Hawkeyes

It's only 37 more sleeps until the Iowa Hawkeyes kickoff their 2017 football season. At 9:00am today, single-game tickets for home games at Kinnick Stadium go on sale. Fans are limited to 10 tickets and no multiple orders are permitted...

A defensive tackle from the Iowa Hawkeyes was the first pick in the Canadian Football League (CFL) draft over the weekend. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL drafted Faith Ekakitie (#56) with the number one pick on Sunday. The 6-foot-1, 304 pound tackle finished his Hawkeye football career with 39 tackles and two tackles for a loss last season...

You may remember back in February when I told you about an Iowa City couple who put their plans to build a 7,500 square foot replica house of Kinnick Stadium - home of the Iowa Hawkeyes football team - on hold.  The delay was in response to neighbors concerned about noise, traffic, and parties who threatened to go to court to stop the construction...

The word 'fan' derives from the word 'fanatic' which the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines as people "marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense, uncritical devotion." Some people wouldn't be surprised to see a picture of an Iowa City couple beside that description...

Tonight, two Big Ten teams play one another to try and keep above float in the conference standings. Here are a few game notes from both athletics communications departments leading up to the game at 8 p.m. on Big Ten Network. Illinois is 12-8 overall, and 2-5 in conference play while Iowa is 11-9 overall and 3-4 in B1G action ... Read More ...

Iowa football held its Media Day on Saturday, and that allowed local media to get some quotes and storylines on the Hawkeyes. Here are the top-5 quotes from Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz from Saturday's press conference: 5. (on high expectations): "I don't think I start looking at this year much differently than last year...

Big Ten Media Days were this week, and the Iowa Hawkeyes were of course among the teams present in Chicago. For the first time in the Kirk Ferentz Era, the head coach brought an underclassman to represent Iowa. Josey Jewell, a junior linebacker, joined senior quarterback C...

While it's still hot outside and not really football weather yet, college football fans are coming up with hype videos. Check out this fan-made Iowa football hype video (by the CNTaco).   It starts in kind of a weird way, however. ...

After helping the Hawkeyes win over 20 games and reach the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament this season, Iowa is returning the favor to Nicholas Baer.

Last week was a rough one for Iowa and Iowa State fans.