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Ben McCollum Press Conference | March 25 Ben McCollum is introduced as the 23rd head coach in Iowa men's basketball program during a press conference in Iowa City on Tuesday, March 25.
Iowa wrestling lands three-time Division III champ, Wartburg transfer Massoma Endene spent the previous three seasons at Wartburg College in Waverly and won the NCAA Division III title at 197 in all three seasons.
Four-star offensive lineman commits to Iowa, gives Hawkeyes five in trenches in 2026 class The Iowa Hawkeyes added a fifth offensive line commitment in the 2026 recruiting class on Monday. The group now includes three four-star and t…
Iowa softball secures series sweep of Penn State in Monday doubleheader The Iowa softball program won its seventh straight Big Ten game and secured a second consecutive series sweep with two wins over Penn State on Monday.
Iowa men nab commitment from Horizon League Player of the Year The Robert Morris transfer is Iowa's second-highest rated recruit in its 2025 transfer portal class after averaging 14.1 points and 9.1 reboun…
Iowa transfer portal tracker: Four-star forward commits to Iowa A 30-day window opened on Friday for Iowa men's basketball players to enter the transfer portal following the program's coaching change. Keep …
Iowa to play in 2025 Acrisure Series, field also includes Northern Iowa The Hawkeyes will play two games against a field which includes Colorado, Minnesota and Northern Iowa among others in Palm Desert, California …
Time adjusted for Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever preseason exhibition at Carver-Hawkeye Arena The WNBA and the University of Iowa announced a time adjustment for the Indiana Fever's upcoming preseason exhibition set to take place at Car…
Iowa adds commitment from prep wide receiver out of Florida The Iowa football program picked up its second commitment from a wide receiver in the class of 2026 on Sunday.
Iowa women's basketball names new assistant coach Iowa head women's basketball coach Jan Jensen announced the addition on Friday following the departure of former assistant coach Raina Harmon …
Iowa baseball sweeps Michigan, jumps up key postseason metric The Hawkeyes beat the Wolverines and moved back into first place in the conference standings. The sweep allowed Iowa to climb 31 spots in the …
Iowa women bolster roster with Georgia Tech transfer guard The Iowa women's basketball program landed its first transfer portal commitment of the 2025 offseason according to reports on Wednesday.
Former Wake Forest quarterback transfers to Iowa The Iowa football program added a transfer quarterback following the departure of Brendan Sullivan earlier this month.
How does Iowa’s Reece Vander Zee plan to build off strong debut season? Following an up and down freshman campaign, Central Lyon/George-Little Rock alum Reece Vander Zee said he wants to refine himself as a wide re…
Iowa’s wide receivers are ‘not thinking’ — Why Tim Lester says that’s good Iowa offensive coordinator Tim Lester described himself as "cautiously excited" about the growth he's seen from the Hawkeyes' passing attack d…
Iowa superstar returner Kaden Wetjen goes inside the feeling of scoring a return touchdown Kaden Wetjen likened returning a punt or kick to Drew Steven's "black out" celebration against Nebraska. The Iowa football seniors is now on s…
What player did Iowa’s coaches keep mentioning in spring finale pressers? During press conferences on Wednesday, the Iowa football coaching staff kept bringing up the same under-the-radar player as spring camp neared…
South Dakota DB transfers to Iowa, shores up secondary depth The Iowa football program added much needed help in the defensive backfield with the commitment of an experience FCS defensive back out of the…
Iowa's Kaleb Johnson selected in third round of NFL Draft Kaleb Johnson became the first Hawkeye to be selected in the 2025 draft and the sixth running back off the board on Friday night.
3 Things to know about Iowa commit Gene Riordan: Lacrosse, younger brother helped shape football future After visiting Iowa multiple times over the last 14 months, offensive line prospect Gene Riordan is ready to join the Hawkeyes' four other off…
Iowa's Yahya Black selected in fifth round of NFL Draft Yahya Black became the second Hawkeye to be selected in the 2025 draft and the 23rd defensive lineman off the board. He will team up with two …
Iowa tight end, pair of offensive linemen picked in seventh round of NFL Draft A trio of Hawkeyes were picked in the final round of the 2025 NFL Draft, giving Iowa five draft selections this year — the most since 2020.
Iowa men's basketball unveils Big Ten opponents for 2025-26 season In year one of the Ben McCollum era, Iowa will face Maryland, Nebraska and Purdue both at Carver-Hawkeye Arena and on the road next season.In …
Iowa men's basketball releases non-conference schedule Iowa opens the Ben McCollum era with seven home games, three neutral site contests and one road matchup before beginning Big Ten play.
Four-star power forward commits to Iowa men's basketball, first 2026 commit for Hawkeyes The Iowa men's basketball program landed its first commit in the 2026 recruiting class, landing the top player from the state of Washington on…