Hawkeye Report Podcast

It's transfer portal season and also retention of current player season. We dive into that very hot topic this week towards the end of the podcast. We discuss three players who are weighing the NFL vs. a return to Iowa. There is also a group of players who were honored on Senior Day and could potentially return for another season. What are the chances that any or all of those players return? How is this impacting Iowa's scholarship situation and their ability to look to portal prospects.

First, we open talking about the Iowa women's hoops squad going to Ames and winning over Iowa State. Of course the headline starts with Caitlin Clark reaching 3,000 career points. Then we dive into the Iowa men's basketball team and preview their game in Ames on Thursday night. How important are the next two games for the Hawkeyes.

Then we wrap up some Iowa football discussions from the Big Ten title game and we take an early look at the match-up between Iowa and Tennessee in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.

The Hawkeyes fell to Michigan on Saturday night in the Big Ten title game. We open this edition of the Chuck Long Podcast discussing the result of the contest with the Iowa legend. Can you teach pocket awareness or are you just who you are when it comes to that area of the game?

Then we talk about the match-up with Tennessee and their head coach Josh Heupel. Back in 2000, Long was the quarterback coach at Oklahoma and actually coached Heupel to a runner-up finish for the Heisman Trophy. He talks about how detail oriented he was as a player and why he is not surprised that Heupel has become a good coach. We also discuss the unique line splits that Tennessee will use and why they line up the way they do.

Finally we talk about the bowl prep for Iowa and giving players time off and other getting more work in practice and also the decisions by the college football playoff committee and if they made the right call of Alabama ahead of Florida State.

It's a new Hawkeye Report Podcast! Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo open the show taking one final look back at the wild win over Nebraska. Then we move on to discussing the match-up for the Big Ten Title on Saturday in night in Indy when Iowa faces Michigan.

We break down the Iowa/Michigan from all the angles and take a look at a potential path for the Hawkeyes to pull off what would be a massive upset. How could Iowa beat Michigan and what would the game look like? Is there a target score for Iowa to hit or prevent Michigan to get to on Saturday night?

Then we talk about bowl game options for the Hawkeyes and then we dive into portal madness. Iowa hasn't gotten caught up in the portal departures yet. When could that happen and what positions will they look to add.

Finally we pick some games and talk about the development of Owen Freeman and a busy and challenging week ahead for the Iowa basketball team, including trips to Purdue and Iowa State.

We wrap up the regular season with another edition of the Chuck Long Podcast. This week we open up discussing the wild win over Nebraska. It wasn't a very exciting game until the final two minutes. We look back at the coaching decisions that were made by both teams and how it worked out for the Hawkeyes. We also dive back into the plays that we called in those sequences and what we saw from both teams.

We talk a little bit about what you do with a struggling kicker as a coach and what you might do this week in that sitaution and how the kickoff issue is very important.

Then we dive into a preview of Michigan. Why is the early portion of the game the most important part and how it's expected that Michigan will come out strong. What's the path for Iowa to pull the upset on Saturday night? Can they do it?

We also have a look at the opening of the transfer portal and trying to keep your own players while looking to enhance your own roster and continue to recruit towards signing day in a few weeks. Finally we pick the games on Championship Weekend.

This week on the Hawkeye Report Podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo take one final look back at the win over Illinois. What we saw on Saturday with Brian Ferentz and a salute to Joe Evans for his leadership with this Iowa team. We also talk about how Deacon Hill has continued to develop as a quarterback.

Then we discuss Friday's game against Nebraska. The Cornhuskers are looking to become bowl eligible with a win, but they are a team that has turned the ball over a lot this season. They are also a very strong defensive team that plays a lot like Iowa State in terms of their base formation.

We discuss whether Iowa fans should be rooting for Ohio State or Michigan on Saturday and we give our predictions on several important games in college football this weekend. Plus we dive into the bowl outlook for the Iowa as things stand right now.

Finally we wrap up talking Iowa basketball as the Hawkeyes face Oklahoma on Thanksgiving Day and then play either USC or Seton Hall on Friday in San Diego.

