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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

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 26, 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...

Iowa's Bo Bower and Josey Jewell celebrate a stopped Rutgers touchdown 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)

How full is Hawks’ glass?

September 26, 2016

By Blake Dowson | [email protected] The Iowa football team is 3-1 and still controls its destiny as far as winning the Big Ten West, something the team has aspirations to do. But the product the...

Iowa running back Akrum Wadley runs in for a 37-yard touch down 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)

The Monday Breakdown — Iowa vs. Rutgers

Jordan Hansen, [email protected] September 26, 2016

In Iowa's 14-7 win over Rutgers, many of the same issues that harassed them against North Dakota State popped up once again. Namely, rushing defense and consistency on offensive drives. These are...

Iowa running back Akrum Wadley runs in for a 37-yard touch down 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)

Wadley wins in ‘homecoming’

September 25, 2016

New Jersey native Akrum Wadley wasn’t recruited by Rutgers, and he said that motivated him. By Jordan Hansen | [email protected] PISCATAWAY, N.J. — It was fitting Akrum Wadley scored the Iowa...

Five things we learned: Iowa vs. Rutgers

September 25, 2016

Five things we learned: Iowa vs. Rutgers By Courtney Baumann [email protected] It wasn’t pretty, but Iowa came away with a win on its road trip to Piscataway, New Jersey, on Sept. 24....

Nervous, but no disaster

Nervous, but no disaster

September 24, 2016

By Jordan Hansen | [email protected] PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Four games into the season, there is starting to be a bit of a cause for worry about the Iowa football team. Not "burn it all to the...

Defense shoves Hawkeyes past Rutgers

Defense shoves Hawkeyes past Rutgers

September 24, 2016

By Jordan Hansen| [email protected] PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Someone on Iowa's defense had to make a play. It was starting to get late in the fourth quarter, and Rutgers, a series ago, had picked...

Iowa tight end George Kittle holds up the ball after scoring a touchdown during the Iowa-Nebraska game at Memorial Stadium on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. Kittle scored the first touchdown of the game.The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 28-20, to finish off a perfect regular season. (The Daily Iowan/ John Theulen)

Halftime report: Iowa 7, Rutgers 0

September 24, 2016

By Jordan Hansen | Jordan-Hansen @uiowa.edu PISCATAWAY— It took a long drive before the end of the half, but the Hawkeyes finally got on the board. Iowa put together an incredible 99 yard, 1:30...