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Wisconsin and Iowa meet with bowl eligibility on the line; Hawkeyes to start Brendan Sullivan at QB

Oct. 31, 2024 10:29 AM EDT

Wisconsin (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) at Iowa (5-3, 3-2), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Iowa by 3 1/2. Series record: Wisconsin leads 49-46-2. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Both teams enter November looking to enhance their bowl...

Iowa begins post-Caitlin Clark era with lower expectations and a new coach. Players see opportunity

Oct. 29, 2024 11:02 AM EDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Caitlin Clark era at Iowa ended with her as the NCAA Division I overall scoring leader and the Hawkeyes playing in two straight national championship games and being the hottest ticket in women's basketball. Clark recently finished her first pro season as...

MidWestOne: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Oct. 24, 2024 17:33 PM EDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. (MOFG) on Thursday reported a loss of $95.7 million in its third quarter. The Iowa City, Iowa-based bank said it had a loss of $6.05 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 58...

Iowa needed a veteran guard, and Lucy Olsen and her mid-range game was a good fit

Oct. 10, 2024 14:49 PM EDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa found an experienced point guard in the spring to fill Caitlin Clark’s position. But while Villanova transfer Lucy Olsen finished only a couple of spots behind Clark in the rankings of the nation’s leading scorers last season, her offensive game is...

No. 3 Ohio State faces toughest test yet against RB Kaleb Johnson and 3-1 Iowa

Oct. 03, 2024 10:51 AM EDT

Iowa (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) at No. 3 Ohio State (4-0, 1-0), Saturday, 3:30 ET (CBS) BetMGM College Football Odds: Ohio State by 19 1/2. Series record: Ohio State leads 47-15-3. What's at stake Iowa will be the toughest test yet for the...

Overlooked by the No. 3 Buckeyes, Iowa's Kaleb Johnson packs some extra motivation for his trip home

Oct. 02, 2024 10:34 AM EDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's Kaleb Johnson is returning to his home state this week motivated to show the third-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes what they missed out on. The junior didn't receive a scholarship offer from the Buckeyes when he was coming out of Hamiltion High School....

Konrardy hits 54-yard field goal with 6 seconds left to lift Iowa State past No. 21 Iowa, 20-19

Sep. 07, 2024 20:27 PM EDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kyle Konrardy made a 54-yard field goal with six seconds left to give Iowa State a 20-19 victory over No. 21 Iowa on Saturday, only the Cyclones' third victory in the last 11 games against the Hawkeyes. Konrardy, who had missed a 41-yard field-goal attempt in...

A former University of Iowa manager embezzled funds, an audit finds

Sep. 04, 2024 14:17 PM EDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The former manager of the machine shop at the University of Iowa's Department of Physics and Astronomy deposited nearly $1 million that should have gone to the university into his own personal accounts, according to a state audit released Wednesday. The...

No. 25 Iowa eager to see offensive improvement in opener against FCS foe Illinois State

Aug. 29, 2024 14:54 PM EDT

No. 25 Iowa will unveil what it hopes will be an improved offense under first-year coordinator Tim Lester when it opens the season against Illinois State in Iowa City on Saturday. Based on his experience from knocking around the Big Ten as a defensive assistant in the 1990s and...

Hawkeyes will be without suspended coach Kirk Ferentz when they open against Illinois State

Aug. 29, 2024 06:18 AM EDT

Illinois State at No. 25 Iowa, Saturday, noon ET (Big Ten Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: No line. Series record: Iowa leads 1-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Iowa got all it could handle the last time it played an opponent from the Football...