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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

Connecting Candidates to Campus: 3 Campaign Organizers Detail Their Work in Iowa City

December 9, 2019

In this episode of The Cloakroom, campaign organizers from the Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, and Bernie Sanders campaigns sit down to discuss their experiences organizing Iowa City for their particular...

Iowa head coach Tom Brands watches his team compete during a wrestling dual meet between Iowa and Iowa State at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames on Sunday, November 24, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones, 29-6.

A man among men

December 2, 2019

Brands’ office in Carver-Hawkeye Arena is exactly what you’d expect. Wrestling posters adorn the walls and a column near the center of the room, and atop his hanging cabinets sit photos of men he’s...

(From left) Iowa assistant coach Jim Zalesky, Royce Alger, head coach Dan Gable and Tom Brands give encouragement during a meet.

The beginning of an era

December 2, 2019

In 1987, Iowa wrestling had experienced something that it had only encountered once before in Gable’s 11 years as head coach: the Hawkeyes weren’t the best in the nation. After nine consecutive championships,...

Tom Brands is introduced as Iowa wrestlings 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 Stanfords Tanner Gardner in the Scottrade Center on Friday, March 21, 2008. Falck later lost in the semifinals to Indianas 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...

Iowas 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...

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