IOWA CITY, Ia. – Dutifully, Iowa tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz shows up each Tuesday for the weekly Q/A with reporters – predictably answering the same question. After so much preseason hype, why so little production? Without pause, he responds that his day will come, and then reporters head off to someone else. So what’s wrong [...]
From UNI Sports Information: IOWA CITY, Iowa – Chic Ejiasi, a former Hawkeye who currently serves as the University of Iowa’s Director of Player Development, will serve as Iowa’s honorary captain this weekend as the Hawkeyes host Central Michigan (11:01 a.m., BTN) in Kinnick Stadium. A native of Cedar Rapids, Ejiasi was an Iowa defensive [...]
You’re well-versed on everything related to Iowa heading into Saturday’s 11 a.m. football game against Central Michigan at Kinnick Stadium. Now, you want to book up on the Chippewas. You’ve come to the right place. ** “When Mike Repovz did not win a starting job on the Central Michigan University offensive line heading into this [...]
Press-Citizen sports reporter Pat Harty will host a Hawkeye football live chat every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. Join us with your questions about the season.
Coaches come in all different shapes, sizes, colors and personalities. They have different ways to teach and inspire their players, ways that fit their beliefs. Some coaches are in-your-face screamers, who go ballistic over the littlest mistakes, whereas others are more reserved and more tolerable of imperfections. It’s impossible to say that one is [...]
5 Questions about Hawkeye football with Register reporter Randy Peterson. The emergence of Mark Weisman and the powerful way he runs begs this question: Who’s the strongest player on the team? Peterson: Quarterback James Vandenberg responded to that during Tuesday’s weekly session with reporters. Suffice to say that it’s not him. Here’s what he said, [...]
Huston Breedlove, a 6-foot-6 forward from Akron, Ohio, was playing in an all-star game in Pennsylvania when he caught the eye of new Iowa basketball coach Ralph Miller. Breedlove made a campus visit to Iowa City and signed on, picking Iowa over Wichita State. He lettered three years for Iowa, finishing his career in the [...]
Former Iowa and Chicago Bulls player Bobby Hansen sings the seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley Field. More video: Fran McCaffery throws out first pitch at Wrigley Field.
Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery throws out the first pitch on Wrigley Field’s “Iowa Day.” Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery said his first-pitch visit to Wrigley Field brought back baseball memories – from Chicago to Philadelphia.
University of Iowa Athletic Department news release: For full schedule see below PDF. IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Big Ten Conference announced the 2012-13 conference men’s basketball schedule Thursday. The conference season begins on New Year’s Eve and culminates in March with the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament at the United Center in Chicago. Iowa’s [...]
Wrigley Field Fran McCaffery was a wild one as a youngster. At least when he tried to pitch. Now the Iowa basketball coach will be back on the mound Friday, throwing out the first pitch before the Chicago Cubs-San Francisco Giants game at Wrigley Field. McCaffery’s pitching career ended in the eighth grade. “I used [...]
McCaffery also talks about Jarrod Uthoff, non-conference schedule, and 2012 recruiting class.
The controversial proposal that would restructure college wrestling’s championship format was shelved Wednesday by the NCAA’s DivisionI sports management cabinet. National Wrestling Coaches Association executive director Mike Moyer said Wednesday night that the proposal — which would make a dual meet tournament the NCAA’s team championship event — was sent back to the NCAA wrestling [...]
Luke Lofthouse, a former University of Iowa wrestler and a 2011 All-American, has joined the UI wrestling staff as interim strength and conditioning coach, according to an announcement from head coach Tom Brands. Lofthouse first joined the UI wrestling program in 2004. He was a letterwinner during the 2004-05 season, and he then took a two-year [...]
A former University of Iowa wrestler with a history of run-ins with law enforcement has been charged with domestic abuse. Montell T. Marion, 24, of 2888 Coral Court No. 304 in Coralville, was a three-time letter winner at Iowa and a runner up at last year’s NCAA Championships at 141 pounds. According to Coralville Police, [...]
Ally Disterhoft is ranked 69th and Alexa Kastanek is 100th in the HoopGurlz Top 100.
A sophomore on the Iowa women’s basketball team was arrested for public intoxication and providing false information to police Saturday night. Center Bethany G. Doolittle, 18, originally of Oakdale, Minn., was spotted by officers lying on a sidewalk at the intersection of Burlington and Johnson streets at 11:07 p.m. kissing a man. Iowa City police [...]
After three ACL surgeries, junior hopes to stay-injury free.
BY USA TODAY Important question: Who is the worst team in college football? We strive to find the answer each week by parsing Jeff Sagarin’s NCAA football ratings. The teams below represent the 25 worst Division I FBS schools in the Sagarin ratings after three weeks of games. The number in parentheses is the overall [...]
Randy Peterson of The Des Moines Register covers the Hawkeyes and hosts a live chat each Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. Iowa Hawkeye football with Randy Peterson
Lost in the Mark Weisman hysteria from Saturday is the fact that Damon Bullock was wreaking havoc on the Northern Iowa defense until he suffered a head injury early in the second quarter. Bullock was well on his way to his second 100-yard rushing performance in three games, gaining 77 yards in slightly [...]
That Iowa running back position about which fans and coaches were concerned, suddenly is becoming an offensive strength.
