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Hawkeyes are in bounce-back mode as winless Troy comes to Kinnick Stadium

Sep. 12, 2024 06:12 AM EDT

Troy (0-2) at Iowa (1-1), Saturday, 4:05 p.m. ET (FS1) BetMGM College Football Odds: Iowa by 22 1/2. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Iowa, which goes to Minnesota for its Big Ten opener next week, is looking for a reset...

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...

Big game at the Big House as No. 4 Texas visits No. 10 Michigan for 1st regular-season clash

Sep. 05, 2024 12:01 PM EDT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's Davis Warren may not have the credentials of Texas quarterbacks Quinn Ewers and Arch Manning. Warren's story, though, is tough to top as he prepares to start against the third-ranked Longhorns on Saturday. “In a blink of an eye,...

Baylor faces new Big 12 member No. 11 Utah in nonconference game this week

Sep. 05, 2024 06:17 AM EDT

Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference: Game of the week Baylor at No. 11 Utah, Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EDT (Fox). The Bears and Utes are now members of the same conference with Utah's decision to bolt the Pac-12 for the Big 12. This won't be a conference game....

No. 25 Iowa wins opener without suspended coach Kirk Ferentz, beating Illinois State 40-0

Aug. 31, 2024 15:31 PM EDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Cade McNamara threw three second-half touchdown passes and No. 25 Iowa cruised to a season-opening victory without coach Kirk Ferentz, pounding Illinois State 40-0 on Saturday. Ferentz served a one-game suspension imposed by the university for a recruiting...

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...

Kirk Ferentz and WR coach suspended for recruiting violation, will miss No. 25 Iowa's opener

Aug. 22, 2024 21:48 PM EDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and an assistant coach will be suspended for the No. 25 Hawkeyes’ opener against Illinois State on Aug. 31 over a violation while recruiting a player. Iowa athletic director Beth Goetz said Thursday the suspension of Ferentz and wide...

Kirk Ferentz still committed to Iowa after watching friends Bill Belichick, Nick Saban move on

Jul. 24, 2024 18:54 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz watched two of his best coaching friends, Bill Belichick and Nick Saban, leave football after last season. So, naturally, college football’s longest-tenured coach smiles and nods as he reflects on his own potential exit. ...

QB Cade McNamara says he's 100% healthy and ready to be back with Iowa's offense

Jul. 16, 2024 19:40 PM EDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tim Lester has had nearly six months to come up with potential fixes for the moribund Iowa offense, but the key for the Hawkeyes’ new offensive coordinator might be just having a healthy starting quarterback. That should be Cade McNamara, who started five...