The Iowa Swarm played a significant role in Iowa athletics in the era of name, image, and likeness. We are joined on the podcast by the the CEO of the Iowa Swarm, Brad Heinrichs to discuss his innovative million dollar matching program this month. Heinrichs and Bruce Rastetter are matching all donations up to one million dollars during the holiday season.

We talk to Heinrichs about the success of the Iowa Swarm and the positive feedback that he has received from student-athletes as they have participated in community activities in the past year. We also discuss how important the next month will be in terms of retention of players for at least one more year and then awareness of the Iowa Swarm once the transfer portal opens up in December.

You can give to the Iowa Swarm by visiting: https://iowaswarm.com/

This week it's a celebration on the podcast as Iowa has won the Big Ten West title after beating Illinois in Iowa City. Chuck Long weighs in on the adversity that the Hawkeyes have managed to deal with from a player and coaching perspective to win a division title.

We break down the win over Illinois and what Long saw on the two touchdown drives for Iowa. How Iowa's offense is changing in the red zone with the use of some different plays and the development of Deacon Hill as a passer. Then on the second scoring drive, we talk about how Iowa is using the counter in the run game to spring Kaleb Johnson in the ground game.

Then we turn our attention to the game at Nebraska on Friday. Is there a temptation to rest some players who are pretty banged up to prepare for the Big Ten title game? How do you handle practice on a short week? And we discuss Nebraska needing a win to make a bowl for the first time since 2016.

Finally we pick some Big Ten games and discuss the Michigan vs. Ohio State rivalry.

A fun new podcast with one of our favorite guests joining us. This week our good friend and Illini writer Kedric Prince joins us as we preview the game on Saturday between the Fighting Illini and the Hawkeyes.

But, before we break down the game, we discuss the breaking news today in Iowa City that Cooper DeJean is done for the season after a lower leg injury. What is the impact of the injury on the Hawkeye and who might step in at cornerback and punt returner?

Then we dive into the match-up on Saturday and also discuss some reflections on Iowa's win last week against Rutgers. We dive into the Illini team on both sides of the ball and get some perspective on who might be the starting quarterback this weekend?

Then we talk about the situation at Michigan and we also discuss the start of the college basketball season and big games in the Big Ten. What did we think of Iowa's loss at Creighton? What did Kedric think of the Illini losing to Marquette? What about the Big Ten this year?

We then wrap up by picking five games this week aroud the country, including the Illinois vs. Iowa game.

Plenty to talk about this week on the Chuck Long Podcast. We start with a look back at the win over Rutgers and the Hawkeyes scoring 22 points in the victory. Did we see the development that fans have been hoping for from Deacon Hill? What did Chuck think of the performance from the Iowa quarterback and did we see Brian Ferentz relax as a playcaller?

We then talk about the continued amazing play of the Iowa defense. How do they keep getting teams to take the bait and play the way that they want them to play? How does Phil Parker keep this unit performing at a very high level?

Then we look at the race in the Big Ten West. The race that Iowa is in total control of with a two game lead with two games to play. But, there are two tricky games left, including one on Saturday against Illinois. We look at the game and also peek ahead to Nebraska.

Finally we wrap up talking about the mess at Michigan, James Franklin firing more coordinators, Jimbo Fisher getting paid to not work, and we pick some games.

The Iowa women's basketball team knocked off Virginia Tech in Charlotte on Thursday night. It was a huge win for the Hawkeyes and another magical performance from Caitlin Clark and her teammates.

So, we thought let's talk about the 80-76 win on the podcast. We discuss the play of Clark and key plays from her teammates in the win over a fellow top ten squad. We highlight a huge stretch for Kylie Feuerbach, who had eight points in a short stretch, a strong performance before foul trouble from Hannah Stuelke, and a big defensive stop from Gabbie Marshall.

We also discuss, could Iowa be in line to move up to #1 in the country when the next poll comes out and their upcoming trip to Cedar Falls to play Northern Iowa on Sunday.

Then we talk a little field hockey as Iowa faces Louisville in Evanston on Friday in the NCAA Tournament. Also the Iowa women's soccer team hosts Bucknell in the NCAA soccer tournament on Friday evening in Iowa City. We preview both games.