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The play-by-play voice for Saturday’s Minnesota-Iowa football game on NBC is uniquely qualified to understand what Iowa quarterback Deacon Hill might be going through as he struggles. Former Iowa QB Paul Burmeister shares that perspective while previewing Saturday’s game on this week’s Hawk Off The Press podcast. He also talks about what it will be like to be back in his hometown and his favorite Hawkeye memories.The second segment of this week’s show features St. Pual Pioneer Press reporter Andy Greder breaking down what to expect from the 3-3 Golden Gophers.

Iowa is in the driver’s seat in the Big Ten West, thanks to its defense, special teams (Tory Taylor, in particular) and a Leshon Williams 82-yard touchdown run. We discuss our takeaways from the Hawkeyes’ 15-6 win over Wisconsin on The Final Score podcast.

It’s another Big Ten West battle Saturday as Iowa travels to face Wisconsin. But what should the Hawkeyes expect from a Badgers team now coached by Luke Fickell? Jake Kocorowski of the Wisconsin State Journal joins The Gazette's John Steppe on this episode of the Hawk Off The Press podcast to provide the scouting report and break down the matchup.» Follow Iowa football coverage

Iowa’s offensive line played its best game of the season. Iowa’s defensive line played its best game of the season. That was enough for a 20-14 win over Purdue.The Gazette's John Steppe and Mike Hlas discuss their takeaways from the game and look ahead to the Hawkeyes’ game next week at Wisconsin on The Final Score.

Five games in, we know what this Iowa football team looks like. But going forward, it looks like it might not have quarterback Cade McNamara either. The Gazette's John Steppe and Mike Hlas discuss the Hawkeyes’ 26-16 win over Michigan State, Cooper DeJean’s heroics and where the Iowa offense goes from here on The Final Score.

It's a two-part episode of the Hawk Off The Press podcast with The Gazette's John Steppe ahead of Saturday's game against Michigan State.First, Matt Wenzel of MLive.com joins the show to tell us what to expect from the Spartans and the situation in East Lansing after Mel Tucker was fired.Then, John answers your questions about the Iowa offense.

The Iowa-Penn State game is always one to look forward to when it's on the Big Ten football schedule, and the latest chapter is another Top 25 matchup Saturday night. Can the 24th-ranked Hawkeyes win in a Whiteout at No. 7 Penn State?Ben Jones of StateCollege.com joins The Gazette's John Steppe on this episode of the Hawk Off The Press to break down the game.

Former Iowa quarterback Drew Tate is the guest on this week’s Hawk Off The Press podcast with The Gazette's John Steppe.Now an assistant coach with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Tate talks about his coaching journey in the Canadian Football League, his time as an assistant at Northern Iowa, what impresses him about Kirk Ferentz’s coaching career and more.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

Hawkeye fans had questions about the ongoing Iowa gambling investigation, Iowa’s wide receiver depth, the offensive line and more topics for a mailbag episode of the Hawk Off The Press podcast with The Gazette's John Steppe.

Cleveland.com and Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist Doug Lesmerises is the guest on this week’s Hawk Off The Press podcast.We break down what the recently-revised 2024 and 2025 Big Ten football schedules mean for the conference and Iowa. Plus, what Doug expects from the Hawkeye offense and Ohio State transfer Kaleb Brown this fall.