The 3 for 3 blog, with a Thursday twist … == 1: MAKING SENSE OF THE SENSELESS … I’m working on a column for Sunday about the reaction of Kansas City Chiefs players with Iowa connections to the murder-suicide involving linebacker Jovan Belcher. On Saturday, Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend before driving to the [...]
Nobody was more shocked than Hayden Fry when news hit Tuesday that Bret Bielema would become the new football coach at Arkansas. “You’ve gotta be kidding,” said Fry, who coached Iowa from 1979-98. “He took the job at Arkansas, and he’s going to the Rose Bowl?” Fry’s reaction reflected conversations taking place around water coolers, [...]
Money has to be a major reason why Bret Bielema is making what many consider a lateral coaching move by leaving Wisconsin for Arkansas. One thing seems to be getting overlooked, though. Perhaps Bielema thinks he’s done about all he could in seven seasons at Wisconsin and that it’s time for a new challenge. Bielema [...]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema is taking his brand of power football to Arkansas. Bielema has agreed to become the new coach of the Razorbacks, according to a person familiar with the situation that was first reported by Yahoo Sports. The person, who spoke only on condition of anonymity because the school [...]
University of Iowa Athletic Communications news release: IOWA CITY, Iowa — College Sports Madness has named six University of Iowa football players to its Big Ten All-Conference team. Senior Micah Hyde (defensive back) and junior Jordan Cotton (kick returner) were named to the first team. Junior Anthony Hitchens (linebacker) was selected to the second team [...]
The 3 for 3 blog, Tuesday edition … == 1: TALKING ABOUT No. 83 … USA Today ranked all of the teams in the major-college football this week — from No. 1 (Notre Dame) through No. 124 (Southern Mississippi). Some of the interesting things related to Iowa … — Iowa was listed No. 83 overall, [...]
IOWA CITY, Ia. — Anthony Clemmons wasn’t a Top100 national prospect as a senior at Sexton High School in Lansing, Mich. “I always feel like I’ve got something to prove, coming in underrated and under the radar,” said Iowa’s starting freshman point guard. Clemmons has a bright-light opportunity today. He’ll be matched up against Iowa [...]
Adhering to family values is part of the reason Adam Woodbury will be competing against Iowa State on Friday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. “All my family has been Iowa fans and I just stayed in line,” Woodbury said Thursday before practice. “I think that’s how most kids grow up unless they want to be rebels and [...]
IOWA CITY, Ia. – Leave it to a freshman to reduce the Iowa-Iowa State rivalry into its simplest form. “You could ask any former Iowa player what their record is against Iowa State, and they’d know,” Iowa freshman center Adam Woodbury said. “They might not know what it is against Purdue, or someone else.” Woodbury, [...]
Q. How do you see the point guard match up? COACH McCAFFERY: He’s played really well, Korie Lucious. I’ve been really impressed with him, shooting it well. Knew he had great speed, could create. Had great speed and quickness and could create. It is going to be clearly an experience situation against a guy [...]
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Tie game, 10 seconds to play, and the point guard has to make a play in Friday night’s Iowa State-Iowa men’s basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Who’s the most likely to make it: Cyclone senior Korie Lucious, with 33 turnovers and 42 assists, or the players that share the position for the Hawkeyes – freshmen [...]
IOWA CITY, Ia. The events that transpired Thursday afternoon from start to intermission left Iowa wrestling with a fix-it list that only a perfectionist’s eye could spot. The fifth-ranked Hawkeyes bullied Lehigh around for the first five matches, scoring bonus points in three, winning a marquee bout easily and leaving Iowa coach Tom Brands with [...]
IOWA CITY, Ia. — It wasn’t always pretty, but there was plenty of drama in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Iowa women’s basketball team withstood two rallies by rival Iowa State late Thursday and eventually secured a 50-42 victory. Reserve guard Melissa Dixon swished two pivotal 3-point shots and drove through the lane for the [...]
COACH BLUDER: Well, obviously an important week. This in‑state rivalry means a lot to both schools. We know that Iowa State is a very good team coming in here, undefeated, ranked 22nd in the country. I do think we have played a more challenging schedule than they have. They have not played any true road [...]
IOWA CITY, Ia. – Eric May was honored with a bobblehead in his likeness Tuesday. “They got the number right,” May said after Iowa’s 87-63 victory against South Dakota at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Bobbleheads are made for Iowa seniors each season. May is the lone senior on this year’s team. The first 1,500 fans through the [...]
The Iowa basketball team probably is fortunate that Tuesday’s game against South Dakota wasn’t a 3-point shooting contest. Iowa defeated the Coyotes 87-63 despite only making 2-of-16 3-point shots and despite allowing nine treys on defense. “Early on, our press was just bad and they got open threes right off the bat off of our [...]
Aaron White led the Hawkeyes with 21 points in 87-63 home win.
