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John Steppe and Mike Hlas break down Iowa's 40-14 win over Northwestern, the quarterback change to Brendan Sullivan and what it means for the rest of the season on this episode of The Final Score.

Iowa soccer head coach Dave DiIanni joins The Gazette's John Steppe to discuss another successful season for the Hawkeyes. Iowa is ranked 11th in the country with a 13-1-3 record heading into Sunday’s regular-season finale at Minnesota.

Among the discussion topics:

• Iowa’s keys to success this season

• Freshman Berit Parten’s immediate goal-scoring impact

• Sitting in third place while not scheduled to face the Big Ten’s top two teams, USC and UCLA

• Iowa’s NCAA tournament outlook, including the possibility of hosting multiple rounds

• Support from AD Beth Goetz, a former soccer coach herself who once coached against DiIanni

Matt Wenzel of MLive joins The Gazette’s John Steppe on the Hawk Off The Press podcast this week to give Iowa football fans a Michigan State scouting report ahead of Saturday night’s game in East Lansing.

The Spartans are coming off a bye week but have lost three straight games under first-year coach Jonathan Smith.

The Gazette's John Steppe and Mike Hlas break down Iowa's 40-16 win over Washington on The Final Score, including another special Kaleb Johnson performance and why this was Hawkeyes' most complete performance of the season. Plus, the implications this win has for the rest of the season as the midway point arrives.

Andy Yamashita of The Seattle Times joins The Gazette’s John Steppe on the Hawk Off The Press podcast this week to preview Saturday’s Big Ten football game between Washington and Iowa.

The Huskies are coming off an appearance in last season’s national championship game, but this is a new team with a new coach and a new conference. Andy tells us what to expect from this version of Washington.

Doug Lesmerises of the Kings of the North podcast joins The Gazette's John Steppe on this week’s Hawk Off the Press podcast with a message for Heisman Trophy oddsmakers: Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson should be in the discussion at this point in the season.

Plus, how has Tim Lester changed the Hawkeyes’ offense? And does Iowa have a chance to beat Ohio State on Oct. 5?

It’s a late-night (well, more like early-morning) edition of The Final Score after Kaleb Johnson trampled Minnesota in a 31-14 Iowa victory. Tune in for postgame thoughts from The Gazette's John Steppe and Mike Hlas.

Iowa and Minnesota battle for the Floyd of Rosedale trophy in their Big Ten opener Saturday night in Minneapolis.

Andy Greder of the St. Paul Pioneer Press joins The Gazette's John Steppe on the Hawk Off The Press podcast to help preview the game — beyond just punt returns.

The nonconference portion of Iowa’s schedule wrapped up with a 38-21 win over Troy, a game more unusual than the score indicates. John Steppe break it down and look ahead to the Hawkeyes’ Big Ten potential on this episode of The Final Score podcast.

How did Iowa lose a 13-point halftime lead? How did Iowa State rally from a scoreless first half? And what does the Cyclones’ 20-19 win tell us about the rest of the season? The Gazette's John Steppe and Mike Hlas break down the Cy-Hawk game on this episode of The Final Score podcast.