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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

Coaches Paul Chryst, Lovie Smith, Tom Allen, and James Franklin interview with Fox Sports Game Analyst, Joel Klatt, during the Big Ten Football Media Day Luncheon at McCormick Place Conference Center in Chicago on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Around the Big Ten

Adam Hensley, [email protected] September 29, 2017

1) Penn State (4-0): [Stephen A. Smith voice] Saquon Barkley is a baaaaad man. He had more all-purpose yards than the entire Rutgers football team did last weekend. 2) Wisconsin (3-0): Quarterback...

Iowa line backer Josey Jewell celebrates an interception during the game between Iowa and Penn State at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. Both teams are going into the game undefeated with records of 3-0. The Nittany Lions defeated the Hawkeyes 21-19. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Senior linebackers at helm of defensive leadership

Courtney Baumann, [email protected] September 29, 2017

The Iowa football team has seen its fair share of changes over the past few months. There was the transition of Brian Ferentz into taking over the offensive-coordinator position, the loss of a large...

Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke during the Spartans' spring scrimmage on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich. (Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free Press/TNS)

By the Numbers: Michigan state

September 29, 2017

By Carter Melrose [email protected] After last week’s loss to Penn State, many are glad Michigan State doesn’t have a Saquon Barkley. Instead, Michigan State’s offense is spread rather evenly...

Iowa linebacker Bo Bower poses for a photo during Iowa Football Media Day on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

One on one with Bo Bower

September 29, 2017

Daily Iowan football reporter Pete Ruden caught up with weakside linebacker Bo Bower, a senior from West Branch.  Daily Iowan: Who is your go-to music artist? Bo Bower: I got a lot of them. I really...

Iowa head coach Bond Shymansky speaks to the team after the match between Iowa and Northern Illinois inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. The Hawkeyes went on to defeat the Huskies 3-0. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa volleyball faces big time Big Ten battles

Anna Kayser, [email protected] September 29, 2017

The Hawkeye volleyball team will return to Carver-Hawkeye this weekend to take on two top-10 teams. Iowa starts off the weekend tonight against No. 7 Wisconsin, and a win would do wonders for the Hawkeyes. “You...

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz calls timeout during the game between Iowa and Penn State at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. Both teams are going into the game undefeated with records of 3-0. The Nittany Lions defeated the Hawkeyes 21-19. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Hawkeyes look to take Spartans down

Pete Ruden, [email protected] September 29, 2017

For Iowa fans, Michigan State is synonymous with the 2015 Big Ten Championship game. The fans remember the Spartans’ demoralizing 22-play, 82-yard final drive that meticulously picked the Hawkeyes...

Madison Waymire (right) and Andrea Shine run up a hill at the Hawkeye Invitational Cross Country meet on Friday, September 1, 2017. (David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan)

Hawkeye cross-country facing tough competition in Indiana

Hanna Malzenski, [email protected] September 29, 2017

Following a weekend free of competition, Hawkeye cross-country will travel today to South Bend, Indiana, to compete in the Joe Piane Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame. The Hawkeyes will face an intense...

Iowa field hockey players face off against the University of New Hampshire on Sunday, 10 September, 2017. Iowa defeated UNH by a final score of 7-1. (David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa field hockey to clash with Indiana

September 29, 2017

After two losses against two Big Ten opponents, Iowa expects a different result from the Indiana game; the players are working on enhancing what they do well and fixing the problems. By Taylor McNitt...

Iowa's Natalie Winters kicks the ball during a game against Montana at the Soccer Complex on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated to the Griz, 1-0 on senior night. (Lily Smith/ The Daily Iowan)

Hawkeyes prepare for Michigan home trip

Jordan Zuniga, [email protected] September 29, 2017

It’s been three weeks since Iowa soccer celebrated its last goal, but the Hawkeyes are confident that they can end that streak today as they take on Michigan in Ann Arbor at 6:30 p.m. After...

Iowa's Josh Silverstein attempts to serve the ball during the Iowa-University of North Dakota game at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex on Sunday, April 23, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Fighting Hawks, 7-0. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Iowa tennis preparing for All-Americans

James Geerdes, [email protected] September 29, 2017

Fall season play resumes for the Hawkeye tennis teams as they play in the All-American Championships this weekend. The men will head to the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to compete...

Iowa players stand on the sideline before the season opener against Wyoming on Saturday, Sep. 2, 2017. The Hawkeyes went on to defeat the Cowboys, 24-3. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Baumann: Ferentz didn’t take a stand when he should have

Courtney Baumann, [email protected] September 28, 2017

Once a week, those who cover the Iowa football team go and interview players and sit in on head coach Kirk Ferentz’s weekly press conference. When I left media availability on Tuesday, I left feeling...

Iowa running back Akrum Wadley gets tackled for a safety during Iowa's game against Penn State at Kinnick Stadium on Sept. 23, 2017. Penn State defeated Iowa 21-19 on a last-second touchdown pass. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Hawkeye football needs a heavy dose of rushing

September 28, 2017

By Adam Hensley [email protected] Akrum Wadley, the key to Iowa’s offense, ignited the Hawkeyes late in their 21-19 loss to No. 4 Penn State on Sept. 23. Hawkeye fans remember his late-game...