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10/07/2025

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Iowa safety Koen Entringer says he is getting used to night games as they get ready to visit Wisconsin under the lights. It will be Iowa’s fourth night game of the season and they opened Big Ten play with a Friday night game at Rutgers.

10/07/2025

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Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says quarterback Mark Gronowski has returned to practice and is likely to play on Saturday night when the Hawkeyes visit Wisconsin. Gronowski suffered a knee injury in the fourth quarter of a September 27th 20-15 loss to Indiana. Backup Hank Brown finished the game against th...

10/07/2025

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Iowa State coach Matt Campbell says Deion Sanders has done an impressive job of rebuilding the Colorado program. In his third season at the helm, the NFL Hall-of-Famer has the Buffs sitting at 2-4 after coming up short of an upset bid at TCU. The 22nd ranked Cyclones collide with Colorado in Boulder...

10/07/2025

Iowa at Wisconsin Hawkeye Huddle Information

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October 7th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Hawkeye fans following the University of Iowa football team to Madison, Wisconsin, as the Hawkeyes take on Wisconsin, are encouraged to attend the Hawkeye Huddle prior to kickoff on Saturday.

Fans are invited to join the I-Club and Office of Alumni Engagement from 3-5 p.m. at the Discovery Building, 330 N Orchard St, in Madison.

The Hawkeye Huddle will feature our Hawkeye DJ, Iowa Spirit Squads, door prizes, snacks, and cash refreshments.

New this year — registration is now required for all Hawkeye Huddles. Fans planning to join us on Saturday can register in advance here. Unregistered fans will be put on a wait list.

The Iowa Hawkeyes will face the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday at 6:05 p.m. at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.

For more details on the Hawkeye Huddles and the I-Club, visit jointheiclub.com or find the I-Club () on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

10/07/2025

Hawkeye WBB Announce Tip Times and TV Designations

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October 7th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa, in conjunction with the Big Ten Conference, announced start times and television information for select women’s basketball games for the 2025-26 season.

The Hawkeyes will be featured in four contests nationally – vs. UConn (Dec. 20/FOX), at Maryland (Jan. 22/NBC), at UCLA (Feb. 1/FOX), and at Nebraska (Feb. 16/FOX). Iowa’s matchup with Michigan on Feb. 22 will broadcast on FOX or FS1 with a tip-off time that is still to be determined.

In all, the Hawkeyes have been selected to appear on television network or Peacock 19 times during the regular season. The remaining contests will be available via B1G+ or ESPN+ (subscription required).

SCHEDULE NOTES

The Hawkeyes will play back-to-back road games at USC (1/29) and UCLA (2/1); at Nebraska (2/16) and Purdue (2/19) twice during the regular season.
Iowa will play on New Year’s Day against Nebraska in Iowa City. It is the team’s first home game on New Year’s Day since 2006.
Seven of Iowa’s 18 conference games will be played on Sundays.
The conference schedule is set to conclude on Sunday, March 1 with 12 teams in action.
Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis will host the 33rd Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, scheduled for March 4-8.

Fans are invited to attend “Hawkeye Hoops from Downtown presented by HyVee” on Friday, Oct. 17, at the outdoor basketball court behind Burge Residence Hall beginning at 5:30 p.m. (CT). Attendees will have the opportunity to get their first look at the 2025-26 Hawkeye men’s and women’s basketball teams. It is the unofficial tipoff to the upcoming season.

Iowa welcomes five newcomers in total, three true freshmen (Addie Deal, Layla Hays and Journey Houston) and two sophomore transfers (Emely Rodriguez and Chit-Chat Wright). The Hawkeyes boast nine underclassmen which is the most since the 2012-13 season.

Last season, the Hawkeyes earned two wins in the Big Ten Tournament and beat Murray State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Iowa also secured its ninth straight 20-win season, the second-longest streak in program history. In her first year as head coach Jan Jensen added to the milestone by recording the second-most wins by a first-year head coach in program history.

10/07/2025

Big Ten Network Announces 2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Broadcast Schedule

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October 7th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

CHICAGO, Ill. – The Big Ten Network today announced the 2025-26 broadcast schedule for Big Ten women’s basketball, featuring a record-tying number of televised women’s basketball games. For the second consecutive year, more than 70 women’s basketball games will air on BTN during the 2025-26 season, with more than 100 additional games to be featured exclusively on B1G+.

BTN’s coverage of the women’s basketball season begins Thursday, Nov. 13, with a non-conference meeting as Iowa and Head Coach Jan Jensen host her alma mater Drake from Iowa City at 8:30 p.m. ET. Additional non-conference highlights include a game played at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D., between North Dakota State and Nebraska on Sunday, Nov. 16, and a battle between Cal Poly and UCLA on Tuesday, Dec. 16, featuring Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year Lauren Betts.

