremy Hecklinski from the Kids' Day scrimmage at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday. We also give evaluations on the rushing game, defense and special teams. Do we feel better or worse after the open practice? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

Iowa Kids' Day is on Saturday. It's our first chance to get a glimpse at the 2025 Iowa Hawkeyes and new quarterback Mark Gronowski. We'll discuss what we are looking forward to the most on Saturday and give a position-by-position breakdown to see where the top camp battles could come. Also Iowa is unranked in the first preseason poll. Right call or should the Hawks be ranked? Learn more about your...

It's an I on the Hawks mid-summer episode and before camp begins next month, we are ranking our favorite moments and games during the two years this podcast has existed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa's offense looked good at Saturday's open spring practice, even missing several starters who were held out. We'll breakdown who sat, who performed well and hear from Kirk Ferentz as spring football officially wraps up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What we've learned about this Iowa football team this spring & the 3 things we are looking for during the open spring practice this Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The last quarterback to start a game for Iowa is officially in the portal. Brendan Sullivan announced he was transferring after being in the Iowa football program for under a year. Mark Gronowski transferred in and was expected to start anyway but Sullivan's departure will hurt Iowa's depth at the position in case of injury. We also got to speak to select offensive lineman, wide receivers and tigh...

New Iowa QB Mark Gronowski spoke to the media for the first time Thursday as an Iowa quarterback. We'll give you our first impression of the new QB1 for the Hawkeyes. Mark said he started throwing lightly at practice but will be 100% on June. We also got to speak to running backs, linebackers and special teamers. We'll break down the running back & linebacker positions moving forward to 2025. Lear...

New Iowa QB Mark Gronowski still can't do much but he did participate in some drills at Thursday practice, which was opened partially to media for a few minutes. It's our first look at some other Iowa transfer and the team overall this spring. Iowa is wrapping up it's first full week of practice. We also get to hear from defensive backs and d-lineman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

Iowa football started spring practice this week & head coach Kirk Ferentz spoke to the media Wednesday. Big topics heading into spring include how incoming transfer QB Mark Gronowski's rehab has been going, the QB battle to be his backup this season, a pair of football staff newcomers, and who will fill into the roles that some key departing Hawkeyes filled in the past few seasons. Learn more abou...

The 3 seed Oklahoma Sooners ended Iowa's season Monday in the NCAA Women's Tournament second round with a 96-62 win. The Sooners were just too much for the Hawkeyes inside, outscoring Iowa in the paint 38-24. The Hawkeyes turned the ball over 20 times. Iowa jumped out to a 10-4 lead in the first quarter but the Sooners then went on a 25-4 run. That run came even as Sooner star center Raegan Beers...

Iowa men's basketball has a new head coach: Ben McCollum. The Hawkeyes hired him Monday to take over the basketball program that has struggled the past few years. Fran McCaffery was fired after the season following 15 years in charge of the Hawks. I on the Hawks gives instant reaction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Iowa Hawkeyes beat Murray State 92-57 in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday. Ava Heiden had a career high 15 points as the Hawks raced past the Racers in the 2nd half. We'll break down the win and look ahead to Iowa's second round opponent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Iowa Hawkeyes learned where and who they are playing in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. The team held a watch party during the selection show and found out their draw. Owen Siebring and Mike Howell give their live thoughts at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa started strong in their opening Big Ten Tournament matchup Wednesday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, beating the Badgers 81-54. Down 6-9 early in the first quarter, Iowa rattled off 19 straight points, held Wisconsin scoreless in the final six minutes and change, all while forcing five turnovers jumping out to a 25-9 lead. Sydney Affolter scored 9 first quarter points to lead the Hawkeyes. Sh...

Sydney Affolter & Lucy Olsen combined for 44 points as Iowa led nearly the entire game as the Hawks pulled off the 79-66 road win, currently the 5th quad 1 win of the season. Iowa have now won 7 of their last 9 games with their only two losses coming to No. 2 UCLA and No. 12 Ohio State. Now Iowa only has one more game before the Big Ten Tournament. We'll take a look at possible opponents and check...