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Jeremy Hecklinski will make a second straight start at QB for Iowa - even with Hank Brown now 100% healthy - as the Hawkeyes head north off their bye week to play Minnesota to start the second half of the 2026 season and the road to a potential College Football Playoff berth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa women's basketball head coach Jan Jansen joins Mitch Fick and Mazie Gierat for a conversation ahead of her third season leading the Hawkeyes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Iowa sitting at 5-1 (2-1 Big Ten) at the halfway point of the 2026 football season, the I on the Hawks crew hands out letter grades for the Hawkeye offense, defense, and special teams - as well as picks their midseason MVPs and breakout players. Everyone also takes a look ahead to the second half of the season and ranks Iowa's next six games from toughest to most manageable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I on the Hawks crew goes live right after Iowa beat Washington 41-24 in Seattle to improve to 5-1 on the season heading into the bye week. Kamari Moulton rushed for 208 yards as the team rushed for 263 total yards. Jeremy Hecklinski started his first game and threw for 202 yards and 3 touchdowns. We discuss if he should be the starter moving forward or if we think Hank Brown will get his starting job back. And how about the defense? Iowa recorded 6 sacks on the night and limited the Husky offense for much of the night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa is looking to bounce back with a win after last week's 31-14 loss to Ohio State. The Hawkeyes are heading out west on a short week to play Washington Friday night in Seattle. And they could be without Hank Brown, who started every game at quarterback. We discuss how we think Jeremy Hecklinski will before in his first likely start of the season and what Iowa needs to do offensively to be successful. We'll also break down Iowa traveling out west and what challenges that brings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa held firm against fifth ranked Ohio State for a half, but Jeremiah Smith and the Buckeyes were just too much, pulling away to win 31-14. Missed opportunities in the first half killed the Hawkeyes chance of keeping this a game, with special teams errors, turnovers, and self-inflected penalties killing scoring opportunities. Iowa drops its first game of the season to one of the best teams in the country and will fall in the polls, but still a lot to play for. We also talk about the injuries to key Hawkeyes, including Hank Brown, and the College GameDay experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa pulled out a historic win at the Big House against Michigan last week when Hank Brown threw a last-second touchdown to Reece Vander Zee. But now, the #5 Ohio State Buckeyes are coming to Kinnick with a veteran quarterback and arguably the best college football player in wideout Jeremiah Smith. What chances do the Hawkeyes have in pulling off the upset? We'll break that down and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hawkeyes pulled out a massive win Saturday at the Big House. Hank Brown found Reece Vander Zee as time expired to give Iowa the 20-19 win. Michigan outgained Iowa 429 to 285 but the Wolverines came up empty on a couple red zone appearances that could've swayed the game the other direction. Iowa capitalized scoring 13 points in the final quarter after struggling on offense early. Braeden Jackson scored Iowa's only points off a 99-yard kickoff return in the first quarter which kept them in the game. Photo credit: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Iowa offense was explosive Saturday against UNI - gaining 640 total yards in a 55-0 rout of the Panthers. Iowa's 422 rushing yards are the most in the Kirk Ferentz era. Three Hawkeye running backs went over 100 yards for the first time since 1983. Hank Brown played a perfect game too, going 12-12 for 153 yards, 2 TDs and 0 INTs. Now Iowa is 3-0 heading into it's toughest stretch of games with Michigan & Ohio State on deck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hank Brown leads the Hawkeyes in what will be his first college football snap on the road in the biggest stadium in the country. It's the first of a three-game gauntlet to open Big Ten play. How prepared is Iowa to take on Michigan at the Big House, Ohio State at home, and Washington in Seattle on a Friday night? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Hank Brown Iowa's QB1 for good? We break down Kirk Ferentz's comments about the quarterback position and the status of Jeremy Hecklinski. Iowa is hit with the injury bug two games into the season. Cause for concern or is it just rest ahead of the Hawkeyes' tough 3-game Big Ten stretch? And we preview Iowa's upcoming game against UNI on Saturday. What can we expect from a Panthers squad coming into Kinnick for the first time in 8 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Caden Buhr ices the game winning field goal to give Iowa a 16-13 win in the Cy-Hawk game. Hank Brown played every snap for Iowa at quarterback, does this mean the QB competition is over? And the Iowa defense played really well again, holding the Clones to 13 points. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the first Cy-Hawk game in a new era. Jimmy Rogers started the Iowa State era last week and now heads into his first matchup with Iowa. Both the Hawkeyes and Cyclones come in at 1-0 with wins against overmatched teams in week 1. How will Iowa's quarterback rotation look and how effective can they be against a better defense? We'll take a long look at Iowa State's new team and the players to watch out for on Saturday. The Hawkeye defense looked great against Northern Illinois but how will they look against a Power 4 team ? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hank Brown got the start at QB, but both quarterbacks played and threw touchdown passes as Iowa beat Northern Illinois 40-0 in its season opener. We'll break down the performances from both QBs, what to expect moving forward and what they need to work on. Plus, Kamari Moulton had a day on the ground, rushing for over 100 yards for only the second time in his career. The Iowa defense looks great and Iowa looks to have a new punt returner in Evan James, who took one to the house. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Days away from Iowa's first football game of the season, hosting Northern Illinois at Kinnick Stadium and we still don't know who will start at quarterback. Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday it still hasn't been decided and a plan will be put in place. We'll dive into the QB battle and other notable position battles heading into the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices