Episode 13, quite possibly one of the most generationally recognized names in hawkeye football's recent history. With a father that played at Iowa in the late 90's, a brother that played defensive end recently, and another brother that has an offer to play at Iowa. Eric is the 3rd Epenesa  in a family full of very talented athletes. He's a young underclassman on the team, but poised to make a true impact in the coming years, both on and off the football field. A well-spoken, courteous young man, we enjoyed chatting with Eric and think you'll enjoy the conversation as well.

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Welcome to the Iowa Hype Podcast. My son and I are avid Hawkeye fans and enjoy spending time together talking about the team, and life in general. My goal with this podcast is to spend some time with my son and be able to enjoy these episodes in 20 years. Matthew has had a blast chatting and interviewing guys that he absolutely views as Kings! Right now this is a fun thing we get to do together, but maybe, it will turn into something we can do together every couple of weeks!

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Episode 12, the international guest edition. Matthew started out worried that he wouldn't be able to understand or comprehend what Tory was saying, and ended up having a blast. A native of Australia, Tory attended a punting academy and made the seamless transition to American college football with high praise from those closest to the program. Tory has won the hearts of fans with his charming looks, witty press conferences, and pinpoint punt placements. Tory Taylor will be a Junior Punter for the Iowa Hawkeyes this coming season. Normally punting is an afterthought of the fans, or an opportunity to get up and use the restroom during the punts, but Tory is captivating to watch. His control of the ball and placement make it such an exciting opportunity to see where our defense will be able to start. Matthew loved this one and it really was a lot of fun. Tory is a great guest and we think you'll love listening.

Follow him on Instagram and Twitter. And make sure you check out the awesome work he's doing with "Count the Kicks," at countthekicks.org.

Also support the organization with some Tory Taylor swag at Raygun. Click HERE.

Welcome to the Iowa Hype Podcast. My son and I are avid Hawkeye fans and enjoy spending time together talking about the team, and life in general. My goal with this podcast is to spend some time with my son and be able to enjoy these episodes in 20 years. Matthew has had a blast chatting and interviewing guys that he absolutely views as Kings! Right now this is a really fun thing we get to do together, but maybe, it will turn into something we can do together every couple of weeks!

Check us out on Youtube, Twitter, and Instagram!

Episode 11, we have our 1st ever guest that's not a student athlete. Parker Dilley is one of the creative team that produces the videos you see on social media for the Iowa Hawkeye Football Team. He's been working with the Hawkeyes since he was a student there in college, aside from the short stint when he was a Maryland Terrapin for less than a year. Parker makes an incredible product week after week with both hype videos, and hit films that cover each game. If you saw Matthew's first ever Hype video we made, we straight up ripped it off of Parker and his creative team. He was ever so gracious and was complimentary in our efforts to duplicate his masterpiece. They do say imitation is the purest form of flattery. Parker works 7 days a week during the season and is extremely fun to chat with. This is our longest podcast ever, and I feel like I could have chatted with him easily for another hour. 

His Vimeo channel is absolutely INCREDIBLE! Check it out HERE.

Make sure you check out his awesome Instagram and follow him on Twitter.

Welcome to the Iowa Hype Podcast. My son and I are avid Hawkeye fans and enjoy spending time together talking about the team, and life in general. My goal with this podcast is to spend some time with my son and be able to enjoy these episodes in 20 years. Matthew has had a blast chatting and interviewing guys that he absolutely views as Kings! Right now this is a really fun thing we get to do together, but maybe, it will turn into something we can do together every couple of weeks!

Episode 10, our 5th ever guest, and this one really comes through. Kaevon Merriweather is a Senior from the state of Michigan, competing as a Defensive Back for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He is a very well spoken, smart, thoughtful athlete, as evidenced by not his social media, but the University of Iowa's Social Media feed. He is spotted giving back time and time again to the youth. Our first upperclassman and what might be our most fun interview yet. Kaevon is an absolute beautiful soul, as well as an incredible athlete, and the conversation ranged from his memories at Iowa, experiences, his acting debut, and even got into some African-American history and how we can all do better.  Honestly, we didn't get in everything I wanted to talk to him about, but I know we will have him back on again one day to finish our conversation. He's just a player that is really "Bigger Than the Game!"

Make sure you check out his very aesthetically pleasing Instagram and follow him on Twitter. 

Also, make sure to check out the new NIL collective HERE. Support the players and get a chance to win some cool stuff.

Welcome to the Iowa Hype Podcast. My son and I are avid Hawkeye fans and enjoy spending time together talking about the team, and life in general. My goal with this podcast is to spend some time with my son and be able to enjoy these episodes in 20 years. Matthew has had a blast chatting and interviewing guys that he absolutely views as Kings! Right now this is a really fun thing we get to do together, but maybe, it will turn into something we can do together every couple of weeks!

Episode 8, the one and only, up and coming...Cooper DeJean! We had our 3rd ever guest, and although Matthew kept yawning, he has not stopped talking about how cool Cooper was and how much he is going to root for him this coming season. Cooper did an incredible job of answering all of our questions and gave some really great answers to a couple of amateur podcast hosts. We cover his favorite moments in Kinnick, if he likes pineapple on his pizza, and end with knowing who would win between him and Xavier Nwankpa in a wrestling match.

Make sure you check out him out on Instagram and support him in his NIL deals on www.saturdayscount.com

Welcome to the Iowa Hype Podcast. My son and I are avid Hawkeye fans and enjoy spending time together talking about the team, and life in general. My goal with this podcast is to spend some time with my son and be able to enjoy these episodes in 20 years. Right now this is just a fun thing we did together, but hopefully, it turns into something we can do together every couple of weeks!

Episode 7, these episodes just keep getting more and more exciting! We had our 2nd ever guest, and man he did not disappoint! A very kind, courteous, professional young man, the one and the only Arland Bruce IV!!! We cover his favorite moments in Kinnick, if he likes pineapple on his pizza, and end with a bold prediction of touchdowns for the year. He was even kind enough to offer Matthew some free life advice.

Make sure you check out his site and buy a shirt or two to support your new favorite receiver. 

https://fanarch.com/collections/arland-bruce-iv

Welcome to the Iowa Hype Podcast. My son and I are avid Hawkeye fans and enjoy spending time together talking about the team, and life in general. My goal with this podcast is to spend some time with my son and be able to enjoy these episodes in 20 years. Right now this is just a fun thing we did together, but hopefully, it turns into something we can do together every couple of weeks!

Episode 6, the most exciting episode we've done to date!!! We had our first ever guest, and man he did not disappoint! A very kind, courteous, professional young man, the one and theonly Jermari Harris!!! We covered his favorite moments in Kinnick, our favorite moments, and end with a bold prediction of interceptions for the year.

Welcome to the Iowa Hype Podcast. My son and I are avid Hawkeye fans and enjoy spending time together talking about the team, and life in general. My goal with this podcast is to spend some time with my son and be able to enjoy these episodes in 20 years. Right now this is just a fun thing we did together, but hopefully, it turns into something we can do together every couple of weeks!