Iowa offensive line coach George Barnett is the guest on this week's Hawk Off The Press podcast with The Gazette's John Steppe. Barnett talks about how Iowa develops young O-line starters, his career path, how his high school coaches helped him through tragedy, what it was like coaching Tyler Linderbaum, how he would build a perfect Iowa O-lineman and more. https://subscribepage.com/hawks (Subscribe to the free Hawk Off The Press newsletter)
Notre Dame? Oregon and Washington? Holding at 16? What's next for the Big Ten after last week's additions of USC and UCLA? The Gazette's John Steppe is joined by The Des Moines Register's Kennington Lloyd Smith III to discuss the conference's next steps and what these moves mean for Iowa. https://subscribepage.com/hawks (Subscribe to the free Hawk Off The Press newsletter)
Thursday was a big news day. The Gazette's John Steppe answers your questions about 5-star recruit Kadyn Proctor committing to Iowa and the Big Ten adding UCLA and USC.
Iowa football defensive coordinator Phil Parker is the guest on this week's Hawk Off The Press podcast with The Gazette's John Steppe. Consistency has been key for Parker and Iowa's defense, and he talks about why that is, what he looks for in recruits to fit in with the Hawkeyes, why he stayed at Iowa even when he had other job offers and how Bob Sanders set the tone for Ferentz-era defenses. But Parker also talks about how things have changed in his time as coach, including the cash position at Iowa and increased use of analytics. https://subscribepage.com/hawks (Subscribe to the free Hawk Off The Press newsletter)
HawkeyeReport's Tom Kakert joins the Hawk Off The Press podcast to discuss the latest updates in Iowa football recruiting, what's happening with an NIL collective for Hawkeye athletes and what quarterback Spencer Petras' offseason looks like (10:40). First, Iowa director of track and field and cross country Joey Woody recaps the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field championships and the Hawkeyes' season as a whole. https://subscribepage.com/hawks (Subscribe to the free Hawk Off The Press newsletter).
This week’s Hawk Off The Press podcast takes Iowa football questions from our https://joinsubtext.com/hawkeyes (text group subscribers). Some of the questions include: Why doesn’t Kirk Ferentz promote another assistant coach to co- or assistant offensive coordinator to help Brian Ferentz? What’s the wide receivers’ health status? What will Iowa’s passing game look like in 2022? Is Spencer Petras really going to start another season? You can subscribe to our text group for free and talk to our reporters by texting 319-729-8193 or https://joinsubtext.com/hawkeyes (entering your phone number here).
Iowa defensive line coach Kelvin Bell is this week’s guest on the Hawk Off the Press podcast. Bell offers his thoughts on NIL, collectives, the transfer portal, spring/summer recruiting, Iowa’s defensive approach and more. » https://subscribepage.com/hawks (Subscribe to the Hawk Off The Press newsletter)
Iowa baseball coach Rick Heller is the guest on this week's Hawk Off The Press podcast with The Gazette's John Steppe. Heller discusses Adam Mazur's standout season, the highs and lows for the Hawkeyes this spring, his pitch for an NCAA tournament at-large bid, the regular-season finale against Indiana, the upcoming renovations to Duane Banks Field and more.
Former Iowa football player Dalles Jacobus joins The Gazette's John Steppe on the Hawk Off The Press podcast to discuss his new single, "We Wave" and his budding music career.
Former Solon High School football coach Kevin Miller is the guest on this week's Hawk Off The Press podcast. Ahead of the NFL Draft, Miller explains what it was like coaching Tyler Linderbaum in high school and what NFL teams can expect to get from Iowa's All-America center.