Hawkeye Report Podcast

The Hawkeyes headed into a bye week with a convincing victory over Minneosta. We visit with former Iowa quarterback Chuck Long about what he saw on Saturday night as the Hawkeyes pulled away for a comfortable win over Minnesota.

We get Long's view of the Iowa offense that continues to be inconsistent at times, but is riding the amazing performances of Kaleb Johnson, who leads the country in rushing. Long goes into great detail about how Iowa is doing it with their middle zone run game each and every Saturday.

Then we talk about Tim Lester and his comments on Tuesday at the coordinators press conference. We talk about the use of scripted plays and some of the comments Lester made about scratching where it itches when it comes to plays working for the Iowa offense on Saturday. Lester also talked about Cade McNamara and his performance. Was Lester right to say that McNamara played his best game this past Saturday?

We also dive into Lester talking about how he evaluates quarterbacks and if they were similiar to the way Long does it. Finally we talk about the Big Ten last weekend and pick some games this weekend.

The Iowa Hawkeyes used a 24 point second half to rally past Minnesota and reclaim Floyd of Rosedale on Saturday night. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo fired up the podcast machine late on Saturday night to recap the significant win for the Hawkeyes.

We look back another amazing performance by running back Kaleb Johnson. He gave full credit after the game, as he did all season, to his offensive line and what they are doing up front. But, is he also in one of those special zones as a back?

After giving up 14 points in the second quarter and falling behind the Gophers going into the break, how important was Iowa's first drive of the second half that tied the game? It seemed to certainly inspire the defense as well as they allowed just 66 yards of total offense after the break.

We also look at the overall state of the offense. Cade McNamara said after the game that while they are happy with the win, they know they have plenty to work on in the passing game during the bye week. Also, just how important was this win and this second half? Losing this game and potentially looking at a 2-3 start to the year would not have been a positive for the Hawkeyes.

We have a special edition of the podcast as we are joined by Iowa women's wrestling head coach Clarissa Chun. Tom Kakert and Tanner LaFever discuss a variety of topics with Coach Chun, starting with building a program from the ground floor and how she has done that and what she learned along the way.

We also discuss the growth of women's wrestling on a national and local level and what that means to her, having a pair of the top wrestlers in the country show up in her program this summer to be part of the team, the impact of the new wrestling facility on the program and how attracting talent to Iowa City creates and iron sharpening iron mentality in the program.

Also we look at the development of the Iowa women's wrestling club and support that they are starting to provide along with athletes seeking out developing their own NIL opportunities at Iowa.

It's Floyd of Rosedale week for the Hawkeye football team. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo take one final look back at the win over Troy and more importantly the stats for the Iowa offense so far this season, which are pretty good. We also discuss what Kirk Ferentz had to say about potentially expanding the package run by Brendan Sullivan along the goal line and if it could be included on short yardage plays outside the red zone.

Then we dive into the game against Minnesota. What are some of the most significant keys for the Hawkeyes in this game? We dive into what we know about Minnesota so far? What are some general thoughts about their new quarterback? They have pitched a shutout the last two games and intercepted seven passes this season. What are they doing on defense and can we learn anything from their most recent opponent that they beat 27-0, who beat Iowa's most recent opponent earlier this year?

Then we talk some basketball recruiting. We discuss the recent commitment from Navon Shabazz to the Hawkeyes and what kind of a player Iowa is getting in the 2026 prospect. We also dive into where things stand with the Class of 2025 prospects that have been making official visits.

Finally we pick some games and discuss a few interesting prop bets for the Iowa/Minnesota game.

A great new Chuck Long Podcast this week. We go deep into the weeds on Iowa football on a variety of fronts with the legendary Hawkeye quarterback. First we start with the win over Troy and we open with a discussion surrounding the big plays that the Iowa defense has given up the last two weeks. What can be done there and how concerning is it moving forward?

Then we slide over to the offense and start with a discussion of Brendan Sullivan having a package of plays around the goal line. Was it a good move and should it be potentially be expanded to use in some short yardage situations in other areas on the field?

We look at some of the impressive....yes impressive growth in the Iowa offense and their national stats, particularly the ground game. We compare what Kaleb Johnson is doing to what Shonn Greene did in 2008 when he set the single season mark for an Iowa player and the start of Tavian Banks back in 1997 and make a comp to an NFL player to Johnson. Plus why the ground game is working well.

After that we dive into Cade McNamara and his performance. We look at his throw chart and where he is completing passes and what that means. Why having a high completion percentage is a very important factor for a quarterback and how the next step will be yards after catch improving. What does McNamara completing most of his passes over the middle say about the Iowa offense?

