Washed Up Walkons

The streak extends to 6 for the Iowa in the CyHawk series. Saturday boasted the biggest game between ISU and Iowa in the history of the matchup and the it didn't disappoint if you were wearing black and gold. We all know that through 2 games the defense has played out of their mind, we discuss why that may be the case and why their confidence will only continue to grow. Special teams was huge on S...

A THICK Cy-Hawk preview. This episode has a lot going down as we react on the fly to something serious that happens minutes before recording the episode. We talk about Gameday coming to Ames, we talk about both teams being top 10 in the country, and talk about what Iowa will NEED to do if they want to be successful this weekend against the Clowns. We also discuss the 'Superbowl' concept and how th...

In todays recap episode we discuss the big opening day win for the Hawks. Iowa completed a 34 to 6 victory in dominating fashion over the 17th ranked Indiana Hoosiers on Saturday, but even in such triumph there remains many unanswered questions. Why are the specialists leading the swarm? What are our thoughts on how each unit played this weekend? Did Petras looked as if he has improved? Did he eve...

We made it! Hawkeye football is finally here, and we have a ton to talk about. We sit down to discuss Bishop Sycamore, the fake school that made it to ESPN, Pat McCaff striking a deal with Pancheros and taking full advantage of NIL. We talk about the NFL Hawkeyes who made the 53 man rosters, some surprises of who did and didn't make a squad. Then we cross over with Scott Caulfield of CrimsonCast,...

Its Game week baby! And B1G football has already begun with the showdown of average, Nebraska and Illinois. We go deep on the first big ten action of the year and discuss why Nebraska cant gain traction, why Illinois has a lot to be excited about, and where both of those programs could be heading. Plenty of Husker jokes fill this episode as well as some bookkeeping in the front that includes Patro...

Hawkeye Football is just 10 days away and joining us on the show today is Micah Lee. Micah is our 2nd featured Walkon Army member to join the show after our episode with James in April was a hit earlier this year. We talk favorite Iowa moments all time, A fans perspective on who should take over the program after KF retires, what the new 'Alliance' means for conference realignment and more. Micah...

This episode starts with non football related conversation as we catch up with each other about our personal athletic endeavors and then turns to Hawkeye related content. A Jujitsu story from Drake, why Kevin won't be powerlifting for much longer, and the guys hype me up for my 20k race next weekend. We talk a bit about Drew Ott with Kevin and discuss what makes a good podcast episode citing the D...

Drew is from Giltner Nebraska, and found his way to Iowa City after the Huskers overlooked him during recruiting. Drew, as you can hear in his voice, is pretty good at rolling with the punches and continuing to take life head on, sometimes too literally. Like the time he was sideswiped by someone while driving his moped and ended up on their windshield, an accident that totaled the moped but didn'...

Wil is from Durant, Iowa and found his way to Iowa City in 2012 after playing in Fort Dodge at Iowa Central Community College for 2 years. Wil is a fellow walk on and played D line for the Hawks. We talk all about Wil's first week in Iowa City, his career arc, why he connected with our mental health episode, the challenges of being a Walk On transfer, his relationship with Jordan Canzeri and Q Als...

In this episode we go all over the map, figuratively AND literally as we discuss conference realignment and what is going to happen to the Big 12. Who, if anyone, should be added and dropped in the Big 10, and the rest of the implications from Oklahoma and Texas most recent decision. Before all of that we talk about Ihmir in Minnesota, the food life of professional athletes, the conclusion of the...

This rare Kevin and Tyler episode takes you on a roller coaster of topics including a KF and Kevin dialogue, 3 Walk Ons starting their own NIL venture, an arrest being made from the JBo downtown incident, The IC Block Party, Kevin's favorite pop, we tease some developing events for our own show and brand that will be fully announced soon, Brandon Scherff, Drake's haircut, and some realizations and...

Joe is from Muscatine, Iowa. He safely sits above Drake on the list of best athletes from Muscatine, and he joins the show today from San Antonio, where he was recently drafted to by the Spurs. Joe had an incredible 3 years at Iowa starting in all 97 games of his career and entering multiple record lists along the way. After a fantastic JR season he now enters his rookie year in the league. We tal...

