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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette catches a pass during the Iowa football vs. Penn State game in Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. The Nittany Lions defeated the Hawkeyes 17-12.

On the Line: Week 1

DI Staff October 22, 2020

Iowa vs. Purdue Robert Read, Pregame Editor: Iowa — Wait, a season is happening? Austin Hanson, Sports Editor: Iowa — We don’t even know Purdue’s starting QB yet. Isaac Goffin, Assistant...

Chief Infection Officer for Iowa Athletics James Torner poses for a portrait outside of the College of Public Health Building on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020.

Big Ten gives daily dose of COVID-19 precautions to ensure player safety

Brooklyn Draisey, Projects Editor October 22, 2020

With Big Ten football set to begin this weekend, the league has implemented guidelines across each athletics program to ensure the safety of players, coaches, and staff members amid the spread of the...

Purdue wide receiver Rondale Moore (4) runs with the ball after the catch against the Vanderbilt Commodores on Sept. 7, 2019 at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind. (John Mersits/CSM/Zuma Press/TNS)

Week 1 scouting report: Purdue

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter October 22, 2020

Big Ten football has returned and, somewhat surprisingly, so has Purdue’s Rondale Moore. The Boilermakers’ star wide receiver will be one of the biggest threats for Purdue this season and Iowa...

Hawkeye Dallas Clark rushes the endzone for a touchdown against the Redhawks during the third quarter of the Hawkeye's 44-19 victory Sept. 8, 2001 at Kinnick Stadium.

One-on-one with former Iowa tight end Dallas Clark

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor October 22, 2020

The Daily Iowan: For a lot of people, the run of great Iowa tight ends the last two decades kind of starts with you. Can you talk a little about the history and tradition of the position at Iowa? Dallas...

Justin Fields (1) of the Ohio State Buckeyes tries to get around the tackle of Khaleke Hudson (7) of the Michigan Wolverines during the second half at Michigan Stadium on November 30, 2019 in Ann Arbor, MI. Fields was one of the proponents of restarting the Big Ten conference amind COVID-19 pandemic. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images/TNS)

Around the Big Ten: Week 1

Isaac Goffin, Assistant Sports Editor October 22, 2020

Big Ten Power Rankings Ohio State Breaking: The Buckeyes might be the 2020 Big Ten Champions. Penn State I can wait for the Hawkeyes matchup against the Nittany Lions on Nov. 21. ...

Iowa players line up before a football game between Iowa and Middle Tennessee State University on Saturday, September 28, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Blue Raiders 48-3.

From postponed to Purdue: Once-unlikely 2020 Iowa football season kicks off Saturday

Robert Read, Pregame Editor October 22, 2020

Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum could best compare the offseason to riding a roller coaster for several months in a row. Wide receiver Tyrone Tracy described trying to keep up with the Big Ten over...

Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley prepares for a play during a football game between Iowa and Rutgers at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, September 7, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Scarlet Knights, 30-0.

Iowa football’s Coy Cronk ready for his homecoming

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter October 21, 2020

Coy Cronk will take his first game snaps in a Hawkeye uniform on Saturday in a venue that’s very familiar to him. A graduate transfer from Indiana, Cronk has started 40 Big Ten games and is replacing...

Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm looks on during a game against Penn State at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania, on October 5, 2019.

Big Ten notebook: Brohm tests positive for COVID-19, PSU RB possibly out for season

Isaac Goffin, Assistant Sports Editor October 20, 2020

Week 1 of the 2020 Big Ten football season consists of all conference games, which will be the case for all nine weeks of the season, assuming all the games end up happening. COVID-19 was expected...

Iowa wideout Tyrone Tracy, Jr. carries the ball during the 2019 SDCCU Holiday Bowl between Iowa and USC in San Diego on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. Tracy, Jr. scored first in the game with this 23-yard carry.

Iowa’s Tyrone Tracy will kneel during national anthem Saturday

Robert Read, Pregame Editor October 20, 2020

Iowa sophomore wide receiver Tyrone Tracy said on a video conference Tuesday that he will kneel during the national anthem on Saturday before the team’s season-opener at Purdue. “I know how...

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz and offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz watch the game during Iowa's game at Indiana at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018.

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...

Detroit Lions offensive lineman Matt Nelson (67) stretches during their joint training camp practice with the New England Patriots at their team headquarters in Allen Park, on Tuesday, August 6, 2019.

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...