A Big Ten/SEC clash in the ReliaQuest Bowl this week with very few opt outs. No. 23 Iowa takes on No. 14 Vanderbilt on New Year's Eve. The Commodores top pass-catcher is sitting out, but star QB Diego Pavia will still play. Can Phil Parker and the Hawkeyes slow him and the Vandy offense down? How many points will Iowa need to score to beat their first ranked opponent in four years? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Both the Hawkeye men and women's basketball teams came up short in tough, hard fought matches on the road in the Cy-Hawk match. Jan Jensen's squad was down 17 late in the third quarter but was able to claw back into the game in the fourth and make it a 3 point game with a few minutes left. A Taylor McCabe 3 to tie it was blocked without a foul call. The men started off hot and led for most of the first half, but a devastating 16-0 Cyclone run to start the second half all but doomed the Hawks from a massive road upset. Iowa did make it tough, coming within 2 points in the final minute, but a missed chance at a turnover, a defensive rebound and then a foul in the final seconds sealed the win for Iowa State. (Photos by David Purdy/Getty Images) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Cy-Hawk basketball week in Iowa and David Eickholt joins the podcast to preview it all. On Wednesday No. 11 Iowa heads to No. 10 Iowa State for a high-stakes Cy-Hawk battle. Can Iowa slow down Audi Crooks or Iowa State's 3 point shooting? It will be a tough matchup in a hostile environment. Then the Hawkeye men travel to Ames to face No. 4 Iowa State who just throttled then-top ranked Purdue on the road. It's Iowa's second matchup with a ranked team, can they perform better this week? (Photos: Jay Biggerstaff, Michael Reaves, Matthew Holst) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No. 23 Iowa gets No. 14 Vanderbilt in the ReliaQuest Bowl on New Year's Eve. The Hawkeyes get one last chance to end their 0-13 winless streak against ranked opponents. Commodore QB Diego Pavia is a Heisman hopeful, that's been one of the most electric players in college football this year. He's passed for 3,192 yards and 27 touchdowns, adding 826 yards on the ground and 9 rushing TDs. Can Iowa's defense slow him down? How does Iowa's offense stack up with Vandy's defense? We'll break it all down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben McCollum and the Iowa Hawkeyes were humbled Tuesday night in East Lansing, losing their first game of the season by 19 to the Michigan State Spartans. We'll break down that game and looked ahead to what's next. The Iowa women stayed perfect against a sneaky good Fairfield team Sunday and open Big Ten play this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa beat Nebraska 40-16 on Black Friday, marking the Hawks 7th straight win against the Huskers in Lincoln, the largest winning streak against Nebraska since Oklahoma won 8 in row there from 1943-57. Mark Gronowski threw for 166 and a touchdown, adding 64 rushing yards and another two rushing TDs. The defense stiffened up after allowing Emmett Johnson to 177 yards in the first half. But for the most part, the Huskers were kept out of the endzone when they got close and didn't score a point in the second half. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa has beaten Nebraska in Lincoln six straight times, with their last loss coming in 2011. The past two games have ended with 13-10 Iowa wins. Who has the upper hand heading into Black Friday? Nebraska freshman quarterback TJ Lateef will start his third game for the injured Dylan Raiola. How will the Iowa defense attack him? (Photos: Getty Images: Matthew Holst, Harry How, Scott Taetsch) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For 3/4ths of Saturday's game against the Spartans, Iowa looked like a completely different team that took Indiana, Oregon and USC to the wire. Iowa was down 17-7 in the 4th, and scored 13 points to knock off the Spartans, still winless in Big Ten play, 20-17. Mark Gronowski completed some clutch passes and threw for 117 of his 147 yards in the final quarter, including one touchdown pass to Jacob Gill. Senior Drew Stevens kicked the GW 44-yard field goal to win on his Senior Day. We break down the win and also how clutch Kaden Wetjen was Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa face a Michigan State team that's winless in the Big Ten for Senior Day. 27 Iowa seniors will walk out of Kinnick Stadium for the last time Saturday. We give our favorite memories from this senior class and the legacy of this 2025 football team, and hear from our Hawkeye Highlight: Jonah Pace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben McCollum is 3-0 to start his Iowa coaching career including one win over Big East's Xavier. 