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Ben McCollum's squad has won four straight games following a tough 3-game losing skid. The Hawkeyes are 16-5 and in a good spot heading into February, expected to make the tournament after missing the big dance the past two seasons. How impressive has Iowa's wins been so far? And can the Hawks go 3-0 ahead of some tough games this year? Gazette Hawkeye reporter Madison Hricik joins to discuss. The Iowa women are swept in Los Angeles after a 9-0 start in the Big Ten. We'll break down whether it was just a tough couple of games, or if it's time to be concerned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Iowa Hawkeye women's basketball team is on a heater, winning 8 straight games, 3 against teams ranked in the top 15. Iowa moves up to No. 8 in the new AP Top 25 poll Monday. We'll break down the dominating win against Ohio State and the unfortunate news Taylor McCabe is out for the season. We'll also touch on an important two wins for the Iowa men, and look ahead to their next several games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Iowa Hawkeyes are ranked 17th in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll of the 2025 football season. Did they deserve to be ranked higher? We'll break down Iowa's incoming transfers, who we like and what we are expecting from all the transfers. Then we will look back at our preseason predictions and see how wrong we all were this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Iowa women's basketball team improved to 6-0 in the Big Ten, tied for best in the conference with No. 3 UCLA, with a 74-66 home win against Oregon. Hannah Stuelke and freshman Addie Deal led Iowa with 18 points apiece versus the Ducks. The Gazette's Jeff Linder joins the podcast to talk about how the team has performed so far this season while looking ahead to Iowa's daunting 5-game stretch that includes four ranked teams. We'll also discuss Iowa men's basketball's disappointing 3-game losing streak and preview the Hawkeyes' matchup with Indiana Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben McCollum's squad dropped to 0-3 on the road this season, with a 70-67 loss at Minnesota Tuesday night, despite a valiant second half push. Is it time to be concerned? The Hawkeyes are loved by the computers but have a lack of quality wins. Can Iowa learn from their mistakes so far? The Hawkeye women are 4-0 in the Big Ten and tied for first in the conference. Iowa struggled early on the road against Northwestern but still won 67-58. Jan Jensen's squad is battling injuries and illnesses ahead of a second road game this Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hawkeyes snapped it's 13-game losing streak to ranked teams Wednesday beating No. 14 Vanderbilt 34-27 in Tampa. Mark Gronowski had arguably his best day as a Hawkeye and DJ Vonnahme had another breakout performance. Diego Pavia was contained in the first half but stormed back to give the Commodores a chance in the 4th quarter, but the Hawkeye offense did just enough to close the door. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Big Ten/SEC clash in the ReliaQuest Bowl this week with very few opt outs. No. 23 Iowa takes on No. 14 Vanderbilt on New Year's Eve. The Commodores top pass-catcher is sitting out, but star QB Diego Pavia will still play. Can Phil Parker and the Hawkeyes slow him and the Vandy offense down? How many points will Iowa need to score to beat their first ranked opponent in four years? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Both the Hawkeye men and women's basketball teams came up short in tough, hard fought matches on the road in the Cy-Hawk match. Jan Jensen's squad was down 17 late in the third quarter but was able to claw back into the game in the fourth and make it a 3 point game with a few minutes left. A Taylor McCabe 3 to tie it was blocked without a foul call. The men started off hot and led for most of the first half, but a devastating 16-0 Cyclone run to start the second half all but doomed the Hawks from a massive road upset. Iowa did make it tough, coming within 2 points in the final minute, but a missed chance at a turnover, a defensive rebound and then a foul in the final seconds sealed the win for Iowa State. (Photos by David Purdy/Getty Images) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Cy-Hawk basketball week in Iowa and David Eickholt joins the podcast to preview it all. On Wednesday No. 11 Iowa heads to No. 10 Iowa State for a high-stakes Cy-Hawk battle. Can Iowa slow down Audi Crooks or Iowa State's 3 point shooting? It will be a tough matchup in a hostile environment. Then the Hawkeye men travel to Ames to face No. 4 Iowa State who just throttled then-top ranked Purdue on the road. It's Iowa's second matchup with a ranked team, can they perform better this week? (Photos: Jay Biggerstaff, Michael Reaves, Matthew Holst) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No. 23 Iowa gets No. 14 Vanderbilt in the ReliaQuest Bowl on New Year's Eve. The Hawkeyes get one last chance to end their 0-13 winless streak against ranked opponents. Commodore QB Diego Pavia is a Heisman hopeful, that's been one of the most electric players in college football this year. He's passed for 3,192 yards and 27 touchdowns, adding 826 yards on the ground and 9 rushing TDs. Can Iowa's defense slow him down? How does Iowa's offense stack up with Vandy's defense? We'll break it all down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben McCollum and the Iowa Hawkeyes were humbled Tuesday night in East Lansing, losing their first game of the season by 19 to the Michigan State Spartans. We'll break down that game and looked ahead to what's next. The Iowa women stayed perfect against a sneaky good Fairfield team Sunday and open Big Ten play this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa beat Nebraska 40-16 on Black Friday, marking the Hawks 7th straight win against the Huskers in Lincoln, the largest winning streak against Nebraska since Oklahoma won 8 in row there from 1943-57. Mark Gronowski threw for 166 and a touchdown, adding 64 rushing yards and another two rushing TDs. The defense stiffened up after allowing Emmett Johnson to 177 yards in the first half. But for the most part, the Huskers were kept out of the endzone when they got close and didn't score a point in the second half. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa has beaten Nebraska in Lincoln six straight times, with their last loss coming in 2011. The past two games have ended with 13-10 Iowa wins. Who has the upper hand heading into Black Friday? Nebraska freshman quarterback TJ Lateef will start his third game for the injured Dylan Raiola. How will the Iowa defense attack him? (Photos: Getty Images: Matthew Holst, Harry How, Scott Taetsch) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For 3/4ths of Saturday's game against the Spartans, Iowa looked like a completely different team that took Indiana, Oregon and USC to the wire. Iowa was down 17-7 in the 4th, and scored 13 points to knock off the Spartans, still winless in Big Ten play, 20-17. Mark Gronowski completed some clutch passes and threw for 117 of his 147 yards in the final quarter, including one touchdown pass to Jacob Gill. Senior Drew Stevens kicked the GW 44-yard field goal to win on his Senior Day. We break down the win and also how clutch Kaden Wetjen was Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iowa face a Michigan State team that's winless in the Big Ten for Senior Day. 27 Iowa seniors will walk out of Kinnick Stadium for the last time Saturday. We give our favorite memories from this senior class and the legacy of this 2025 football team, and hear from our Hawkeye Highlight: Jonah Pace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices