Sam "Mac" McLaren and his family are only a handful of months into their Iowa City residency, but the road back to his hometown has been built on years of handling what they refer to as "life on life's terms."

Through a fractured vertebrae while playing at South Dakota and a major issues after the birth of his son Brooks, the McLaren family has dealt with tough times.

I on the Hawks host Mitch Fick talks with Mac and his wife Sydney in a special conversation.

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Former Iowa center Logan Jones has a conversation with I on the Hawks host Mitch Fick about his introduction to the Chicago Bears, how life transitioning out of college is like, his famed lifetime supply of ketchup, and about the legacy left behind from his offensive lines with the Hawks.

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Former Xavier Saint and Iowa Hawkeye Ethan Hurkett visits the Dupaco Studio at Broadcast Park for a conversation about his football journey after signing with the Kansas City Chiefs.

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I on the Hawks host Mitch Fick spoke with Williamsburg native Kaden Wetjen after he was selected in fourth round of the 2026 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Iowa spring football is now officially over and we'll recap Saturday's practice, including a discussion on the QB battle and go over every position group.

Former Hawkeye football player Jeff Buch is our special guest. You might also know him as Jeffrey The Greek on Twitter and Eyes on B1G podcast.

He talks about his experience playing for both Hayden Fry and Kirk Ferentz and tells a touching story about what Coach Ferentz did for his senior class of players.

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Iowa coordinators spoke to the media Wednesday and that includes OC Tim Lester, who talked about the QB battle in Iowa City. What he's seeing from Jeremy Hecklinski & Hank Brown this spring.

Also we go through our top 3 players we're excited to see in the spring practice on offense and defense.

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Alvaro Folgueiras, the hero of Iowa's upset of Florida in the NCAA Tournament enters the transfer portal. Our instant reaction and how his legacy should be remembered as a Hawk.

We got to see 30 minutes of spring football practice this week. We'll break down each position group on the offense and defensive side, in order of biggest question marks, to who we feel more comfortable about.

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It's days after Iowa's miraculous March run ended in the Elite Eight to the Illinois Fighting Illini. We break down what it means for the program moving forward. Madison Hricik from the Gazette joins the podcast to tell us about her insane travel schedule covering the men's and women's teams and breaks down what Iowa should do in the portal.

It's also the first week of spring football and if there's one story that will dominate this offense, it'll be who will start under center for Iowa. Kirk Ferentz talked a little bit about the quarterback battle on Tuesday. We'll spend way too much time dissecting who has the upper hand.

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I on the Hawks is breaking down Iowa's 77-71 win over Nebraska, heading to the Elite Eight for the first time since 1987.

Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points and Tate Sage scored 19 in Iowa's win.

We give our instant reaction to one of the biggest wins in Iowa men's basketball program history.

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For the first time in 27 years, Iowa is in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament.

We talk about Alvaro Folgueiras' shot against Florida that sent Ben McCollum's team to the second weekend of the tournament, how Iowa can be successful against rival Nebraska, and how healthy the program has been in McCollum's first season.

We'll also talk about the disappointing loss for the Iowa women, what went wrong, and how things look heading into 2026-27.

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