Hawkeye Report Podcast

It's a special edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast to start your week. We are joined by Jesse Shaw, who is the new Chief of Staff for Iowa Basketball under head coach Ben McCollum.

We learn about Shaw and his background. How he played college basketball with McCollum and who was actually the better player. His path into doing what he always wanted to do, which was coach basketball and the journey he went on, starting with being a graduate assistant on a staff with McCollum, who was an assistant coach.

We discuss what a Chief of Staff does at the college level and some stuff that he handles on a daily basis. That includes studying data on rebounding and how he also hits the recruiting trail for the Hawkeyes, including trips overseas to see players.

We discuss the importance of having six players come with them from Drake to help establish the culture of the program and how helpful that has been this summer, much like it was helpful last summer. We talk about what he has seen from Trey Thompson since he arrived on campus in late July and the progress that he has made as a player.

Finally we discuss the Big Ten giving Iowa no soft start by starting the conference slate at Michigan State and we talk about the type of players that McCollum likes to recruit in terms of style and size, which was really interesting.

This week on the Chuck Long Podcast, we are taking a look back at the Iowa loss to Indiana on Saturday afternoon at Kinnick Stadium. But, before we start to breakdown the game, we talk with the Chuck Long about his visit to Kinnick Stadium this week as his 1985 Iowa Football team gathered for their 40th anniversary. He talks about a surprise visitor who returned for the reunion and much more.

Then we get into the game and discuss how Iowa has tended to win in the margins, but in the two losses this year they have really lost both games in the margins. We discuss the struggles for the Hawkeyes in the area of tackling, special teams errors, penalties, and losing the turnover battles. How have they impacted the Iowa team this year? More importantly, how can they address them in the bye week?

We discuss the play of both quarterbacks who saw action, Mark Gronowski and Hank Brown, who filled in during the fourth quarter of the game while Iowa's starter was out due to a possible knee issue. We talk about the call on third down late in the game before Drew Stevens missed 42 yard field goal and if it was a good call.

We also discuss the bye week and what Iowa should be doing in practice this week. Should they be doing tackling drills to work on that area of their defense? We also review the Big Ten this past weekend and look ahead to the upcoming game this Saturday.

For a good amount of Saturday afternoon and evening, it looked like the Iowa Hawkeyes were about to end their struggles against ranked opponents and pick up a huge win over Indiana.

Instead it was frustrating defeat that included a key missed field goal and missed opportunities. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo have their usual post game podcast breaking down the Iowa Football team game from all the angles.

We discuss the missed opportunities from the game, the injury to Mark Gronowski and what the latest is on his health status. What do we think of the play of Hank Brown in his place? What about the Iowa defense and the struggles when it comes to good, solid and firm tackling?

Should we be concerned with special teams for the Hawkeyes? What about the stuggles of Drew Stevens, particularly from shorter distances, and should be there concerns about Iowa's punt protection after another blocked punt this week?

Plus we talk about the break for the Hawkeyes this coming week and what that means for the team and what they need to do moving forward.

It's another busy edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. We are in the middle of the Iowa football season and we open the podcast this week talking a whole lot about Iowa women's basketball recruiting.

It seems like the recruitment of five star 2026 prospect McKenna Woliczko is close to a decision and plenty of rumors and hints from good sources on Wednesday indicating that Iowa is in a good position to land her. Kyle Huesmann gives us the latest on what he is hearing and we preview the visit this weekend from fellow five star guard Addison Bjorn. What are the chances that the Hawkeyes could land both five stars? Who else is still on the table for Jan Jensen and her staff?

We also preview a big recruiting weekend for the Iowa men's basketball program. Tom Kakert previews the visit from four star combo guard Quentin Coleman from St. Louis. What are the Hawkeyes chances to land him?

Then we get to the preview of the visit the high scoring Indiana Hoosiers football team. We look at some of their eyepopping stats that they have put together this season and who their key players are on both sides of the ball.

What's Iowa's path to victory in this game? Why is the play up front along the line the key to the game and could Kaden Wetjen end up with a return for a score for the third straight week. We also discuss what we think of hte swagger filled head coach in Curt Cignetti? What are our predictions of the final of the Iowa game and several other high profile teams in the world of college football?

The Iowa football team went on the road and scored 38 points in a win at Rutgers. This week on the Chuck Long Podcast, we discuss the Hawkeyes hard fought road victory.

