Kirk Ferentz: ‘Disappointment’s the word’ after Big Ten’s decision to postpone fall sports
Isaac Goffin, Asst. Sports Editor
August 11, 2020
Sorry was the word from reporters. Disappointment was the word from Iowa football head coach Kirk Ferentz at a press conference shortly after the Big Ten’s decision to delay fall sports. “Disappointment’s the best word certainly but its emotional,” Ferentz said. “It’s hard. I know for...
Big Ten postpones fall 2020 sports
Isaac Goffin, Assistant Sports Editor
August 11, 2020
The Big Ten Conference announced on Tuesday that it is postponing all fall sports for the 2020 season due to concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision includes regular-season competitions and Big Ten championships and tournaments. The conference will consider the possibility of playing these...
Iowa football players voice support for season as Big Ten’s decision on fall sports looms
Robert Read, Sports Editor
August 9, 2020
Commissioners of the Power Five conferences held a meeting on Sunday due to a growing concern among college athletics officials that fall sports, including the upcoming football season, cannot be played due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by ESPN. Following a meeting on Saturday, Big Ten presidents are ready to "pull the plug" on fal...
Big Ten delaying start of padded practices
Robert Read, Sports Editor
August 8, 2020
The Big Ten announced Saturday morning that football practices in the conference will not progress to full contact as originally scheduled. Many Big Ten teams, including Iowa, began fall practices Friday in helmets only as part of a two-day acclimatization period. Following the first two days ...
Iowa wide receiver Oliver Martin reportedly enters transfer portal
Robert Read, Sports Editor
August 7, 2020
Iowa wide receiver Oliver Martin has entered the NCAA transfer portal, according to a report by David Eickholt of 247 Sports. The former standout Iowa City West prep joined the Hawkeyes last summer after transferring from Michigan. Martin became immediately eligible to play for Iowa and scored h...
Schedule breakdown: Looking at the Iowa football team’s 2020 opponents
Robert Read, Sports Editor
August 6, 2020
The Iowa football team is about a month away from kicking off its 2020 season. Or at least that’s what the schedule says. The Big Ten released its new football schedule on Wednesday. Iowa is currently set to play 10 games, all against Big Ten opponents. The schedule is subject to change depen...
Power Five conferences taking different approaches to 2020 football scheduling
Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter
August 6, 2020
Throughout the summer, major conferences around the nation have been changing schedule formats for this fall in an effort to make athletic events possible. The Ivy League was the first to announce a change to the schedule, canceling fall sports through the end of the year and leaving an optio...
Iowa limiting capacity at Kinnick Stadium for 2020 home football games
Robert Read, Sports Editor
August 6, 2020
Iowa athletic director Gary Barta wrote in a letter sent to football season ticket holders Thursday that capacity will be reduced to 10,000-15,000 seats per game at Kinnick Stadium in 2020 and that there will be no season tickets. If Iowa plays its five scheduled home game, and if fans are permi...
Iowa football team ranked No. 23 in preseason Coaches Poll
Robert Read, Sports Editor
August 6, 2020
The Iowa football teams enters the 2020 football season ranked No. 23 in the nation according to the initial Amway Coaches Poll, which was released Thursday by USA Today. Iowa is one of six Big Ten teams ranked in the poll, along with Ohio State (No. 2), Penn State (No. 7), Wisconsin (No. 12), ...
Looking back at Iowa football’s 1918 game with no fans
Will Fineman, Sports Reporter
August 5, 2020
With the football season still in question and no guarantee that fans will be allowed to attend games, Iowa football is experiencing a lot of firsts. If the football team were to play in an empty stadium this year, however, it would not be the first time the Hawkeyes took the field with no st...
Schedule change, safety guidelines ensure 2020 Iowa high school football season will be unique
Jordan Winke, Sports Reporter
August 5, 2020
The governing body for Iowa high school football, the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA), released a revised schedule for the 2020 football season on July 24. It was another indicator of just how different this season is going to look amid the pandemic. The new schedule considers the n...
Big Ten football players form unity group, express concerns about upcoming season
Robert Read, Sports Editor
August 5, 2020
Football players from the Big Ten followed the lead of Pac-12 players in forming a unity group and publishing a list of demands related to the COVID-19 pandemic and player safety. The list of demands was published in a letter in The Players' Tribune through a group called College Athlete Unity (CAU) shortly after...