Hawkeye Report Podcast

Plenty of news this week when it comes to Iowa athletics and Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo break it all down. We start with an interesting week for Iowa basketball, with more transfer rumors coming from the team banquet. Then, with Fran McCaffery and his staff preparing for the first live evaluation period next weekend, we discuss some of the top targets in the Class of 2019 and 2020 that they will be watching. We also discuss spring football and what we learned from a couple of the coaches in the past week and then wrap up talking football recruiting, including updates on a few top targets in the Class of 2019.

There's been a bit of news coming out of Iowa City, so Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo get together to discuss Hawkeye basketball and spring football. We open the show talking about Isaiah Moss declaring for the NBA and not signing with an agent. What does it mean for the Iowa basketball team and the roster? We also dive into the departures of from other Big Ten teams and take an early look ahead to next season in the conference. Then we talk spring football and the meetings with the Iowa coaches this week. What are the big concerns for the Hawkeyes? Which positions look strong so far? We also discuss the latest recruiting news, including a quarterback falling off our hot board. Plus, we answer a bunch of questions from our fans on Twitter.

It was a busy day in Iowa City, so it's the perfect time for an emergency podcast. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo break down the transfer news for the Iowa basketball program. What's the impact of Ellingson and Wagner leaving the program and will there be more to come? Then we dive into Kirk Ferentz kicking off his 20th year leading the Iowa football program with his spring football presser. We look at the news from the presser, the two deeps, and more. Then we talk a little Iowa wrestling and the greatness of Spencer Lee.

The Hawkeye basketball season has come to a close and Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo look back at Iowa's performance at Madison Square Garden last week. Then we dive into what went right and what went wrong for Fran McCaffery's squad this season and how to fix the Iowa program moving forward. Plus, we discuss potential departures from the basketball team and what Tyler Cook might do in the coming weeks. Then we talk NFL Combine for the Hawkeyes, look at the Iowa State Basketball Tournament, and discuss a new football commitment for 2019 and recap a big recruiting weekend for Kirk Ferentz and his program.

We have a special edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast where Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo are joined by Rick Brown to discuss his recently released book, "Emotion in Motion-The Life and Legacy of Chris Street". We discuss how the book and the many stories from Street's life before he arrived at the University of Iowa and his time as a Hawkeye. We discuss the impact his passing had on people all around the state of Iowa and the legacy that lives on today. Then we dive into Iowa basketball and get Brown's view on the Hawkeyes this season and why things haven't come together as many thought they would this year.

This week on the podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo look back on the week of Iowa basketball. The close loss to Michigan State and then getting blown out in the second half at Ohio State. We discuss what we see as the positive and negative trends to this season and during the 8 year run of Fran McCaffery, with some surprising findings. We dive into the student seating discussion for Carver-Hawkeye Arena and the rumor that there will be a new look next year. Then we wrap up with some talk about Joe Wieskamp and signing day for football last week.

The Hawkeye Report Podcast returns this week with a breakdown of Iowa's win over Minnesota on Tuesday night. We discuss the play of Jordan Bohannon and his foot injury and how remarkable it is that he's played this well of late. Then we dive into the Big Ten race this year and who is the most surprising and disappointing teams in the conference. After that, we talk about a big prep hoops match-up between an Iowa commit and a Hawkeye target on Friday evening. We wrap up talking football recruiting, Gary Barta's comments on Fran McCaffery's contract, and potential changes to the transfer rules in college athletics.

This week on the Hawkeye Report Podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo discuss Iowa's win over Wisconsin on Tuesday night and what went right for the Hawkeyes. Then we dive into the revelation today that Fran McCaffery signed a contract extension in November and what it means that they didn't put out the news out at the time. Then we look at the hiring of a 10th football assistant and finally look at upcoming football recruiting visits, a great list of walk-on's coming to Iowa, and the Hawkeyes getting back into recruiting the state of Texas in the Class of 2019.