Washed Up Walkons

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WUW 112 | Faith Ekakitie Apr 30, 2020

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Faith joined the team one season prior to the Walk Ons in 2012 with almost no knowledge of Iowa, the state or the sport. He knew very little about recruiting, college football, and defensive scheme but was talented and ended up in the Black and Gold. After his career with the Hawks football took an interesting turn in Canada and now a few years later he is back in Illinois. We talk about his entire journey plus more.
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WUW 111 | 2020 NFL Draft Breakdown Apr 27, 2020

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The guys breakdown in a jam packed episode the 2020 NFL draft and our thoughts on where the Hawkeyes landed. Some entertaining banter to begin the episode, some shit talking to OSU, and other fun. Tristan Wirfs, AJ Epenesa, Michael Ojemudia, Geno Stone, and Nate Stanley all were drafted and Nate Wieting, Kristian Welch, and Cedric Lattimore will also be headed to camps with NFL teams.
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WUW 110 | Brian 'Beef' Ward, Kevin's Father Apr 23, 2020

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Since the inception of our podcast there has been the occasional mention of Kevin's dad. Many stories from our college days involve stories from the Ward lake house in Michigan or other extremely entertaining situations that have played out with Kevin's family. Kevin is one of 3 brothers, all of whom played D1 football which has created quite the life for their parents for the past decade. Brian sheds some light on what it's like to travel the B1G 10 and how see every team and stadium the conference has to offer. We talk about the legendary Ward tailgate, stories from Brian's playing days at Illinois, and the time I almost killed Kevin on a Jet Ski.
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WUW 109 | Toren Young Apr 20, 2020

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Toren Young is a recent Iowa Hawkeye running back from Madison, Wisconsin. Like many, Iowa City and what Coach Ferentz had to offer stole Toren away from another B1G region and got him in the black and gold. This episode is an hour plus of straight locker room good times as we go over tons of favorite memories and stories of our time playing. There is of course some back story on Toren as well as his thoughts on sharing the backfield, What he thinks of Nate Stanley, Coach Doyle, and Tyler Goodson, as well as how he felt scoring touchdowns as well as his feelings in some of his biggest moments.
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WUW 108 | James Butler Apr 16, 2020

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James Butler is a former running back for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He most recently made waves in the XFL with the Houston Roughnecks. Before Corona shut the world down he was leading the XFL in rushing touchdowns and literally created the XFL version of the Lambeau Leap, "The Houston Hop". James spent time in both the NFL and the CFL in between his time at Iowa and now and has an entire backstory of football and life before becoming a Hawkeye as well, highlighted by an impressive 3 years as part of the Nevada Wolfpack. Listen to James tell his story of always betting on yourself, learning how to be a team player on and off the field, and other trials and tribulations of his career.
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WUW 107 | Who Should Be Iowa's Next Head Coach? Apr 13, 2020

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The Walkons were invited to be the celebrity guests for a Zoom meetup hosted in conjunction by the Iowa Clubs of D.C., Phoenix, and New York! We hopped on for an hour to answer questions asked by the fans and club members about our time at Iowa. Topics include, Who should be the next Iowa head coach, the polecat play story in depth, How COVID19 will affect the football landscape this coming fall, favorite Coach Doyle stories, and more!
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WUW 106 | Gary Dolphin Apr 09, 2020

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Gary Dolphin is the play by play announcer for the Iowa Hawkeye football and basketball teams. He has held the position for over 20 years. When people think of Hawkeye sports, Gary is surely associated with it. We finally got the chance to sit down with 'Dolph' and talk about everything Black and Gold. We discuss stories from our playing days, Gary's favorite interviews and calls in his career, talk about the suspension from broadcasting that Gary served last year, and more.
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WUW 105 | LeShun Daniels Apr 06, 2020

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LeShun Daniels is a former Hawkeye and NFL running back from Warren, Ohio. Brother is James Daniels, former Hawkeye center and current Chicago Bear. LeShun joined the Hawkeyes with the Walkons in the 2013 recruiting class. He is one of 4 players in that class to see action in that true freshman year. LeShun became an integral part of the Hawkeye running game in 2015. LeShun bounced around to multiple teams in the league after playing for the Hawks and now lives in Illinois with his wife and child. We talk about his time playing, his favorite memories, and just catch up on all the good times.
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WUW 104 | Niemann Is Back For More, Mahomes goes to the movies? Apr 02, 2020

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Ben Niemann is back for a second round on the show. We wanted this to be a live episode over Zoom but then it got hacked and we had to improvise our own episode a day later. We answer all the pressing questions like who our favorite Iowa media personnel are, the training table meals we miss the most, if Kluver is ever going to get a real job, What it's like for Patrick Mahomes to attend a movie at the theaters, How the NFL players are having to deal with COVID19, and more!
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WUW 103 | Ryan 'Big Cat' Kriener Mar 30, 2020

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Ryan Kreiner came to Iowa City to join the Hawkeye basketball team after absolutely dominating as a prep athlete at Spirit Lake. He has one of the more interesting and low key figures on the Iowa basketball team for the last 5 years and has played a crucial part in the Hawkeyes success. Ryan joined the show to talk about his story, his favorite memories playing for Iowa, what it was like to have his final career cut short by COVID19, what we can expect from the 2021 Hawks, what is next for him, and MORE! Enjoy
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