Washed Up Walkons

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WUW 092 | Ben Niemann, Super Bowl Champion Feb 20, 2020

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Ben Niemann played at Iowa from 2014 to 2017 as a Linebacker for the Hawkeyes. He saw immediate action his freshman year on special teams where he paved his way into the starting lineup along side Josey Jewell and Bo Bower. Undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft, Ben got a shot with the Kansas City Chiefs and hasn't looked back since. Taking a similar path in the NFL, Ben just completed his 2nd season with Kansas City ranking as one of the best special teams players in the league in both seasons. Oh ya, they also just won the Super Bowl. Ben joins the show to talk about what it's like to play with Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Tyreek Hill, and others. He discusses what it was like to grow up with a busy college football coach for a dad, have his High School chanting his name at a pep rally, and much more.
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WUW 091 | Travis Perry Feb 17, 2020

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Travis Perry holds the title of OG Savage Back and OG washed up walkon. Travis came to the Hawkeyes from Urbandale High School in Central Iowa where he was a star high school athlete. With multiple options coming out of high school Travis, like many of our other guests, decided that walking on at the U of I was the best option for him and it paid off tenfold. Travis went on to start on and off at Linebacker for the Hawks while remaining the staple of all 4 special teams units throughout his career. Travis reflects on some of his better stories and talks about how being a Hawkeye prepared him for the real world.
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WUW 090 | Nick Easley Feb 13, 2020

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Nick Easley played high school football in Newton, Ia and found his way to Iowa Western CC. There he became the leading WR in the nation his sophomore year in catches but still wasn't catching the eye of Division 1 schools. Nick tells the story of committing, decommitting, and recommitting in his journey to Iowa City and the black and gold. Nick would go on to be a pivotal part of the Hawkeye Offense in 2017 and 2018 helping the Hawks bring home bowl victories in both years. Nick is now fighting to rise up the ranks of the NFL and create for himself a role inside an organization. He is currently and has been with the Buffalo Bills.
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Nate Stanley | WUW 089 Feb 10, 2020

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Nate Stanley needs no introduction. He just finished up his time as QB1 for the Iowa Hawkeyes this past season. As a starter he never lost in the Cy-Hawk, Floyd of Rosedale, and Heroes trophy games. On top of that he went 3-0 as a starter in Bowl games and is now preparing for the 2020 NFL Draft. Nate joins the show to talk life of a college QB and all things Hawkeyes.

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Levi and Landan, The Paulsen Twins | WUW 088 Feb 06, 2020

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Landan and Levi Paulsen found their way to Iowa City from Moville, Iowa. Two of the most Iowa good ol boys you will ever meet. Two of the best representatives of the Iowa Football program that walk the earth. Landan and Levi sit down to talk growing up as massive twins from a small town and what it was like to dominate high school sports. They talk about how they started their own businesses as high school kids and did everything from move furniture to bale hay to shovel driveways. Both go into detail about their personal and joint journeys at Iowa and how their time in the program molded them. We get into other topics as well like growing out their hair and then chopping it off for a cause, injuries and how tough being a D1 lineman can be on the body, and much more. Enjoy.

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WUW 087 | Breakfast On Benton Street Feb 03, 2020

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DISCLAIMER: This is not your normal WUW episode. This is 5 former roommates catching up for an hour. This episode is a mild version of if you walked into our house on Benton Street in Iowa City in 2017 on a Sunday morning and sat down to listen to our conversation. Ike Boettger and Bo Bower join the show and we simply try to keep the train on the tracks.
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WUW 086 | Kevin Ruins The Super Bowl Feb 02, 2020

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The boys get together for a quick saturday night spit on the Iowa vs. Penn St. dual meet in Iowa City. Kevin wrecks the entire show in a way only he could, so Drake and Tyler take it home by finishing the episode in discussion about the Super Bowl hawks and who they think takes home the title.
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WUW 085 | Jake Gervase Jan 30, 2020

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Jake Gervase is one of the TRUE WUW alumni. He joined the Iowa football team in 2014 as a walk on safety from Davenport Assumption High School. He is one of the better friends of the show and just recently wrapped up his rookie year in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams. While in Iowa City Jake accrued many honors and awards including 3 time Academic All Big 10, Team Hustle Award, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award, Next Man In Award, Named to All-Bowl Team by Rivals.com for his play in 2019 Outback Bowl, Permanent Team Captain, Hayden Fry Award, Brett Greenwood Award, and he led the team in tackles with 89 his senior season. Jake talks about his wild path to Iowa City, his onion allergy, being called out by Coach Parker, "fooling" the NFL, and more.
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Tristan Wirfs | WUW 084 Jan 27, 2020

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Tristan Wirfs grew up in Mount Vernon, IA just a short drive away from Iowa City. After becoming a dominant Iowa high school athlete, Tristan joined the Iowa football program in 2017. Tristan is now next in line to be selected into the NFL as a first round Hawkeye. Tristan joins the show to talk about having fun while playing the game, what it's like to be a high profile D1 football player with unlimited pro interest, and all things Hawkeye football.

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WUW 083 | Nicholas Baer Jan 23, 2020

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Nicholas Baer is a former walk on basketball player to the University of Iowa. Born in Iowa city, he grew up in Bettendorf where he became one of the states best prep basketball players before becoming a Hawkeye. Nick joins the show to talk all things Iowa basketball including his thoughts on some of the current Hawkeyes, playing for Fran Mccaffery, and what he misses most. He also catches everyone up on what his life looks like now in the G league playing for the Raptors affiliate team. Here is a summary of what Nick accomplished as a Hawkeye: Non-scholarship athlete his first two years, academically, before earning a scholarship following his redshirt freshman season (spring of 2016)… only player in program history to surpass 750 points, 500 rebounds, 100 assists, 100 steals, 100 blocks, and 100 3-point field goals… third Hawkeye since 1980 to lead the team in steals three consecutive seasons (Dean Oliver, Steve Carfino)… first Hawkeye since 1980 to lead the team in steals and blocks in the same season twice (2017, 2019)… first Hawkeye since Jeff Horner in 2005-06 to lead the team in steals in back-to-back seasons (1.3 spg in 2017 and 1.0 spg in 2018)… only player to win all four games in the seven-year history of the four-team Hy-Vee Classic… reached double figures 29 times and had four double-doubles… averaged 8.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, and two steals in four games representing Iowa on the 2016 USA East Coast All-Stars team… four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree… three-time Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree for the Iowa men’s basketball team… averaged 7.3 points, four rebounds, and a team-best 1.75 steals on Iowa’s four-game tour in Europe in August, 2018… twice named to the NABC Honors Court and earned the team’s Academic Excellence Award twice.
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