Washed Up Walkons

Ryan is from West Des Moines Iowa, and played high school football for Dowling Catholic. He was a standout athlete in the state of Iowa, leading Dowling to back to back State Titles in 2013 and 2014. He was name Gatorade Player of The Year in his senior season. Ryan saw early interest in recruiting from a variety of schools but grew up a Hawk fan, and talks about the visit that started to turn the...

Bo Bower is from West Branch, Iowa. He is one of the often mentioned 'Benton Squad'. He was a Walkon himself earning early playing time and a scholarship in our 2nd year within the program. He sits down with us after 3 years since his last appearance on the show to catch us up on his life, and more. If you love the show and want to show support, tell your friends! And, check out our exclusive cont...

Kevin talks about his golf game, we talk places to live and avoiding natural disasters, the potential of Kevin taking a job in Hawaii, then we get into real discussion about the Walkons opportunity to attend TEU and what our plans look like for that event. Are we getting an Airbnb or camping in Georges back yard, are we going to put together a workout montage at Georges new facility, and answers t...

This episode takes us back all the way to Early 2019 when we brought on former All World linebacker and friend of the show Pat Angerer. Pat needs no introduction as he is one of the legends of Iowa Football, played for several years in the NFL for the Indianapolis Colts, and now lives back in Iowa selling life insurance or mortgages or something less cool. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company....

Iowa/Clark v Reece talk starts at 28:00 In this episode we do some housekeeping and classic WUW banter to start. We break down the Walkon Bracket pool from March Madness and announce the winners, talk about pork, break down why some people are simply better than others, and then we get into the Caitlin Clark vs Angel Reese drama. Examining why Reese taunted Clark, how Clark handled the situation b...

Seth is from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A product of Washington high school and one hell of an athlete bloodline. A typical under recruited kid relative to the D1 scene, he fielded offers from the Dakota schools and the like before the Hawks came knocking. After coming into the program with the head down work hard mindset, looking to get playing time on special teams, Seth found himself as a stapl...

This episode took a wild turn early, and somehow we bantered on about Triathlons, Iron Mans, Incredible athletic feats, David Goggins, our childhoods, and Drake's month long van trip across the western United States. That conversation sparks us talking about maps, how people used to get around without the internet, MapQuest, how elite the Blackberry phone was before iPhone, using OnStar, landline...

The Iowa Women's Basketball team just pulled off one of the biggest upsets in program history, as they took down undefeated #1 overall seeded South Carolina to advance to the National Championship. The team and specifically Caitlin Clark have gone nuclear on social media and in the sports world. They are partly responsible for the current elevation of the sport as a whole, and Caitlin is on pace t...

In this episode, is Drake watching the Iowa womens historic run? This was recorded minutes before tip off of the Iowa v Louisville game, the boys sit down to talk a variety of topics, most notably the Iowa Women being on the cusp of eventual history by making their first Final Four in 30 years, only the programs 2nd ever. We speculate ahead of the game the challenges the Hawks would face against L...

Riley is from Ankeny, Iowa. Played high school football at Ankeny Centennial, and was one of those guys who Iowa finds and takes a chance on that other Division 1 programs seem to miss. He excelled at both football and track in high school, and his speed was something the Hawks thought they could work with, and they were right. He talks about his unexpected early playing time, and what his actual...

Kevin got called in to work, but the boys are all back from vacation, and a lot has happened since we last sat down to record an episode. Selection Sunday, and the beginning of March Madness has come and gone. We talk about Where Iowa Mens and Women's basketball got placed in the bracket, the state of Iowa representing hard getting into the Big Dance, and the subsequent disappointing first round f...

After putting together one of the best linebacker careers in the history of the program, Jack joins the show to look back at his time in the Black and Gold and catch us up on his prep for the NFL Draft. Jack talks about Coach Wallace and their relationship, and how it sparked his drive to reach big goals early in his career. He walks us through what conditioning was like for him in the summer, why...

James was a 4 year starting Middle Linebacker for the Hawkeyes from 2010-2013. After a historic prep career at nearby Solon, he quickly started making an impact in Kinnick Stadium. One of the best leaders and mentors of our first year in the program, James provides some insight on his 4 years. There are tons of stories including the Rhabdo workouts, hosting Nate Meier for an official visit, A figh...