This is one of our Patreon exclusive episodes that comes around once every 2-3 months. If you would like to listen to our entire conversation head to patreon.com/washedupwalkons and subscribe now! We discuss: -The Walkon Army being our 300 spartans, being extras in the movie, and how life would have been for us if we lived in that world. -Taking our kids to swimming lessons and using our knowledge...

David works for 247 Sports following recruiting for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He covers Iowa football and basketball and has been doing so for 3 years. He is a graduate of the U of Nebraska, which we discuss along with questions of Frost being in the hot seat, what it was like covering them vs covering Iowa, and more. We talk about David's struggle to get hired initially out of school and his perseveranc...

Nick DiMarco is the Director of Strength & Conditioning for Elon University in North Carolina. He was named to that position in February 2018. Prior to Elon, DiMarco spent three years with the Iowa Hawkeyes as the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the football program. He rejoined the Hawkeyes after spending the 2013 season with the program as a intern. DiMarco rejoined the Iowa pr...

Macon Plewa makes his 3rd appearance on the show. Macon is from Franklin, Wisconsin and played Fullback for the Hawks from 2011 to 2015. He joins to talk Bucks V Suns with Drake. Macon recounts some of his favorite Drake memories and stories and he also helps us discuss a variety of other topics like some of his most brutal days playing, the Rose Bowl vs Stanford and Christian McCaffrey. We talk t...

Jason Manson was a QB at the University of Iowa from 2002-2006. After 15 years away from Iowa City he now returns as the Director of Player Development. The Director of Player Development serves as a guide for student-athletes as they transition from high school to college, supporting their academic and football successes while creating a positive and memorable college experience. Manson has been...

Kevin Kasper is from Burr Ridge, Illinois and attended Hinsdale South High School. After going being under recruited, he found his way to Iowa City and it turns out to be a fascinating story that Kevin tells. He eventually made his way into an impact role for the Hawkeyes, then beat the odds again in making multiple NFL teams and even winning a Superbowl with Tom Brady and the Patriots in 2004. No...

On todays episode we recap Jake Gervase's wedding, there's some playful banter that rolls into some serious discussion, and shout outs to the Walk On Army for being so real and amazing. We give a merchandise update, we talk about what we have planned for the next several weeks of the podcast. Kluver recaps the Polk County I Club event at Wakonda, and we share a note from a fan. We talk about weed/...

Jon is from West Des Moines, Iowa and played high school football for Dowling Catholic. After early success on the baseball field in his youth, Jon found his talent and size to be pretty useful in Football as well, and he amassed offers from Northern Illinois, Kansas St, Ole Miss, Iowa State, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Iowa. After choosing Iowa City as the place to spend his next 4 years he dealt wi...

In this episode we flash back to the past as many of our newer followers have never heard one of most well received episodes #28 After The Jersey, Dealing with Depression and Finding Identity. This episode Kevin takes you through the end of his career in his words and then leads the 3 of us to discuss what leaving football behind looked like from a mental health standpoint. How did we cope with no...

This episode is based heavily on NIL rights for athletes coming into effect on this Thursday, July 1st. We discuss how we would have approached the change in rules if we were in the middle of our careers, who it will affect most, and the implications of recruiting and parity across the country come back to the front of pack. Drake does an incredible job of playing devils advocate and bringing to l...

Today is a very weak episode. Drake broke his nose, we dont have Kevin, and there isn't a guest on the show or a whole lot to talk about. We discuss the insane story of former MLB player Ben Zobrist and his wife, we talk about TE U and how George is winning life, creating whatever he wants and having no one in his way. The tight ends bring us to a relevant merchandise update, details below. Phil P...

Its Fathers Day, which Drake makes abundantly clear in the pod opener by wishing KF and all the Hawkeye fathers a great time. Kevin made a triumphant return the Graze for some chicken lips and ran into Super Bowl Champ Tristan Wirfs while he was there. We give an update on the Scheels situation, does Drake plan to ruin the company or take them over? What is Kevin willing to sell out the pod for? T...

This episode starts as planned with a Drake and Tyler back and forth as Kevin is off being a responsible human but Kev ends up making a surprise appearance about 20 mins into the show. Once he shows up we dive head first into some Q&A from the fans on twitter which makes for some incredible banter. Topics include: -Kevin's success and home office -Favorite hype music on game day -Scheels rippi...