I on the Hawks

Iowa has come to its first bye week of the season and through 4 games the Hawkeyes are 3-1.

We discuss how the offense, defense and special teams has performed through those first four games, and chart our season MVPs so far.

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Floyd of Rosedale is back home in Iowa. Kaleb Johnson continues his impressive season and has posted the best numbers through 4 games of any Hawkeye running back in nearly 3 decades.

What went right Saturday in Minneapolis & what still needs work, heading into a bye week before Iowa's toughest game of the season.

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Floyd of Rosedale is on the line Saturday when Iowa travels to Minnesota Saturday for its first Big Ten conference game.

We'll take a look at the heated rivalry, will we see controversy in a series that's seen plenty in recent years, and a Hawk Highlight from an important defensive player.

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Despite a 14-10 deficit at halftime, Iowa won comfortably at home against Troy 38-21. The Hawkeyes scored 14 points in the 3rd and 4th quarter to overcome the Trojans.

We'll discuss the Hawkeyes win and the concerns we saw in Iowa's last non-conference game.

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Iowa is coming off its first loss of the season, a 20-19 gut-wrenching defeat at the hands of Iowa State. But now the Hawkeyes' 24-hour rule has passed, meaning they are fully focused on their next game, the Troy Trojans.

Troy has won 11+ games the past two seasons but have a brand new coach and 60+ new players. Iowa should win, but what does success look like this Saturday? We discuss on our preview podcast.

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Iowa led for nearly the entire game Saturday but didn't make enough plays to seal a second-straight Cy-Hawk win. Red zone woes, poor QB play, and Iowa's defense uncharacteristically allowing explosive plays in the second half helped Iowa State come back and beat the Hawkeyes 20-19 on a 54-yard Kyle Konrardy field goal with just six seconds left.

We'll also discuss what Iowa did well Saturday, like rushing the ball and playing defense (for one half).

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Iowa and Iowa State clash this Saturday in an intriguing Power 4 non-conference game. Both squads are 1-0 after games against ranked FCS teams. Iowa started slow and finished hot, beating Illinois State 40-0 with 5 second half touchdowns. Iowa State couldn't have started hotter, scoring a touchdown in two offensive plays, but grinded out a 21-3 win over North Dakota.

Who will prevail Saturday in Iowa City?

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It's the Iowa offense fans have been waiting years to see. Iowa gains 492 total yards against Illinois State, the most from this offense in 5 years. We'll break down the major talking points following the Hawkeyes first game of the season.

Topics: Tale of two halves, Cade is 100% healthy, Reece Vander Zee's emergence, Iowa's D shuts out the opponent, etc.

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Iowa's News Now anchor Mitch Fick is hosting the "Remembering Hayden Fry" panel at the 2024 FryFest in Coralville.

FryFest is the annual celebration of legendary Iowa Head Coach Hayden Fry. It is the unofficial kickoff to the Hawkeye football season every year since 2009.

The panel includes former Hayden Fry players Hap Peterson, Jared Devries, Jim Molini, former assistant coaches Dan McCarney, Don Patterson, and former sports information director Phil Haddy.

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It's officially game week! Iowa takes on Illinois State Saturday at Kinnick Stadium. It will be the first time since November 25, 1978 Iowa will play a game without Kirk Ferentz or Hayden Fry on the sideline.

How will the players react? How with Seth Wallace perform as acting-head coach? Will Iowa start 1-0 against a good FCS team? We discuss that and more on this week's I on the Hawks podcast.

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