Hawkeye Report Podcast

This week on the Hawkeye Report Podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo are joined by former Hawk Joe Conklin to look back on a great night at Kinnick Stadium that ended with a disappointing result against the Badgers. We take a deep dive into the key plays from the game, particularly on special teams and a few other calls. Then we look at what a bye week is like for the players, the state of the Big Ten Conference, particularly in the western division, and we have a long recruiting update from a busy weekend on the recruiting trail.

The season is still young, but make no mistake, Saturday's game against Wisconsin is a big one if the Hawkeyes hope to win the Big Ten West. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo look back at Iowa's win over UNI and then we do a deep dive into the match-up with the Badgers set to take place under the lights at Kinnick Stadium. It's also a huge recruiting weekend and we preview the top targets among the 50 expected visitors. Then we talk some Iowa hoops after listening to assistant coach Kirk Speraw earlier this week and what the preseason hoops magazines are saying about Iowa.

This week on the podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo are joined by Joe Conklin and Pat Angerer comes out of retirement as we look back at Iowa's win over Iowa State and ahead to the Hawkeyes hosting Northern Iowa this weekend. We discuss the outstanding play of the Iowa defense this season and the struggles on the offensive side of the ball. Then we head into the creepy corner to talk football and basketball recruiting before wrapping up the show.

Week one of the Iowa football season is in the books and Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo are joined by former Hawks Joe Conklin and Julian Vandervelde to breakdown the win over Northern Illinois. What did they see from the Iowa offense and defense? Then we dive into a preview of the big game this Saturday against Iowa State. We also have a full recruiting update for football and basketball, including a rundown of the big official visitors this weekend. Plus, we have some superhero movie talk to end the show.

It's week one of the Iowa football season and we took the Hawkeye Report Podcast on the road to Godfather's Pizza in East Moline and Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo were joined by former Hawk Julian Vandervelde, Mike Gesell, and Argus-Dispatch columnist John Marx to preview the Hawkeyes match-up with Northern Illinois. We do several over/unders for the Iowa football season and much more.

The college football season is almost here and Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo have the latest updates on Iowa football. We open this weeks show discussing the Urban Meyer saga at Ohio State and then dive into what we learned from the Hawkeye coordinators when they met with the media this week. We dive into some Iowa basketball with the release of the Big Ten schedule and then wrap up discussing the 2019 point guard recruiting pecking order that has emerged.

Following Iowa football media day and Kids Day, there was plenty to talk about this week on the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo breakdown what we learned from media day and getting a look at the Hawkeyes during their scrimmage. What are the biggest questions remaining? Are there some position battles that have unexpectedly emerged? Then we talk about the troubles around the Big Ten and how it reflects on the conference. We talk a little football recruiting and wrap up discussing hoops recruiting and the changes to college basketball announced last week and the impact it will have on the Hawkeyes.

The Hawkeye Report Podcast returns after our summer hiatus to get you caught up on all the latest news on Iowa football and football and basketball recruiting. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo open the show talking about Urban Meyer and his future. Then we dive into the off the field issues for Iowa football before getting into a deeper dive on Hawkeye football before the start of fall camp on Friday. Then we wrap up the show talking about a big football recruiting weekend and what the three new 2019 point guard hoops offers mean for the class.

The off-season is in full swing and so is our Ferentz at 20 series, looking back at the Kirk Ferentz era of Iowa football. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo discuss the All Ferentz Era 1st and 2nd team offense and defense that were published this week on HawkeyeReport.com. Then we dive into the addition of Mikhi Sargent from Iowa Western and why Iowa backed away from a 2019 RB prospect. We also look at the official visit weekend coming up, the end of the Prime Time League, the latest with 2019 PG D.J. Carton, and much more.

It's a special edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo are joined by Iowa basketball players Nicholas and Michael Baer to discuss their experiences playing for the Hawkeyes. We talk to Michael about his move from manager to player and Nicholas discusses his Iowa career heading into his senior year. We also discuss the work in the weight room this spring, the state of the team, Tyler Cook, D.J. Carton, the Fortnite craze, and who they would select with the first pick in the Prime Time League Draft.