The we preview the Minnesota game and the trophy game as the rivals battle for Floyd of Rosedale. After that we talk Big Ten Football and who is going up and who is sliding along with picking several big college football games this coming weekend.

It's the post game edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. This time it's following an Iowa victory, but it wasn't pretty for the entire game. We open discussing how the Iowa football team seems to play a good half of football, but they haven't yet played a complete contest.

We have an extended discussion about the play of Cade McNamara. Have fans just made up their mind about him and his performance no matter how he plays? Is that fair and how did the Iowa signal caller end up playing today?

We move on to look at the Iowa defensive performance. How and why do they continues to make big plays in the secondary on deep pass plays and what could Iowa do to limit those explosive plays? What do we think of the play of emerging players on the defensive line?

Finally we salute the running of Kaleb Johnson, who has been outstanding all season long. We also have a quick discussion of what we saw from the rest of the Big Ten and look ahead to next weeks big games.

The weekly verison of the Hawkeye Report Podcast has plenty of ground to cover. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo open one final look back at the loss to Iowa State. One person who seems to still be thinking about defeat to the Cyclones is the Iowa head coach, who is clearly frustrated with his red zone and goal line offense.

We talk about the situation at quarterback for the Hawkeyes. Where do things stand with Cade McNamara and how secure is his starting job right now. What would be the circumstance for him to lose his starting job and why it probably doesn't change this week.

Then we talk about the match-up with Troy. They are a team that is beat up and just took a 750 mile round trip bus ride to Memphis to lose a football game. By the way, Troys's rush defense is not good, so keep an eye on Kaleb Johnson.

Then we wrap up talking another big hoops recruiting weekend ahead with three four star prospects and a pair of in-state players and then pick several games this weekend.

A lot of ground to cover this week on the Chuck Long Podcast. This week we try to make sense of the stunning loss to Iowa State and what went wrong in the second half. We open discussing how unusual the game was for Iowa and then dive into the play of Cade McNamara.. How he started hot and then struggled in the last three quarters of the game.

We discuss if Iowa should look at playing Brendan Sullivan this weekend in some sort of a limited role? What is the danger in doing that and is Long concerned at all with McNamara and his development so far this season?

We look back at the red zone issues for Iowa and the plays being called. Why Tim Lester did well, but might have tried to do too much in those situations instead of keeping it simple in those goal line situations. We also discuss the Hawkeyes going for two in the second half and why chasing those points was not a good decision because you should never chase points from the lead.

What about the Iowa defense giving up a couple of big plays in the second half. What happened on the 75 yard touchdown with Iowa's coverage. What happened on the 30 yard pass late in the game in terms of coverage?

Then we talk Big Ten football and pick some games for this week.

For a good portion of Saturday's game against Iowa State, the Hawkeyes controled the potential outcome of the game. Then the wheels slowly fell off and the next thing you know, the Cyclones were lining up for a game winning field goal that led to a defeat of the Iowa football team.

Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo are back for the second straight week with a pod game podcast, this time to discuss a stunning defeat at the hands of their in-state rivals. We break down the solid start for Iowa on both sides of the ball and then how it suddenly starts to slide in a different direction that resulted in a 20-19 loss at Kinnick Stadium.

We look at the play so far from Kaleb Johnson, who rushed for 187 yards and the struggles of Cade McNamara. Should they look to bring in a different direction at quarterback? Whey did Iowa fail inside the ten yard line and why wasn't Johnson on the field earlier in those situations given that he had a hot hand?

It's Cy-Hawk Week and we have a wide ranging podcast breaking it all down and getting you caught up with the latest recruiting news. First, we open praising the amazing play of Caitlin Clark following her triple-double on Wednesday night.

Then we get to Iowa football and take one final look back at the win over Illinois State. We discuss the success of the Iowa offense and building upon it and the Hawkeyes working on creating turnovers and having success doing it.

Then we dive into Iowa State vs. Iowa talk and break the game down. How much of a factor is Iowa State losing their starting linebacker? How good are their wide receivers? Why turnovers will end up deciding this game because it usually decides this game. Will this be another defensive battle or are we in line for some points on Saturday?

After that we head into the world of recruiting. First we talk football recruiting and discuss the latest four star wide receiver commitment and why the Hawkeyes are now going into pause mode when it comes to recruiting and what positions they might look to add later this year.

Before we pick some games, we look at the men's basketball visitor list for this weekend and a potential verbal commitment happening soon.