Front 20 Mins- Recorded on March 6th, the evening that the news broke that the racial discrimination case brought against Iowa Coaches by former Iowa players had been settled with the University, we give our thoughts and closing remarks after almost 3 years from when this situation originally happened. Latter Majority- A rebroadcast of our first episode post allegations coming out against the prog...

Huge weekend for the Hawks as the Women's basketball team took down the B1G Championship for the 2nd year in a row, The Wrestling team finished up at Big 10s with several Indy Champs and a 2nd place team finish, and the baseball team continues to play well finding themselves inside the Top 25. We discuss why and why not making the Sweet 16 actually matters, the odds of this Women's team finding th...

George Kittle needs no introduction, The People's Tight End, Friend of the show, and all around legend, George has ascended to a literal international superstar. His personality and love for football has taken the NFL by storm, and he happens to be a Top 3 TE year after year production wise as well. Topics include: -George's massive home training facility -What his training looks like now in the o...

With the recent development on the racial discrimination case filed by former Iowa Football players against several of the Iowa coaches, the boys revisit the racial disparity issue that occurred in the summer of 2020. Our thoughts almost 3 years removed, if we have gained any clarity on the issues, what we think about the removal of Coach Doyle now, how public opinion and perception can be greatly...

Crazy weekend in the Black and Gold as both basketball teams pull off Crazy wins in unique ways to help add momentum to the back half of this season as they head into March. We talk Brody Brecht and Iowa Baseball knocking off #1 LSU, and comment more on the stress of what Ben Kueter's training/comp schedule will look like once he is full time Hawkeye. An incredible Bachelor party story to start th...

On todays show we kick things off talking about everybody's favorite topic Crossfit, as the CrossFit Open just kicked off which Kluver is competing in, and he walks the guys through the basics of the sport and phases of the season, as well as sheds light on the guys former strength coach Nick Dimarco placing Top 300 in the world in the first week's workout. Kevin updates us on his 24 hour fast as...

Kevin makes his triumphant return to the podcast after over a week off in the paradise of Maui, Hawaii. We learn all about his engagement, the best meals from his trip, the Road To Hana, his trip up the mountain volcano, and more. Kluver also breaks some big news that has been a long time coming, and the boys are off and rolling again as a full house podcast. We talk Pork, per usual, and resurface...

With Kevin still out in Hawaii, Gary steps in with Drake and Tyler to talk more from the Super Bowl. A conversation about referees and why it seems they are so bad, and trying to figure out what the heck happened with the grass. It stirs up more memories from the Pinstripe Bowl where Drake reveals a never before hear anecdote from his time in Yankee Stadium. The guys talk Brett Favre being a scumb...

Dedication to the podcast is called into a question in this riveting episode 394. Kevin experiences a major life event, Drake falls ill to some random sickness, and the Chiefs defeated the Eagles in Superbowl 57. We discuss the operational behavior of our Walkon social accounts and why responding to every DM and mention is part of our brand, and we talk about the reaction to some of our recent Bri...

Lots of nuance to the 2 main topics of todays episode: -Iowa Picks up Virginia transfer LB Nick Jackson -Brian Ferentz has amended contract to include performance metrics We talk some BS in the beginning for 8 minutes and then get into the meat of the show. Speaking of meat, eat more pork! If you love the show and want to show support, tell your friends! And, check out our exclusive content at Pat...

A long over due Q&A Episode where we collect prompts from you guys, the listeners, through twitter and on our private discord channel, and then we answer them on the spot for fun. Today's questions include: -How Drake would have handled the Chinese spy balloon? -Which of the 3 of us is most athletic? -Top Hawkeye Football players we would want to have dinner with? -How many concussions did the...

A show fresh off of the KF Wednesday Presser that was meant to be about recruiting and the 2nd signing that(a concept that confuses walkons who never had a first signing day) but instead was more anticipated for the questions surrounding Brian Ferentz and his job status as Offensive Coordinator. The boys dive deep into todays news was surprising, the odds they thought change might happen, why the...