Swelling with Iowa Hawkeye pride since 2007
On the heels of a strong win on New Year’s Day against Nebraska, the Iowa Women’s Basketball team have taken the road to Evanston, IL for a rare Monday night matchup against the Northwestern Wildcats. The Hawkeyes come into the contest with a 12-2 (3-0 B1G, tied for first in the conference) record, while the […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
The Iowa Hawkeyes shot a blistering 56% in the first half to build a 24-point lead. They fought off a UCLA comeback attempt but were able to complete the 74-61 victory. Bennett Stirtz led the way with 27 points on 8/10 shooting and 5 assists, as Ben McCollum had to manage his minutes as he […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The Iowa Hawkeyes (11-2, 1-1) return to Big Ten play to face the UCLA Bruins (10-3, 2-0). It’s the Hawkeyes first power conference game since Iowa State, 20+ days ago, and kicks off the conference season in earnest. Since my previous blog, the Hawks have pantsed 3 buy games by a combined margin of 275-152. […]
2 months ago | 1 read
It’s the penultimate week of the 2025 season. Lots of guys hurt. Postseason awards coming in. Seeds are still unknown. Let’s take a look back at Week 17 in the National Football League! Cooper DeJean Gotta start with DeJean. Just after I posted my Week 16 recap, we learned that DeJean was named NFC Defensive […]
2 months ago | 0 reads
I’m not usually one that falls into the, “I’m rooting for X league!” conversation in bowls or the NCAA Tournament. I never cared. Something bad happened to a league rival? YES. I want the worst possible consequences for my league rivals. Wisconsin’s fall? YES. MOAR. Nebraska struggling for nearly a quarter-century now and getting blown […]
2 months ago | 1 read
Happy New Year Hawkeye fans and Happy Stranger Things finale to all those who celebrate! As we prepare to exit 2025 and turn over a new leaf into the new year, the Hawkeyes are poised to take the field for the final time this year as they face the #14 Vanderbilt Commodores in the ReliaQuest […]
2 months ago | 0 reads
There was a time when it felt like the Iowa football program should’ve just bought a small apartment complex somewhere not far from Raymond James Stadium so they didn’t have to deal with booking a couple hundred hotel rooms every December to house the staff and players while in pursuit of the Bloomin’ Onion trophy […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
SORRY THIS IS LATE I DONT KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS I DONT KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS. ALL I KNOW IS GO HAWKS AND BE NICE IN THE COMMENTS
2 months ago | 2 reads
Just one week left you guys and still so much to be decided in the NFL. Let’s look back on the penultimate week of the season! Tight Ends Yeah we start with these guys often. It’s because guys like George Kittle exist. The Niners tight end had another big day at the office Monday night, […]
2 months ago | 1 read
The end is near! No, really, the end of college football is incredibly near. Both the bowl season and the College Football Playoffs have kicked off and things, thus far, have gone relatively predictably. That is, except for the SEC having some issues. Last week, we asked the fanbase how they felt about the official […]
2 months ago | 1 read
Well folks, today’s the day that the Iowa Women’s Basketball team finds out what they’re really made of. The Hawkeyes face an extremely daunting challenge: the reigning national champion, No. 1 ranked UConn Huskies on a neutral court in Brooklyn as both teams once again participate in the Champions Classic. To say this game would […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
With the college basketball season now 1/3 of the way done (I know, it sounds wild to say out loud) and the Hawkeyes coming into full Ben McCollum form, it’s time to start doing a little daydreaming about what could be with this team. It’s been two years without an NCAA Tournament appearance for the […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Iowa fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The College Football Playoff is set. The bowl games are nearly upon us. And for the […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Week 15 is in the books. We have a clear top-seed in the AFC. We had key injuries decimate the current AFC champions, plus a crucial NFC challenger. Sucks. It sucks. Anyway – Week 15. Yay? Tight Ends We’ll start here. Since missing time early in the year with a hamstring injury, George Kittle has […]
3 months ago | 1 read
The Iowa Hawkeyes (8-2, 1-1) return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena after their Cy-Hawk loss to Iowa State earlier this week. They face a Western Michigan squad (5-5) which has struggled so far this season with a schedule that includes just one power conference team (OSU) and a loss to Division II Northwood. Western Michigan Broncos (5-5, […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Updated 12/30/25 with scores to date. There is more to college football than just the playoff. I’m plenty guilty of focusing on games with big brands and teams with numbers 1-25 ahead of their names. Those heavyweights draw plenty of eyeballs for a reason as they can provide some of the best football in the […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
The Iowa Hawkeyes (8-2) played a nearly perfect half of basketball, getting out to an early lead against Iowa State (10-0) and stretching it to as much as 13 after a 10-0 run. But Iowa State used an early second half run, jumpstarted by a Joshua Jefferson 3 in the last minute of the first, […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
The Iowa Hawkeyes (8-1, 1-1) head to Hilton Coliseum where they look to avoid the first time in the school’s history where they have lost to Iowa State in the top 4 sports in a single season. Tall task, as the Cyclones (9-0) are currently ranked 4th in both major polls with KenPom slotting them […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
One of the great things about being in the Big Ten conference is the many bowl tie-ins which tend to be in great locations (save for the Pinstripe Bowl – brrrr!). Those bowl tie-ins come with bowl payouts and for a school like Iowa, those dollars are a nice boost. But the flip side of […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Down 17 points as the third quarter neared its end, Chit-Chat Wright and the No. 11 ranked Iowa Hawkeyes ripped off a 26-12 run to cut Iowa State’s lead down to 3, but the Hawkeyes couldn’t complete the comeback, falling 74-69 to the No. 10 Iowa State Cyclones in Ames. The Cyclones are now 11-0 […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
Folks, the one of the biggest (and easily one of, if not the, most anticipated) matchups of the year is here: Jan Jensen, Ava Heiden and the Iowa Women’s Basketball team are in Ames tonight to face up against Audi Crooks and the Iowa State Cyclones. Not only is this a heated in-state rivalry, the […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
We’re entering the final stretch of the regular season. Are you sad? Yeah, me too. Let’s look back at Week 14 in the National Football League. Jack Campbell We’ll go back to last Thursday’s game, a 44-30 win for the Lions over the Cowboys. What a season Campbell’s having in the middle of the Detroit […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
The Iowa Hawkeyes (8-1, 1-1) followed up their loss at Michigan State with a big win against the Maryland Terrapins (6-4, 0-1). While the Terps are in a more full-fledged rebuild than Iowa (Buzz Williams brought some dudes from Texas A&M but hardly one of Bennett Stirtz’s caliber), returning to Carver Hawkeye-Arena and giving the […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
With the conference championship games now in the rearview mirror and the College Football Playoff officially set, it’s out with the regular season and onto bowl season. For the Hawkeyes, we knew coming into the day they would not be one of those teams headed to the CFP thanks to their four losses, but Iowa […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
The Iowa Hawkeyes (7-1, 0-1) return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena for another Big Ten tilt, this time with the 6-3 Maryland Terrapins. They have yet to face a Big Ten opponent but have gone 1-3 against power conference opponents. It’s their first season with Buzz Williams as the head coach and there are zero returning players […]
3 months ago | 4 reads