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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa men’s head basketball coach Fran McCaffery takes a photo with Big Ten Conference Commissioner Kevin Warren during Big Ten Basketball Media Days at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021.

Penn pals: How Warren, McCaffery, and Collins ended up in the Big Ten Conference

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor October 8, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS — The 1981-82 University of Pennsylvania men’s basketball team wasn’t particularly noteworthy. The squad isn’t enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, and it wasn't...

The 2022 NCAA  Basketball Championship trophies are displayed during Big Ten Basketball Media Days at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. (Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Big Ten women’s basketball notebook: Rutgers’ C. Vivian Stringer not with team

Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor October 8, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS — Rutgers head women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer has not been with her team since April because of COVID-19 concerns, Scarlet Knights associate head coach Tim Eatman said...

Herky waves a flag before a football game between No. 18 Iowa and No. 17 Indiana at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Hoosiers 34-6. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

Experts weigh in on the Iowa football team’s matchup with Penn State

Robert Read, Pregame Editor October 8, 2021

Saturday’s matchup between No. 4 Penn State and No. 3 Iowa at Kinnick Stadium will be the premier matchup in college football this week. It could be the most anticipated game of the entire regular...

What Penn State head coach James Franklin had to say about Iowa before Saturday's top-five matchup

What Penn State head coach James Franklin had to say about Iowa before Saturday’s top-five matchup

Robert Read, Pregame Editor October 8, 2021

Penn State head coach James Franklin isn’t exactly thrilled about traveling to Iowa City for Saturday’s top-five matchup between the No. 3 Hawkeyes and the No. 4 Nittany Lions. Well, with one...

Crews set up the Big Noon Kickoff Fox Sports pregame NCAA football television show set, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, on the east side of the Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa. No. 3 Iowa Hawkeyes host No. 4 Penn State this weekend. The pregame show starts broadcasting live at 9 a.m

What to know about FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff appearance in Iowa City

Robert Read, Pregame Editor October 8, 2021

ESPN’s College GameDay isn’t in Iowa City for Saturday’s top-five football matchup — much to the disappointment of Hawkeye fans. But another prominent pregame show is already set up to preview...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa., has a conversation at the Iowa State Capitol on Monday, January 13, 2020. The House convened and leaders in the Iowa House of Representatives gave opening remarks to preview their priorities for the 2020 session.

Former Iowa Representative enters U.S. Senate race

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor October 8, 2021

Another Democrat has joined the race for Sen. Chuck Grassley’s Senate seat.  Bob Krause, a Democrat who represented portions of the Palo Alto and Humboldt counties in the Iowa House for three...

On the Record: Oct. 8, 2021

On the Record: Oct. 8, 2021

October 8, 2021

In this episode of “On the Record” host Eleanor Hildebrandt and co-producers Caitlin Crome and Meg Doster sat down with DI reporters to get an in-depth look at their stories and talk this week’s...

An Iowa spirit squad member lifts a flag up during a football game between Iowa and Maryland at Maryland Stadium on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Terrapins 51-14. (Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan)

Where to watch Saturday’s Iowa-Penn State football game

Robert Read, Pregame Editor October 7, 2021

The eyes of college football will be fixated on Kinnick Stadium this Saturday. No. 3 Iowa is hosting No. 4 Penn State in the first top-five matchup at Kinnick Stadium since 1985. Below is viewing...

Iowa players begin to warmup during a football game between Iowa and Maryland at Maryland Stadium on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021.The Hawkeyes defeated the Terrapins 51-14. (Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan)

On the Line: Daily Iowan football staff picks Week 6 games

DI Staff October 7, 2021

The Daily Iowan football staff picks five football games every week as part of our Pregame edition. Read how the staff picked the No. 4 Penn State vs. No. 3 Iowa game — as well as four other contests...

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz signs a ball for kid captain Kale Schmidt during “Kid’s Day at Kinnick” inside Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 14.

Cancer survivor Kale Schmidt taking on Kinnick with the Hawkeyes

Rylee Wilson, Managing Editor October 7, 2021

When Kale Schmidt was going through chemotherapy five years ago at the Stead Family Children’s Hospital, he and his family would look out over the field at Kinnick Stadium during home games. Kale...