Sports Guys Iowa

Seth Howard talks Iowa Football from Drake to Simpson. Seth played high school football at Oskaloosa and Grinnell and College at Simpson and UW-River Falls. He is an assistant coach at Drake football and founder of the Left Hash Call Show, and D3 analyst on D1 Rejects (two of the most popular small school college football shows in the US). He shares his journey from Iowa High School to Simpson and...

Frank Garza talks about basketball in depth and the upcoming Luka Garza Basketball Camp in Fayette on August 17th.

Mike Kern is in his 35th year serving the MVC Conference. He has been a Valley leader for basketball and many Valley sports and shares some great Valley stories and insight on Deep in the Valley. Mike goes in-depth on the recent Arch Madness changes, basketball scheduling, and a behind-the-scenes look at how the conference office supports schools in the Valley.

Chad goes deep on his coverage of Iowa High School sports each and every week for the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier and on Sports Guys Iowa. The 8th grade rule change, latest on iowa high school baseball and softball and more.

Mike and Warren take a deep dive on the Peacock Fall Football Schedule with a week-by-week look ahead in this special July 4th episode. They preview the Luka Garza BB camp coming to the Upper Iowa Campus in Fayette, talk Daryl Overstreet's signing with the CFL British Columbia Lions and discuss the upcoming Peacock 2026-2027 sports seasons.

Tanya Warren talks about her journey growing up in Des Moines playing HS Basketball for DSM Lincoln to playing collegiately at Creighton (MVC Member at that time). Her Coaching journey started at High School, Iowa State, Missouri, and Creighton before UNI. The dean of MVC Women's coaches enters her 20th season and is the all-time winningest MVC women coach and has led UNI to many postseason ap...

Ryan joins the show and talks with Ghost and J Cole about officiating. As a former IA High School and Coe College Football player, Ryan talks about how his journey from former player to Football Official keeps him involved in the Game. Some great insight for all officials (or someone considering to become an official). Ryan goes in depth about the great support the IAHSAA and Official Associations...

Sean and Chad talk in depth about the new Board of Education Rules on allowing 8th graders compete at the varsity level. As a small school athletic leader Coach Birks goes deep on the possible outcomes on small and large high schools in Iowa. The impact on non-collision sports (Golf, Tennis, Volleyball) is discussed in depth, as are the safety concerns for collision sports like Football where the...

Allison Pohlman shares her journey from Wellsburg IA to UNI as an MVC All Conference Player to UNI Assistant Coach. She shares her journey to Drake as an assistant coach and then the promotion to the Head Coaching role as Womens Basketball Head Coach. She shares her insight into the MVC's just announced Arch Madness process to bring mens and womens basketball together in St. Louis. Allison tak...

Brian Hardin shares his journey from growing up only three miles from the Drake Campus to becoming Drake AD in 2017. Drake has experienced great success in all sports including Mens and Womens BB and Football these past 9 years and is invested in their city and state. He shares a lot of insight into the MVC's just announced Arch Madness process to bring mens and womens basketball together in S...

Dr. Bowser and Brian Dutler put together an emergency podcast to cover the news today 6.22.26 of the Womens Tourney moving to St. Louis and becoming part of Arch Madness. With Guests Chad Harberts (Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier who covers UNI) and John Gunderson they dive deep into the big changes. Two game byes for the 1 and 2 seeds have made the most noise and created the most angst amongst some,...

Coach Wilson shares his Iowa high school coaching journey from English Valleys, Wilton, Dike New Hartford, and to DSM to become the Head football coach of Dowling Catholic (Coach also became the AD/Activities Director over 15 years ago at Dowling). He has coached Dowling to 9 State Football titles, including last year's title in 2025. One of the most successful Iowa High School Football Coaches in...

Iowa becomes the 25th state to allow 8th graders to compete at the HS varsity level. The new rule will be in effect in just a couple of months this fall of 2026. Chad takes a deep dive into the short term and long term effects of a big change to Iowa High School Athletics.

