Danny Payne, Pregame editor: OK, so we’ve had a week to dissect Stanford, so initial thoughts. Go. Ryan Rodriguez, football reporter: A lot like we were saying against Michigan State — it’s a really...

By Jordan Hansen   |   [email protected] Between now and Jan. 1, 2016, the Iowa football team has quite a bit to prepare for against the Stanford offense. The most obvious piece, of course, is...

Iowa defensive back Desmond King was named to the 2015 Football Writers Association of America, the sixth outlet that has named him an All-American. King is now officially a consensus All-American. In...

No. 5 Iowa and No. 6 Stanford have the potential to be a very fun and intriguing matchup. By Danny Payne  | [email protected] There is a corny newspaper joke to be made about finals week and...

Iowa cornerback Desmond King won the Jim Thorpe Award for best defensive back in the country. By Danny Payne [email protected] Desmond King isn’t only the best defensive back in the Big Ten,...

By Charlie Green [email protected] Dear award committee, Give Desmond King the Thorpe Award. Do it. You know you want to. Because how many players in the country have 8 interceptions? There’s...

Defense was the name of the game in the Big Ten Championship. By Jordan Hansen [email protected] INDIANAPOLIS — In the Big Ten Championship, defense was the name of the game. While, of course,...

  The Iowa football team fell to Michigan State, 16-13 on Dec. 5. By Charlie Green [email protected] Spartans are physically superior Both Iowa and Michigan State are programs...

Kirk Ferentz wouldn’t use the word “consolation” when describing his team’s upcoming trip to the Rose Bowl. That word implies pity — it gives a connotation that a team doesn’t deserve what...

For the sixth time in school history and the first time since 1991, the No. 5 Iowa football team will play in the 102nd Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 2016, at 4:10 on ESPN. After falling in the Big Ten Championship...

Michigan State’s fatal final drive came after slowly and patiently exhausting Iowa’s defense in the third quarter. By Charlie Green [email protected] INDIANAPOLIS — In the context of Iowa’s...

The Iowa football program is in a much different place than it was a year ago. By Ryan Rodriguez [email protected] Iowa’s most recent memory from a football game is without a question one of...