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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz watches his team during a timeout of the Iowa-NDSU game at Kinnick on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. NDSU defeated Iowa in the final seconds of the game with a 37-yard field goal, 23-21. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Problems without clear solutions

October 1, 2016

By Jordan Hansen | [email protected] Iowa doesn't want to believe anything is fundamentally wrong with its football team. It wants to believe there are a few minor errors and they can be corrected....

Hawkeyes take on water against Northwestern

Hawkeyes take on water against Northwestern

October 1, 2016

By Blake Dowson [email protected] The weather set the tone for what was an altogether miserable Oct. 1 for Iowa fans, as the Hawkeyes dropped the second game of their Big Ten slate to Northwestern,...

Halftime: Iowa 21, Northwestern 17

Halftime: Iowa 21, Northwestern 17

October 1, 2016

By Jordan Hansen | [email protected] It's been a weird, weird first half. Northwestern went up 7-0 early after a nice punt return gave them the ball at the Iowa 5-yard line and marched in for...

Iowa running back LeShun Daniels, Jr. runs with the ball during the Iowa-Illinois State game in Kinnick on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. The Hawkeyes defeated the Redbirds, 31-14. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Pregame musings — Iowa vs. Northwestern

October 1, 2016

By: DI Pregame Staff Hello and welcome to Homecoming football Saturday, live from Kinnick Stadium. Fittingly, it's cold and kind of raining a little bit, so a slightly sloppy game certainly isn't...

Iowa running back LeShun Daniels, Jr. runs with the ball during the Iowa-Illinois State game in Kinnick on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. The Hawkeyes defeated the Redbirds, 31-14. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Banged-up Hawks shrug off injuries

September 30, 2016

Losing a key piece on offense before a matchup against Northwestern is nothing new for Iowa. By Blake Dowson [email protected] It seems like the Iowa football team has been here before, dealing...

Hawkeye legendary QB Duncan passes away

Hawkeye legendary QB Duncan passes away

September 29, 2016

By Jordan Hansen [email protected] Former Iowa All-American quarterback Randy Duncan passed away Tuesday evening in Des Moines at the age of 79. Duncan, who lettered for the Hawkeyes from 1956-58,...

The Rutgers team runs onto the field during the Iowa-Rutgers game at High Point Solution Stadium at Piscataway on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. The Hawkeyes defeated the Knights, 14-7. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

After Griak, Hawkeyes need harriers to regroup

September 28, 2016

By Adam Hensley [email protected] The Hawkeyes competed at the Roy Griak Invitational on Sept. 24 in Minneapolis, but unlike their previous two races this season, the results differed — and not...

Iowa wide receiver Matt VandeBerg runs with the ball in Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. The Hawkeyes defeated the Redbirds, 31-14.

VandeBerg gone, possibly for season

September 27, 2016

No panic, Kirk Ferentz says, after the Hawks’ top receiver goes down with an injury By Jordan Hansen [email protected] While Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz said the team wasn’t in crisis mode...

Nebraska linebacker Michael Rose-Ivey (15), defensive end DaiShon Neal (9) and linebacker Mohamed Barry (7) kneel during the national anthem before the team's NCAA college football game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. Rose-Ivey said Monday he and his family have received racially charged criticism on social media, and said the responses show why the protest is necessary. (Matt Ryerson/Journal Star via AP)

Nebraska coach backs protesting players

September 27, 2016

By Mario Williams [email protected] San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kapernick started a trend of protesting during the national anthem earlier this football season, and many athletes across...

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz gets interviewed after the Iowa-Illinois State game in Kinnick on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. The Hawkeyes defeated the Redbirds, 31-14. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Highlights from Kirk Ferentz’s presser — 9/27

Jordan Hansen, [email protected] September 27, 2016

Each week Kirk Ferentz talks with the media on Tuesday. Here's what he had to say this week. "Certainly happy we're preparing for a football game and not sandbagging." Says that Northwestern...

WR VandeBerg out indefinitely

WR VandeBerg out indefinitely

September 27, 2016

By Blake Dowson [email protected] Iowa senior wide receiver Matt VandeBerg injured his foot on Monday at practice, according to a release sent out by the program Tuesday morning. VandeBerg,...

The Iowa football team signs the fight son after the Iowa-Rutgers game at High Point Solution Stadium at Piscataway on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. The Hawkeyes defeated the Knights, 14-7. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Questions pile up for Iowa football

Jordan Hansen, [email protected] September 27, 2016

After another close game against an opponent originally thought to be inferior, the Iowa football team has some questions to answer. Mostly, how is the team going to pull itself out of the funk it’s...