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Iowa 20, Iowa State 13: Same old formula works | The Final Score Sep 09, 2023

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Defense, special teams and mostly mistake-free football. The same old formula worked for Iowa in its 20-13 win over Iowa State on Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium to take back the Cy-Hawk Trophy. John Steppe and Mike Hlas have postgame takeaways.

Cy-Hawk 2023 preview with Rob Gray | Hawk Off The Press Sep 07, 2023

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Iowa State needed just 10 points to recapture the Cy-Hawk trophy last season, beating Iowa for the first time since 2014. Is another low-scoring game in store Saturday in Ames, or will the offenses answer early-season questions?

The Gazette's John Steppe and Rob Gray preview the game on this episode of the Hawk Off The Press podcast.

No. 25 Iowa 24, Utah State 14: Not a thing of beauty, but not 2022 | The Final Score Sep 02, 2023

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Iowa's 24-14 win over Utah State wasn't a thing of beauty, but it wasn't 2022. The Gazette's John Steppe and Mike Hlas discuss their postgame takeaways on The Final Score.

Will Iowa's offense be adequate this season? | Hawk Off The Press Aug 31, 2023

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Will Cade McNamara play Saturday? Will the offensive line be improved? Will the Iowa offense be ... adequate? The Gazette's Mike Hlas isn't quite ready for summer to be over but he and John Steppe discuss those questions and more on this week's Hawk Off The Press podcast ahead of Saturday's Iowa football season opener.

Iowa field hockey preview with Lisa Cellucci Aug 24, 2023

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Unsurprisingly, the Iowa field hockey program enters the fall with high expectations again. This year’s Hawkeyes are ranked seventh in the country and will be counting on some talented newcomers to make an immediate impact.

Head coach Lisa Cellucci joins The Gazette's John Steppe on the podcast this week to preview the season and discuss her impressions of interim athletics director Beth Goetz.

Post-Kids' Day mailbag | Hawk Off The Press Aug 18, 2023

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It’s time for a mailbag episode of the Hawk Off The Press podcast after a busy week of the Iowa football program’s interaction with the media, including media day and the Kids’ Day open practice, plus interim athletics director Beth Goetz’s introductory press conference.

Topics include quarterback Cade McNamara, special assistant to the head coach Jon Budmayr, offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz’s contract and more.

Contribute to future mailbag episodes by joining our free Hawkeye text group at joinsubtext.com/hawkeyes.

Big Ten expansion, gambling investigation, Iowa’s offense: Media day topics with John Bohnenkamp | Hawk Off The Press Aug 09, 2023

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Iowa sportswriter John Bohnenkamp is the guest on this week’s Hawk Off The Press podcast to preview Iowa football media day topics.

Included in this week’s discussion:

• How Oregon and Washington joining the Big Ten will impact Iowa and college football as a whole.

• The latest in the Iowa sports gambling investigation and what we still don’t know.

• What will the Iowa offense look like?

One year in: A Swarm Collective update with Brad Heinrichs | Hawk Off The Press Jul 26, 2023

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About a year after starting the Swarm Collective, founder and CEO Brad Heinrichs joins The Gazette's John Steppe on the Hawk Off The Press podcast for an update on Swarm's progress, goals and relationship with University of Iowa athletics.

Jay Niemann describes his responsibilities at Iowa and his coaching journey | Hawk Off The Press Jul 19, 2023

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Iowa assistant defensive line coach and defensive recruiting coordinator Jay Niemann is the guest on this week’s Hawk Off The Press podcast with The Gazette's John Steppe.

Niemann, who’s made multiple other coaching stops in Iowa — including as head coach at Simpson College — describes what he watches for during games, what he learned as a head coach, how he recruits high-profile Iowa high school prospects, his transfer portal philosophy, Iowa’s 2023 defensive line and more.

Inside the Hawkeyes’ special teams success with LeVar Woods | Hawk Off The Press Jul 07, 2023

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Iowa special teams coordinator LeVar Woods is the guest on this week’s Hawk Off The Press podcast with The Gazette's John Steppe.

Woods talks about the key to Iowa’s field-goal consistency, how he structures practice and how players are evaluated for special teams, his coaching mentors, recruiting — including a potential pipeline in Arizona — why he’s stayed at Iowa and more.

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