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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

Tom Brands is introduced as Iowa wrestling's head coach on April 5, 2006.

The student becomes the teacher

December 2, 2019

Eighteen years later, when then-athletic director Bob Bowlsby called Gable — who was nine years removed from his head coaching days — into his office with a drive to uphold the national status of the...

Iowa head coach Tom Brands jumps out of his seat to yell encouragement to Charlie Falck as he locks up Stanford's Tanner Gardner in the Scottrade Center on Friday, March 21, 2008. Falck later lost in the semifinals to Indiana's Angel Escobedo.

Three consecutive championships

December 2, 2019

After tabbing Iowa’s first NCAA champion in two years in 2007, Tom had something — however small — to build on. Mark Perry was back after winning the 165-pound individual title during his junior...

Iowa's 197-lb Jacob Warner hugs head coach Tom Brands during the fourth session of the 2019 Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Minneapolis, MN on Saturday, March 9, 2019.

Duplicate and exceed

December 2, 2019

Now, Iowa is ranked No. 1 in the nation, and on Dec. 1 notched a 32-3 win over No. 6 Wisconsin for Tom’s 100th Big Ten dual win as head coach. The Hawkeyes are one of two favorites to win the NCAA team...

Prepping for Pregame: Prepping for Illinois

November 20, 2019

The Force discusses Iowa's win over Minnesota, storming the field after the Hawkeyes beat the Gophers, and gives its predictions for Iowa's upcoming matchup with Illinois.

November 14, 2019

Poking fun at public figures like this is obviously a norm on social media. Occasionally, the recipient of the jokes will catch wind of them and simply press the block button. But with college athletics...

Prepping for Pregame: Prepping for Minnesota

November 12, 2019

The Force discusses Iowa's loss to Wisconsin on Nov. 9 and its upcoming matchup with Minnesota. The group also discusses the criticism quarterback Nate Stanley has received and Iowa's Mount Rushmore of...

Yes

Cassandra Buchholz, Sports Reporter November 11, 2019

Yes, the Hawkeyes will win on Saturday. For starters, look at Minnesota’s schedule. It is an undefeated team that has played a relatively easy schedule: the three non-conference games were against a...

No

Ben Palya November 11, 2019

Did Vegas not watch these two teams play this weekend? Minnesota dominated the previously unbeaten Nittany Lions at home, while the Hawkeyes continued to uninspire in Saturday’s road loss to Wisconsin....

November 7, 2019

Iowa has found success in long snapping recently, and a lot of that can be traced back to each new snapper learning from the one before them. For Kluver, it was one of the best Hawkeye long snappers...

November 7, 2019

Although Kluver was a four-year starter for the Hawkeyes, he didn’t become a household name until the latter half of his senior season. In Iowa’s 55-24 win over then-No. 6 Ohio State in 2017, Kluver...

November 7, 2019

Even before they arrive at college, long snappers have a different experience in the recruiting world. Most snappers aren’t the heralded blue-chip recruits that fans are raving about on message boards...

Stop factory farming

November 7, 2019

I think that everyone should hear the truth about factory farming. Most people go to the store not thinking about how some food can be so cheap and where it’s made. The answer is factory farming. You...