Illinois State's Ryan Pedon talks Men's Redbird Basketball as he enters his fifth year in Normal. Coach Pedon and his staff have helped the Redbird rebirth. He shares how his 20+ year journey from coaching stops at Ohio State, Illinois, Miami (OH), Toledo, and Kent State has helped the Redbirds move back to contending status in the MVC. In 2025- 26 ISU had 23 wins and reached the NIT semif...

Paul gives an in depth inside look at Illinois State Athletics. The Redbirds are coming off a very successful 2025-2026 Season. Men's BB won 23 games and 3 games in the NIT. Women's BB won 24 games and reached the championship in the WNIT. Football reached the FCS National Championship game. They won the MVC all sports trophy this year. He shares deep insights on topics including how ISU h...

New Head Coach Evan Bradds sits down with Dr. Bowser and Brian Dutler and talks about his vision for Belmont. Coach Bradds talks about building a staff, the moves the team has made in the transfer portal and roster building for 26-27 as he takes over as a first-year HC in Nashville. Coach goes in depth on his journey from playing at Belmont (Two Time OVC Player of the Year) to coaching in the NBA...

Sean Rice - Linn-Mar and UNI Basketball talks about his Iowa High School Journey from Linn-Mar to UNI Sean shares inside stories about his Iowa High School Basketball experience and playing on 2 State Football Title teams at Linn-Mar. Sean shares his parent experience as his daughters went through HS and College and now coaching. This combo show (Chad Harberts HS and Deep in the Valley MVC) is a m...

Scott Anderson - Linn-Mar and Ohio State Basketball talks about his Iowa High School Journey from Linn-Mar to Ohio State. Scott shares inside stories about his Iowa High School Basketball experience. Scott played in what many call the Iowa HS BB Game of the Century - Linn-Mar vs. Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Carver Hawkeye Arena (the only Iowa high school game ever played at Carver Hawkeye). He shares...

Mike Schrock and Warren Reyerson talk with Iowan Rick Hartzell - Upper Iowa VP of Athletics in depth about Peacock Athletics. He recaps the 25-26 year and gives a State of the Program update while sharing his personal journey as an athletic director and college referee for the past 40+ year career. It's a behind the scenes look inside Upper Iowa Athletics. The only show 100% devoted to the Upp...

Coach Scott Heitland talks about his journey to becoming a Head Coach at Dallas Center Grimes (DCG) in 2003. He shared some great details on how the DCG community and booster club has supported the Mustang Football Team as they have moved up 2 football classes and last year made the jump to 5A over the last two decades. Coach Heitland comes from a legendary Iowa HS Coaching tree. His dad was a lon...

New Head Coach Kyle Green sits down with Dr. Bowser and Brian Dutler and talks about his vision for the UNI Panthers. Coach Green talks about building a staff, the moves the team has made in the transfer portal and roster building for 26-27. Coach goes in depth on his coaching career from a D3 BB Player at Hamline in Minnesota to his first coaching job in Denmark to now becoming the head coach of...

Coach Henderson sits down with Dr. Bowser and Brian Dutler and talks about his first year at Drake. What moves the team has made in the transfer portal and roster building to set them up for success in 2026-27. Coach goes in depth on what they learned year one as a Drake staff and what adjustments they are making to be prepared for the rugged MVC in 2026-27. An Iowa Native from Coggon, IA, who pre...

Coach Kopatich talks about his journey to becoming a Head Coach from Ottumwa High School and Drake as a football player to becoming the first head coach of the new Waukee Northwest program when the school was founded five years ago. He shared some great details on how a school with no alumni or traditions has built a program that last year in year five reached the State semi-finals in Cedar Falls....

Mike Jay Legendary Public Address Announcer from Columbus Junction, IA talks about his long PA career - Drake Relays, IA State Track Meet, and NCAA and World Championships. Mike and Chad go in depth on what to expect this week on the blue oval at Drake for the State Track Meet. It's a can't miss episode for Iowa Sports Fans

Mike Schrock, and Warren Reyerson talk with new asst. wrestling coach - Spencer Mooberry (Osage IA- N. Dakota State and N. Illinois College wrestler) who joins Coach Grimm's staff. They share all the news on UIU conference award winners for Golf, Softball, and Baseball this spring, and give an update on the UIU Hilmer Brothers (N. Linn) playing and now coaching careers. Plus some end of the ye...