Attorney for eight former Hawkeye football players responds to UI rejecting demands
Robert Read, Pregame Editor
October 19, 2020
Attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons said in a statement Monday that the eight Black former Iowa football players that he represents remain determined despite the University of Iowa rejecting their demands for a $20 million payment and for head coach Kirk Ferentz, offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz, and A...
Nelson key to Detroit’s rushing success, Kittle dominates on Sunday Night Football in NFL Week 6
Robert Read, Pregame Editor
October 19, 2020
In his time as a Hawkeye football player, Matt Nelson’s job was to attack quarterbacks and running backs. Now, in the NFL, he is tasked with protecting them. A mainstay on Iowa’s defensive line from 2015-18, Nelson was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Detroit Lions following his c...
Iowa women’s soccer logging minutes via intrasquad scrimmage
Ben Palya, Sports Reporter
October 19, 2020
After about six months off, the Iowa women’s soccer team has finally gotten to play some semi-competitive matches. The team first scrimmaged on Oct. 9, playing to a 0-0 draw as the team was split in two. Being out on the pitch in a competitive setting was exciting for everyone involved, as it...
Iowa players weigh in on golf’s distance debate
Chris Werner, Sports Reporter
October 19, 2020
Ever since John Daly became the first PGA TOUR player to average a 300-yard carry with his driver back in 1997, length off the tee has been a topic of conversation in the world of golf. Although driving distance hasn’t steadily increased from year-to-year, the overall trend has been skyward. Following the 1...
Women’s swimmers amend Title IX complaint
Austin Hanson, Sports Editor
October 19, 2020
After their initial Title IX complaint was filed on Sept. 25, Iowa swimmers' Sage Ohlensehlen, Christian Kaufman, Alexa Puccini, and Kelsey Drake filed an amended version of the same complaint Oct. 16. The amendment expands the swimmers' initial Sept. 25 demands that called for the reinstatement of th...
Iowa, Gonzaga men’s basketball teams will officially compete Dec. 19 in Sioux Falls
Robert Read, Pregame Editor
October 19, 2020
The Iowa men’s basketball team confirmed Monday morning that it will compete against Gonzaga on Dec. 19 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in one of the premier nonconference matchups of the 2020 season. A limited number of tickets will go on sale at a later date, according to a re...
UI athletics department reports COVID-19 testing update
Robert Read, Pregame Editor
October 19, 2020
The University of Iowa athletics department announced Monday that it conducted 660 COVID-19 PCR tests for the week of Oct. 12-18 and received six positive tests and 654 negative tests. As part of Iowa's return to campus protocol, testing began May 29 and includes athletes, coaches, and staff. A tot...
Depth a strength for Iowa basketball
Austin Hanson, Sports Editor
October 18, 2020
The Hawkeye men’s basketball team officially started practice on Wednesday, and with it, an unprecedented season for head coach Fran McCaffery. Throughout the offseason, McCaffery and his team dealt with the effects of COVID-19. McCaffery disclosed in a virtual Oct. 6 press conference that ...
Hawkeye baseball turns to intrasquad scrimmages
Will Fineman, Sports Reporter
October 18, 2020
The Hawkeyes are back at Duane Banks Field and have kicked off their annual Black and Gold World Series. The Iowa baseball team has been playing in intrasquad scrimmages twice a week since the middle of September in the absence of fall competition. “They are really important for a number of re...
Opinion | Week 1 is here, but challenges remain
Robert Read, Pregame Editor
October 18, 2020
This wasn’t a story I necessarily thought I was going to write this fall. When the Big Ten postponed fall sports on Aug. 11, I started planning for a spring (or winter?) football season. When Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren said that the fall season wouldn’t be revisited, I assumed that ...
Kirk Ferentz responds to demand letter from former players
Robert Read, Pregame Editor
October 18, 2020
Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz released a statement on Sunday in response to the demand letter sent to the University of Iowa on Oct. 5, which called for, among other things, his dismissal, and the dismissals of offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz and Athletics Department Gary Barta. "I am dis...
Eight former Iowa football players demand removal of Kirk and Brian Ferentz, Gary Barta
Robert Read, Pregame Editor
October 18, 2020
Eight Black former University of Iowa football players are demanding monetary compensation and the removal of head coach Kirk Ferentz, offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz, and Athletics Director Gary Barta, claiming they were subjected to intentional race discrimination by the coaching staff and administrat...