It has been a busy Monday so far as Don Patterson made his usual appearance on the Hawk Fanatic radio show and podcast.

Don looks ahead to Iowa's game against Northwestern this Saturday at Wrigley Field in Chicago, and he also breaks down the Big Ten West Division race in which multiple teams are in contention..

His segment starts at the beginning of the two-our podcast and lasts for about one hour.

The second half of the show focuses on the stunning news that Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz could be resigning later on Monday. Sources have told Hawk fanatic that an announcement would come later in the day.

Brion looks at this week's opponent Northwestern and the games played from 1897 through the Nile Kinnick era in 1939. There have been 79 games played between the two teams, and Iowa is 53-28-3 (65%) all-time.

To my surprise, the series has been fairly competitive except for a long stretch of 21 straight wins by Iowa from 1974 through 1994.

Hayden Fry lost only 3 times to the Wildcats (1995-1997), but did beat them for his final victory as Iowa coach in 1998. He was 17-3 (85%).

Overall, Ferentz is 11-11 (50%) against the Wildcats.

However, there have been many Iowa blowouts in the series.

Player profiles this week are Clyde Williams, Martin Sampson and Samuel Gross, who all played in the early 1900's.

Links from the podcast:

Northwestern Football Games vs Iowa: https://hawkeyerecap.com/home.asp?sport=Football&opp=

Martin Sampson Player Profile: https://hawkeyerecap.com/player.asp?id=1523

Samuel Gross Player Profile: https://hawkeyerecap.com/player.asp?id=729

Dennis Green Player Profile:

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Even though the Hawkeye football team is on a bye, Pat & company bring you all the latest in the Hawkeye sports world in this episode!

Scott Dochterman from The Athletic and Rob Howe bring you the Hawkeye Hotspot Podcast. In the latest episode, they discuss the outlook for Iowa Football for the rest of '23 and then what the situation looks like for the Hawkeyes in the future. And even though Iowa is on a bye, the B1G picks against the spread roll on. Scott is hot.

Check in with Pat & company as we bring you everything you need to know in the Hawkeye sports world!

Ryan Murken and Rob Howe from Your Prep Sports bring you the Seven Nation Podcast covering the latest news for schools in the area. In the newest episode, they discuss volleyball and football playoffs, and preview state cross country meet.

Rob Howe answers your Twitter questions in the HF Mailbag Podcast. In this episode, we look for people to blame and solutions for a nonexistent offense. Then, we generally listen to Hawkeye fans venting frustration with the team's offense.

Catch up with everything in Hawkeye sports with Pat & company!

Brion uses the bye week to spotlight legendary coach Hayden Fry.

First, he looks at Hayden's high school playing days as quarterback at Odessa High, leading them to their first and only state championship.

Next, he reads through Hayden's coaching profile page, where he recaps his career at Iowa, share videos and article links about his career, and reads off some of his most famous quotes.

I think you'll really enjoy hearing this episode, and I think you'll learn something new about Coach Fry.

Links from the podcast:

Hayden Fry Leads Odessa High to 1st Football State Championship in 1946: https://hawkeyerecap.com/article.asp?id=17

Hayden Fry Coaching Profile Page: https://hawkeyerecap.com/coach.asp?id=2

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Jordan Canzeri couldn't make the latest Rapid Reaction Podcast, but fellow former Hawkeye Jovon Johnson shares his expert analysis of Iowa's 12-10 loss to Minnesota Saturday.