We open talking about the game itself and get Long's views on the game plan that Tim Lester put together. Does it take time for an offensive coordinator to figure out a new quarterback and are we seeing progress on that front from Lester and Mark Gronowski? Is the game plan reflecting that and what does Long think of the fact that Gronowski is running the ball in the mid teens in terms of attempts each week? Would you want that a big lower?

We also discuss the red zone offense for Iowa and how Lester is looking to get Gronowski out on space to make a play with his arm and his legs and what does his run game threat do to a defense in that situation? We also discuss Phil Parker making adjustments on defense and how bringing more pressure changed the game. Will Iowa have to bring more pressure moving forward due to the pass rush not being overally explosive?

We preview the game against Indiana and is Curt Cignetti kind of lack Hayden Fry in that he brings a little swagger to a program that has been down and he's backing it up with his teams performance? How dangerous is this Hoosier team coming off dropping 63 points on Illinois?

We also talk about the fact that this weekend will be a reunion of the great 1985 team that Long was the starting quarterback and captain of the team that won the Big Ten title. Then we pick some games coming up this weekend.

It's another post game edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. This week it's Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo breaking down everything that happened at the game on Friday night at Rutgers as Iowa moved to 3-1 on the season with a come from behind win over Rutgers.

We look back at all the fireworks that took place in the first quarter, including the opening kickoff which saw Kaden Wetjen race 100 yards for the first score of the game. We discuss the overall performance of the Iowa offense and in particular the improved play of quarterback Mark Gronowski, who continues to grow with each and every start.

We also talk about the adjustmentst that Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker made in the second half brining more blitz looks and trying to disguise those looks to help make them work.

Plus we sort out the Iowa running back situation and give our thoughts on that and a few other important topic around Hawkeye Football

It's another jam packed edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo take one final look back at the win over UMass and the 206th victory for Kirk Ferentz. We look back at the performance of Mark Gronowski and some of his comments on Tuesday about what happened in the previous game. Plus one last discussion about Ferentz reaching a win milestone and how he has quickly moved on to the game against Rutgers.

Speaking of Rutgers, we move on to that next. What do we know about the Scarlet Knights, who are averaging over 40 points per game and have reached 30 points or more in seven straight games? We talk about their offense and injury issues that they have along their offensive line and with one of their key receivers. We also discuss what we know about their defense and what we expect the Hawkeye offense to present on Friday night in New Jersey.

We also talk about the Iowa injury situation and the possiblitity of Kamari Moulton being back on Friday and what that might mean for the run game, which will be without Xavier Williams. Who might be the featured player against Rutgers?

We talk a little men's basketball recruiting with the additon on a new verbal commitment and the next targets for Ben McCollum. The men's and women's Big Ten schedules will be out on Thursday. We preview that and pick some games this weekend, including Iowa at Rutgers.

It was a record setting night for Kirk Ferentz and Iowa football. This week in our post game pod, we look back at the Hawkeyes beating UMass, 47-7 and how it was night to honor their long time head coach, who picked up his 206th win at a Big Ten head coach.

Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo gather for a late night podcast to breakdown what Ferentz had to say after the game, particularly their slight change in the game plan that included more downfield shots in the passing game in the first half.

We talk about what Ferentz had to say about injuries on the team and if Kamari Moulton could be back next week? Will he play against Rutgers? What about the meaning of this record setting victory for Ferentz? What did the Iowa players have to say about it after the game and the special relationship that they have with their head coach?

We wrap up talking a little basketball recruiting. Iowa picked up a four star commitment in the Class of 2026. What do we know about Ethan Harris and what kind of an impact can he have on the Hawkeyes next fall?

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.

The Hawkeyes dropped a tough one on the road at Iowa State and the Chuck Long Podcast is back to get the thoughts on the former Iowa signal caller on the game.

We open looking back at the play of overall view of the game and then breakdown the key plays that decided the contest. We look at Iowa's defense first and thus far the lack of turnovers and sacks that they have been able to generate thus far in two games. Will there be any changes by Iowa?

Then we dive into the offensive side of the ball. We look at the overall view of the passing game and what we think might be the biggest issue and that's not at quarterback, but another posiiton. What can be done to address it moving forward?

Finally we discuss the Hawkeyes struggle against ranked opponents, dropping ten in a row and if that is concerning. Then we pick some games for the coming weekend.