Latest Tim Lester News

No. 21 Hawkeyes will put their offense to the test against Iowa State in the annual CyHawk Game

Sep. 05, 2024 10:32 AM EDT

Iowa State at No. 21 Iowa, Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS) BetMGM College Football Odds: Iowa by 3. Series record: Iowa leads 47-23. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The CyHawk Game doesn't make or break a season. It's all about state bragging rights. It's...

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 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...