On the Line: Bowl Edition
December 15, 2019
No. 19 Iowa vs. No. 22 USC Pete Ruden, Pregame Editor (32-28): Iowa — Keith Duncan-Groza Award revenge game. Thirteen field goals. Anna Kayser, Sports Editor (36-24): Iowa — USC couldn't beat Iowa even with Urban Meyer as the coach. Robert Read, Assistant Sports Editor (38-22): Iowa — Io...
Smith, Smith-Marsette continue to lead younger receivers
Pete Ruden, Pregame Editor
December 15, 2019
In 2017, Ihmir Smith-Marsette was a 159-pound undersized freshman receiver embarking on his journey of college football. He fumbled in his first game. That same year, Brandon Smith was a 6-foot-3, 219-pound freshman wide receiver who oozed athletic potential. He finished the season with three catches...
Around the Big Ten: Bowl Edition
Anna Kayser, Sports Editor
December 15, 2019
Dec. 27 New Era Pinstripe Bowl Michigan State vs. Wake Forest 2:20 p.m. | ESPN This is the game Iowa fans watch when they’re sick of talking to family members and are waiting for the real action to start. San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl No. 19 Iowa vs. No. 22 USC 7 p.m. |...
Holiday Bowl scouting report: USC
Robert Read, Assistant Sports Editor
December 15, 2019
Only one game stands in between Iowa and its first 10-win season since 2015. That game, however, comes against an unfamiliar foe with a lethal passing attack. When the Hawkeyes face off against USC in the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 27, it will be the first meeting between the two schools since they met...
Stone becomes latest in long line of standout Iowa defensive backs
Robert Read, Assistant Sports Editor
November 26, 2019
Geno Stone only had one Power 5 offer out of high school. The New Castle, Pennsylvania, native never received a scholarship offer from his home school, Penn State. Another Big Ten team — Michigan State — canceled his visit after the team reached its scholarship limit at defensive back. Stone,...
One-on-one with Iowa defensive end Amani Jones
Pete Ruden, Pregame Editor
November 26, 2019
The Daily Iowan: If you could be any movie character, who would choose? Amani Jones: I would probably have to say Scooby Doo. Scooby Doo, that’s my favorite childhood favorite movie cartoon, all of it. No matter, what he did it was always right. He made a mistake, but that mistake helped the tea...
Around the Big Ten: Week 14
Pete Mills, Sports Reporter
November 26, 2019
Big Ten power rankings 1. Ohio State Chase Young has only played in nine games and still has 16.5 sacks this season. 2. Penn State Losing to the No. 2 team on the road last week, and the opposing fans still rush the field. Feels bad. 3. Wisconsin It’s a crime that Jonathan Taylor won...
Week 14 scouting report: Nebraska
Anna Kayser, Sports Editor
November 26, 2019
After entering the season ranked and with high expectations of leading the Big Ten West, Nebraska has fallen far short of its goals. The beginning of the end came on Sept. 7, when it fell to Colorado 34-31. It has since lost to Ohio State, Minnesota, Indiana, Purdue, and Wisconsin. On Nov. 23,...
On the Line: Week 14
November 26, 2019
No. 19 Iowa vs. Nebraska Pete Ruden, Pregame Editor (29-26): Iowa — Nebraska is bad, man. Anna Kayser, Sports Editor (33-22): Iowa — Lol, Nebraska. Come on. Robert Read, Assistant Sports Editor (34-21): Iowa — It's time Iowa evaluates where Nebraska is as a program. Pete Mills, Football Rep...
Goodson continues to excel in freshman campaign
Anna Kayser, Sports Editor
November 21, 2019
He’s what wide receiver Brandon Smith calls a “human joystick.” True freshman Tyler Goodson has grown to become a favorite both in the Hawkeye locker room and to those who look at the program from the outside. Iowa’s coaching staff has used running back rotations for years. Last year, three...
On the Line: Week 13
November 21, 2019
No. 19 Iowa vs. Illinois Pete Ruden, Pregame Editor (27-23): Iowa — I was never trying to win this stupid contest in the first place. Anna Kayser, Sports Editor (31-19): Iowa — Hawks. Robert Read, Assistant Sports Editor (31-19): Iowa — The Hawkeyes won 63-0 last year. Something tells me Ill...
Former Hawkeyes perform on NFL stage
Pete Ruden, Pregame Editor
November 21, 2019
Iowa is gaining a reputation around the college football world as “Tight End U.” With George Kittle finding success and T.J. Hockenson and Noah Fant beginning their NFL careers, the Hawkeyes have a lot to be proud of. Those tight ends — along with a couple defensive players in Adrian Clayborn,...