With Iowa football media day on Friday and the Kids Day open practice on Saturday, we should know a lot more about the 2022 Hawkeyes soon. Hawkeye Nation's Rob Howe joins The Gazette's John Steppe on Hawk Off The Press to discuss the key players and position groups to watch.

Plus, thoughts on Big Ten media rights negotations and predictions for Iowa's record this season.

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Iowa running backs coach Ladell Betts is the guest on this episode of Hawk Off The Press with The Gazette's John Steppe.

Among the discussion topics:

• His approach to fall camp with a young group of running backs.
• His thoughts on NIL and how often it comes up in recruiting.
• The importance of fullbacks at Iowa.
• What's changed at Iowa since his playing career and why he wanted to return as a coach.

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The Gazette's John Steppe answers your Iowa football questions from Big Ten Media Days on this episode of Hawk Off The Press.

What does the offensive line look like after Justin Britt's injury?

Why isn't Xavier Nwankpa in the two-deeps?

How much does Kirk Ferentz's voice resonate in college football?

Is there really a reason to be optimistic about the Iowa offense?

All that, and much more. You can contribute your questions to future episodes by joining our free text group. Text 319-729-8218.

Iowa offensive line coach George Barnett is the guest on this week's Hawk Off The Press podcast with The Gazette's John Steppe. Barnett talks about how Iowa develops young O-line starters, his career path, how his high school coaches helped him through tragedy, what it was like coaching Tyler Linderbaum, how he would build a perfect Iowa O-lineman and more.

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Notre Dame? Oregon and Washington? Holding at 16? What's next for the Big Ten after last week's additions of USC and UCLA? The Gazette's John Steppe is joined by The Des Moines Register's Kennington Lloyd Smith III to discuss the conference's next steps and what these moves mean for Iowa.

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Thursday was a big news day. The Gazette's John Steppe answers your questions about 5-star recruit Kadyn Proctor committing to Iowa and the Big Ten adding UCLA and USC.

Iowa football defensive coordinator Phil Parker is the guest on this week's Hawk Off The Press podcast with The Gazette's John Steppe.

Consistency has been key for Parker and Iowa's defense, and he talks about why that is, what he looks for in recruits to fit in with the Hawkeyes, why he stayed at Iowa even when he had other job offers and how Bob Sanders set the tone for Ferentz-era defenses.

But Parker also talks about how things have changed in his time as coach, including the cash position at Iowa and increased use of analytics.

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HawkeyeReport's Tom Kakert joins the Hawk Off The Press podcast to discuss the latest updates in Iowa football recruiting, what's happening with an NIL collective for Hawkeye athletes and what quarterback Spencer Petras' offseason looks like (10:40).

First, Iowa director of track and field and cross country Joey Woody recaps the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field championships and the Hawkeyes' season as a whole.

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This week’s Hawk Off The Press podcast takes Iowa football questions from our text group subscribers.

Some of the questions include:

• Why doesn’t Kirk Ferentz promote another assistant coach to co- or assistant offensive coordinator to help Brian Ferentz?
• What’s the wide receivers’ health status?
• What will Iowa’s passing game look like in 2022? Is Spencer Petras really going to start another season?

You can subscribe to our text group for free and talk to our reporters by texting 319-729-8193 or entering your phone number here.

Iowa defensive line coach Kelvin Bell is this week’s guest on the Hawk Off the Press podcast.

Bell offers his thoughts on NIL, collectives, the transfer portal, spring/summer recruiting, Iowa’s defensive approach and more.

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