Conference play on BTN starts Saturday, Dec. 6, with Illinois hosting Indiana at noon ET from Champaign, Ill. The following day features five straight conference matchups on BTN, beginning with Purdue traveling to face Michigan at noon ET and wrapping up with USC hosting Washington in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. ET.

On New Year’s Day, BTN will broadcast four conference games, beginning with Michigan State at Indiana at noon ET, followed by Iowa hosting Nebraska at 2 p.m. ET. The day continues at 4 p.m. ET with Maryland traveling to Illinois and concludes with a meeting between Michigan and Washington from Seattle at 6 p.m. ET. Conference play on BTN concludes Sunday, March 1, with a doubleheader featuring Ohio State at Michigan State at noon ET, followed by a to-be-announced matchup at 2 p.m. ET.

The 2026 Allstate Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament will take place from the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, March 4-8, with 10 games airing on BTN, including the semifinals on Saturday, March 7.

More than 100 games, including any Big Ten game not airing on television, will be available exclusively on B1G+, BTN’s subscription service for 2,700 more events, archives of classic games and original content. Fans can subscribe to B1G+ with an annual pass for $89.99 per year or a monthly pass for $12.99 per month.

Digital coverage will be available all season via the Big Ten Network’s X, Facebook, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram platforms. Fans can follow Big Ten Women’s Basketball on X, Instagram, Bluesky and YouTube. All television programming on BTN can be streamed via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices on the FOX Sports App.

10/07/2025

Iowa State Cross Country Remains Top 20 in USTFCCCA National Polls

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October 7th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State cross country teams remained in the top 20 of the USTFCCCA National Polls, as announced by the organization on Tuesday afternoon. The ISU men remain the nation’s top-ranked team in the Week 3 poll while the Cyclone women climbed three spots to 16th.

The Cyclone women finished seventh at the Gans Creek Classic on September 26 with three top 20 individual finishers, including Mercyline Kirwa, Betty Kipkore and Maelle Porcher. Kirwa earned the Big 12 Conference’s Runner of the Week award last week for her performance. All three runners finished the 6K race in under 20 minutes. Four of the Cyclones’ top five finishers were freshmen and sophomores (Ruby Hughes, Sydney Morrell). Iowa State also stayed at No. 2 in the women’s Midwest Region rankings.

The Iowa State men remained the nation’s favorite after a decisive team victory at Gans Creek, posting 47 points to runner-up Virginia’s 107. Joash Ruto led the Cyclone effort with a runner-up individual finish while the next four ISU runners (Sanele Masondo, Robin Kwemoi Bera, Rodgers Kiplimo, Meshack Kimutai) were also top 20 individually. Ruto was named the league’s Men’s Runner of the Week last week as well.

Up Next
Iowa State travels to Madison for the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitation on October 17. The women’s 6K is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. with the men’s 8K to follow at 11:10 a.m.

10/07/2025

Stirtz Voted Preseason All-Big Ten

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October 7th, 2025 by Christian Adams

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa senior Bennett Stirtz has been named to the 10-player preseason All-Big Ten team, it was announced Tuesday by the league office.

The Hawkeyes have been represented on the preseason All-Big Ten team in six of the last seven seasons as voted upon by a selected panel of media. Previous Hawkeye honorees include: Joe Wieskamp (2019), Luka Garza (2020), Keegan Murray (2021), Kris Murray (2022) and Payton Sandfort (2024).

Stirtz has also been named a preseason fourth-team All-American and a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook.

The Liberty, Missouri, native, who is in his first season as Hawkeye, was an All-American by three outlets during the 2024-25 season at Drake and he was also tabbed as the Missouri Valley Conference Larry Bird Player of the Year and Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year.

Stirtz led the MVC in scoring (19.2), steals (2.21) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.86), while ranking second in assists (5.7). He also led the NCAA in minutes played, averaging 39:22 per game.

The 2025 Big Ten Media Day will be held on Oct. 9 in Chicago. Complete coverage of the event will be televised on BTN.

Preseason Player of the Year
Braden Smith, Purdue

Preseason All-Big Ten Team
Bennett Stirtz, Iowa
Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern
Bruce Thornton, Ohio State
Nate Bittle, Oregon
Jackson Shelstad, Oregon
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue
Braden Smith, Purdue (unanimous)
Donoven Dent, UCLA
John Blackwell, Wisconsin

10/07/2025

Tjoa Leads Hawkeyes in South Bend

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October 7th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Iowa men’s golf team sits tied for sixth after the second round of the Fighting Irish Classic at Warren Golf Course.

Junior Max Tjoa leads the Hawkeyes, also tied for sixth individually. Tjoa fired a career-low 65 (-5) in the opening round, highlighted by a hole-in-one, five birdies, and a stretch of three consecutive birdies on the back nine. He followed with a one-over-par 71 in the second round, carding three birdies on the front nine.

