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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

Hawkeye Football Position Previews: Offensive line

SAM LOUWAGIE August 23, 2012

Brandon Scherff knows he has “some huge shoes to fill.” It should help, then, that he’s 6-5 and weighs 310 pounds. The last two Hawkeye left tackles, Bryan Bulaga and Riley Reiff,...

Big Ten Football Previews: Purdue

TORK MASON August 23, 2012

The Boilermakers had a mission in 2011: make it to a bowl game. They accomplished that in winning the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl last year — the program’s first bowl game since 2007. They said...

Finkbine golf course combats summer drought

TOMMY REINKING August 23, 2012

The lawns and grasses of Iowa City turned a dull brown and faded away throughout the summer, but the fairways of the Finkbine Golf Course have maintained their green hue and healthy look. Keeping the...

Men’s cross country expands roster

JALYN SOUCHEK August 23, 2012

The men’s cross-country team had a disappointing season in 2011, finishing ninth in the Big Ten meet and sending only one runner to NCAAs. This year the Hawkeyes have only seven returning runners...

Q&A: Women’s Cross Country coach Layne Anderson

LEVI LYNOTT August 23, 2012

Daily Iowan: How has this sport changed since you first started coaching at Iowa? Layne Anderson: Certainly it has changed, but I would, rather than ‘change’, use a term like “improve.”...

Former Green Bay Packer to visit campus

DI STAFF August 23, 2012

Former Green Bay Packer Aaron Kampman will visit the UI campus today to speak to Campus Crusade for Christ. He will speak at 8 p.m. in the IMU second-floor ballroom. Kampman, a former Hawkeye, was a defensive...

Hawkeye Football Position Previews: Linebackers

SAM LOUWAGIE August 22, 2012

James Morris talks about football like somebody who has played it for decades. When discussing the Iowa defense’s struggles last season, he doesn’t use talking points about effort or preparation....

Big Ten Football Previews: Penn State

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD August 22, 2012

Joe Paterno had 61 years of experience as a college coach, but he never led the charge of an NFL team. Bill O’Brien has. After 13 years of coaching at Brown, Georgia Tech, Maryland, and Duke, O’Brien...

Hawkeye RB Barkley Hill suffers torn ACL

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD August 22, 2012

The Iowa running backs are dropping like flies. Freshman Barkley Hill will miss the entire 2012 season because of a torn ACL suffered on the team’s open practice on Aug. 18, head coach Kirk Ferentz...

Commentary: After another RB goes down, time for the Hawks to air it out

SAM LOUWAGIE August 22, 2012

Here’s what the Iowa offense has following Tuesday’s sadly predictable announcement of Barkley Hill’s Aug. 18 ACL tear: Two fairly proven receivers. A matchup nightmare of a tight end. A standout...

Iowa volleyball welcomes former Husker as assistant coach

CARLOS SOSA August 22, 2012

Iowa volleyball’s Emily Yanny is a 6-2 middle blocker. She plays next to Chante’ Thompson, who’s 6-3. Sophomore Alessandra Dietz rounds out the middle standing at 6-1 with a much larger...

Iowa field hockey ranked No. 12

CODY GOODWIN August 22, 2012

The National Field Hockey Coaches Association released its Division I preseason poll Tuesday. Iowa’s field-hockey team snagged the 12th spot in the rankings with 347 points. Iowa is familiar with...