247Sports' Sean Bock joins the show to break down what we've learned in McCollum's first three games. We'll also discuss McCollum's lineups, coaching style, and Iowa's strength and weaknesses. Jan Jensen and the women are 4-0, after sweeping a pair of in-state rivals in Drake & UNI. But their schedule toughens up with No. 7 Baylor next and also the Miami Hurricanes. We also ask the question: who is Iowa's best player? (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa jumped out to impressive 14-0 and then 21-7 leads over USC but didn't score a point in the second half, losing 21-26 at the LA Coliseum. Jayden Maiava threw for 254 yards and 1 touchdown while Trojan WR Makai Lemon caught 10 passes for 153 yards and a score. Another heartbreaking loss to a ranked team for Iowa moves them to 0-13 in the last 13 games against ranked opponents, this season by a combined 15 points. How will the Hawkeyes respond with two games left on the schedule? And how will injuries from LA impact the rest of Iowa's season? (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kirk Ferentz is 2-5 west of the Rocky Mountains and his Iowa Hawkeyes travel west again, this time against the No. 17 USC Trojans. Iowa dropped one spot in the College Football Rankings to No. 21 this week, so it will be ranked on ranked when the Hawkeyes and Trojans meet in the LA Coliseum. Iowa will have to deal with another high-powered offense this week, another top tier Big Ten rushing attack and another excellent quarterback. Can the Hawkeyes keep pace with the second-best scoring offense in the Big Ten? Plus TJ Hall is this week's Hawkeye Highlight and Week 12 game picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa lost in heart-breaking fashion once again, this time on a last-second 39-yard field goal to lift the Ducks over the Hawks 18-16. Mark Gronowski's touchdown rush on 4th and goal gave Iowa a temporary lead before Dante Moore led the Ducks on the final, game winning drive. We'll break down what went wrong, and highlight how Iowa hung around with Ducks, with a chance to win in the end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Iowa Hawkeyes have another shot at beating a top 10 team, something they haven't done since 2021. Oregon come to Iowa City with the Hawks ranked 20th in the College Football Playoff rankings & a chance to really make a legit run at the CFP. First, they have to beat an Oregon team that went undefeated in the regular season & won the Big Ten last year. The Ducks are a perennial power with one of the best quarterbacks and coaches in the country. Can Iowa shock the world Saturday? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Lester has been the offensive coordinator for the Iowa Hawkeyes for 21 games now. Iowa is 14-7 in that time frame. We are grading him off his first season-and-a-half of games and also what we want to see in the passing game with 4 games left. Is Iowa's 2025 defense legit? They've played a few of the worst offenses in college football but held their own against Indiana. We'll break down just how good this defense is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The game was over nearly after it started. Iowa jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter and didn't look back, beating PJ Fleck and Minnesota Golden Gophers 41-3. Iowa dominated in every aspect of the game, scoring through the air, on the ground, on defense and on special teams. We'll break down the impressive offensive performance and how well the defense played heading into the second bye week. (Photo: Matthew Holst/Getty Images) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Iowa Hawkeyes are hoping to become bowl eligible and earn their 6th win of the season Saturday. But standing in their way, is a feisty Minnesota Golden Gopher team that just handled Nebraska 24-6. Can PJ Fleck get his second win against Iowa as the Gophers head coach? We'll break down Iowa's identity through 7 games, evaluate Minnesota and give our game picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski rushed for a career-high 130 yards and scored twice on the ground to help the Hawkeyes erase a 11-point deficit to beat Penn State 25-24. Iowa made a handful of uncharacteristic mistakes to put themselves in a hole, including a blocked 66-yard field goal at the end of the half the Nittany Lions took back to the house. But in the end, dynamic plays by Gronowski gave Iowa the win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa women's basketball held their media day this week and the Hawkeyes' first exhibition game is less than two weeks away. We break down the headlines following media day, predict the the starting lineup, and try to figure out how deep Jan Jensen's rotation will be this year. #hawkeyes #collegebasketball #bigten #bigtenbasketball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How will year one go for Ben McCollum and the Iowa Hawkeyes? We'll break down our top headlines coming out of Iowa Media Day, projected the starting lineup, discuss the possibility of true freshmen getting playing time, and predict realistic expectations for the season. 247Sports Hawkeye Insider Eliot Clough joins the show to share his insight and give us a recruiting update looking ahead to 2027. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices