Swelling with Iowa Hawkeye pride since 2007
I’m 100% in the camp of college football is better than pro but there is one area that the NFL is hard to beat, but it has nothing to do with the games or teams themselves. It’s simply the fact that sometimes on college Saturdays I almost feel like there are too many games to […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
Well well well, here we are again, folks. Back to the Kirk recaps, but it’s not game week, it’s (the day after) Signing Day! Let’s see what Kirk Ferentz had to say about the end of the season and the future of the program, shall we? (Spoiler alert, he’s not hanging it up this offseason […]
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In today’s world of transfer portals, NIL and all the coaching carousels spinning at the same time, it’s easy to forget what once was the biggest day of the year in the world of roster building: National Signing Day. Nobody would blame you if you managed to miss it. Heck, some teams seem like they’ve […]
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The Iowa Hawkeyes (7-1, 0-1) lost in Ben McCollum’s first Big Ten game, 71-52, to a daunting Michigan State team (8-0, 1-0) who looked every part of a top 10 team at home. I’ll spare the full recap but it was extended scoreless droughts which kept the Hawkeyes from keeping this one closer, though they […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
We have a big man touchdown! Repeat – we have a big man touchdown! It’s Week 13 in the NFL. Let’s go! Tristan Wirfs It’s been an excellent season for Wirfs, his sixth in the league. He’s allowed just two sacks this season, with PFF ranking him as the 10th overall tackle in the league […]
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The Iowa Hawkeyes (7-0) returned from Palm Springs victorious and the owners of some shaky real estate in the top 25, coming in 25th in the USA Today Coaches Poll. They head to East Lansing, MI, a historical House of Horrors to face the 8th ranked Michigan State Spartans who also sport a 7-0 record […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
The Iowa Hawkeyes wrapped up their regular season as they’ve done for much of the last decade – with a win over Nebraska. Unlike the previous two years where Iowa had to squeak by on last-second field goals, this year’s Black Friday showdown was a no-doubter with the Hawkeyes demolishing the Huskers 40-16 in Lincoln. […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
Belt to Ass has become one of my very favorite sayings. Me and a text group of Iowa fans use it often. As in, we use it all the time. What we saw in Lincoln, Nebraska on November 28, 2025, was belt to ass. To be fair, it started poorly, with Nebraska’s Emmett Johnson running […]
3 months ago | 1 read
For the final time this season, the Hawkeyes are set to take the field in a regular season matchup as they head to Lincoln to face off with the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the annual Heroes game! Both teams enter the day at 7-4 overall, but bowl pecking order is on the line, as well as […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
While the rest of us are still slipping into our comfy pants and unpacking the leftovers from what was hopefully a delicious Thanksgiving meal, the Iowa Hawkeyes are set to take the field for the final time in the regular season. The Hawkeyes are on the road for this Black Friday matchup with the Nebraska […]
3 months ago | 1 read
The end of the college football season struck me today in a completely un-football related way as my local Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits had rolled out their winter brews and retired the majority of their Oktoberfests. Don’t get me wrong, winter ales and coffee stouts are great in the colder months; I’m enjoyoing a nice […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
While the rest of us are searching for the Black Friday door busters or settling in on the couch for some comfy pants and leftovers, the Hawkeyes are set to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln. The last two in this series have been decided by a game-winning FG from Drew Stevens. The folks […]
3 months ago | 1 read
Friday’s game in Lincoln will mark the 56th gridiron meeting between Iowa and Nebraska. The all-time series favors Nebraska 30-22-3, but that belies the fact that Iowa has owned the Huskers since they joined the B18 in 2011. Since that time, Iowa owns a commanding 10-4 edge in the series — including six consecutive victories […]
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Happy Thanksgiving Hawkeye fans! Hopefully everyone is able to share some time away from work or school with friends, family and those they care most about. While we stuff our faces and wait for the Hawkeyes to take to the hardwood and the gridiron, the staff here at The Pants is sharing what they’re most […]
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It’s almost game time in Iowa City! Your favorite Iowa program and mine are back from a 2-0 road trip to Florida, where they knocked off the (then) No. 7 ranked Baylor Bears and the unranked Miami Hurricanes. The wins came at somewhat of a cost, though, as the Hawks lost starting point guard Chit […]
3 months ago | 1 read
The Iowa Hawkeyes (6-0) looked the part in their 74-69 win over Ole Miss on Tuesday night and now face Grand Canyon, who beat Utah 68-58 in the nightcap. It’s a busy day today, so sticking to the stats. Bryce Drew has built a solid outfit in 6 years at Grand Canyon, making 4 tournaments […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
Well folks, here we are! The last game of the season! And it’s been quite a season, hasn’t it? I’m going to be frank with you: Saturday’s game was a rollercoaster of emotions. I was blowing up the phones of every Iowa fan I know calling for Kirk Ferentz to retire after the game. I […]
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I’ve always had trouble falling asleep, as least for as long as I can remember. I don’t have insomnia so much as I struggle to shut my brain off. I’m sure you’ve all seen the meme of the person laying in bed telling their brain to shut up and their brain responds by putting some […]
3 months ago | 1 read
I’ve always had trouble falling asleep, as least for as long as I can remember. I don’t have insomnia so much as I struggle to shut my brain off. I’m sure you’ve all seen the meme of the person laying in bed telling their brain to shut up and their brain responds by putting some […]
3 months ago | 1 read
The Iowa Hawkeyes (6-0) beat the Ole Miss Rebels (5-1), 74-69 in a back-and-forth game which featured 10 lead changes and 9 ties. When the Hawks got up 8 points off back-to-back buckets from Isaia Howard with 1:56, it was the largest lead either team had. Bennett Stirtz absolutely looked the part tonight, leading the […]
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It was a quiet week in the National Football League for former Hawkeyes. Sam LaPorta is still out. Jack Campbell keeps putting together an all-Pro season. Let’s dive in! Tight Ends Sam LaPorta is still out. We knew that. TJ Hockenson might as well be out too, given JJ McCarthy is stinking up the joint […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
Ah, yes, it’s finally here. The best week of football for the Big Ten, rivalry week. Where every game has a trophy and every midwestern family has bragging rights on the line. Nothing beats watching Iowa beat down on Nebraska on Black Friday, then rolling into The Game 24 hours later. Almost anything can happen; […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Here we are. After 5 games against inferior opponents (come on Xavier!), the Ben McCollum proof of concept finally faces its first real test: a neutral site tilt against the Ole Miss Rebels (5-0), led by Chris Beard. Drake’s run through Charleston roughly this time last year was when folks started taking notice of McCollum […]
3 months ago | 1 read
Things were pretty ugly in Iowa City on Saturday. In three quarters, the offense accumulated 118 total yards with zero points on the board and two turnovers. Thankfully, Kaden Wetjen went all Cooper DeJean and put the team on his back to keep things afloat long enough for Mark Gronowski and company to remember what […]
3 months ago | 1 read
What a weird football experience. After two gut punch losses, the hardest part of this game was going to be getting up against a 3-7 opponent that looks destined to finish 0-9 in the league, Michigan State’s first winless campaign in Big Ten play since going 0-5-1 in 1958. For 55 minutes Iowa looked like […]
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