It's another edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast with Tom Kakert and Kyle Huesmann. We open this week with a look back at the loss to the Cyclones and one last group of takes on what went wrong in that game and how close the Hawkeyes were to winnning on the road. 

Then we discuss the loss of Addison Ostrenga and the impact it will have at the tight end position. We also talk about what Kirk Ferentz and Mark Gronowski had to say this week on Tuesday to the media. What about Iowa taking more shots down the field? What did Kirk Ferentz say about the Hawkeyes throwing the ball more this week against UMass? 

After that we preview the game against UMass, who is the opponent this week. We discuss the several injuries to the UMass roster, including at quarterback. Is this a game where Iowa really needs to score more than 40 points and can they do that? What about the Iowa defense? Are there concerns there with a low number of sacks and no interceptions so far this year?

We then move on to talking about Iowa men's and women's hoops recruiting. We update the visitors who are coming down town and previous visitors who are closing in on a decision. Then we wrap up by picking some of the top games this week against the spread.