Senior Gage Messingham is tied for 22nd heading into the final round. Messingham opened with a one-over 71 that included three birdies on the back nine. He followed that with an even-par second round, highlighted by an eagle and eight pars on the back nine.

Redshirt freshman Grant Gudgel sits at three-over for the tournament and tied for 34th. Gudgel carded rounds of 72 (+2) and 71 (+1).

Freshman Bennett Warren came back from a five-over 75 in the opening round to shoot even-par in the second, jumping 20 spots on the leaderboard. Warren’s second round featured eight birdies.
Sophomore Chance Rinkol rounds out the Hawkeye lineup at 10-over par through two rounds.

HAWKEYE SCORECARD
T6/16 Team 283 (+3) 272 (+2)
T6 Max Tjoa 65 (-5) 71 (+1)
T22 Gage Messingham 71 (+1) 70 (E)
T34 Grant Gudgel 72 (+2) 71 (+1)
T46 Bennett Warren 75 (+5) 70 (E)
T69 Chance Rinkol 76 (+6) 74 (+4)

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH TYLER STITH
“We settled in nice after a slowish start. The guys competed hard from the first hole on. We have an opportunity to move up with a good performance tomorrow.

Max played really nice in the morning round. He continues to improve and gain confidence with each tournament. He put in a lot of work this summer and it’s paying off big time.”

UP NEXT
Iowa concludes the 54-hole Fighting Irish Classic tomorrow.

10/07/2025

Volleyball Scoreboard from Monday Oct. 6

by Christian Adams

Non-Conference

Southwest Valley – 3 vs Bedford – 1

Syracuse – 2 vs Shenandoah – 0

Scotus Central Catholic – 2 vs Shenandoah – 0

Syracuse – 2 vs Scotus Central Catholic – 0

Mount Ayr – 2 vs Murray 0

Martensdale-St. Marys – 3 vs Collins-Maxwell – 0

Ogden – 2 vs Glidden-Ralston – 0

Ogden – 2 vs Des Moines Hoover – 0

South Hamilton – 2 vs Glidden-Ralston – 1

Glidden-Ralston – 2 vs Des Moines Hoover – 0

South Hamilton – 2 vs Ogden – 1

Ankeny Christian – 2 vs Pella Christian – 1

West Central Activities Conference

Pleasantville – 3 vs Interstate-35 – 1

10/07/2025

Google considering data center in Linn County

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October 7th, 2025

(Radio Iowa) – Google has approached the Linn County supervisors about building a new data center in rural Linn County. Supervisor Kirsten Running-Marquardt says it’s time to do a water balance study to determine whether the county’s water supply can support new data center development. “It became obvious that we needed to perform a study to get an assessment and a baseline of our current water resources, including our rivers and aquifers,” she says. “This is a critical time to get this information before more development moves forward.”

A representative from Google met with county supervisors in mid-September to discuss plans for what could be a six-building data center. Google has offered to pay for the water study and Running-Marquardt says it’s important for the county to know where existing and future data centers will get their water. “I believe that Linn County is best suited to take these considerations and make a fair ordinance taking in considerations of all communities and their water needs throughout the county. Google has been a fair and good partner so far with these communications,” Running-Marquardt said.

The county estimates it will take 18 months to complete the water study. Google is looking at land near the decommissioned Duane Arnold nuclear power plant near Cedar Rapids. NextEra Energy is trying to reopen the plant that was decommissioned in 2020, with the hope of having it back up and running in 2028.

10/07/2025

Grassley says FBI analysis of 8 GOP senators’ phone calls is an outrage

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October 7th, 2025

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is blasting a F-B-I investigation that analyzed the phone records of eight Republican senators around the time of the January 6th, 2021 riot in the U.S. Capitol. “Using the power of government to go after…political people you don’t like,” Grassley said.

“We’re pointing this all out because we can’t have this repeated in the United States. We want an end to it right now whether we have Republican or Democratic administrations.” Grassley got a copy of the subpoena for the phone records. It shows the F-B-I investigation reviewed the date and time of calls made by neighboring Senators Josh Hawley of Missouri and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin as well as six other Republican senators.

Grassley discussed the disclosure this (Tuesday) morning during remarks at a hearing with Attorney General Pam Bondi. “This is an outrage and ought to be immediately addressed by you and Director Patel,” Grassley said.

Grassley says the revelation makes it clear Attorney General Bondi was justified in firing Justice Department prosecutors involved in January 6th related cases. “While on the taxpayers’ dime, these now-fired employees not only weaponized law enforcement, but some of them retaliated against whistleblowers,” Grassley said. “These are indefensible acts.”

The F-B-I investigation led by former special counsel Jack Smith resulted in a 2023 indictment that accused President Trump of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, but the case was dismissed after Trump was re-elected in 2024. A Justice Department legal opinion says sitting presidents cannot face federal prosecution.