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It’s a good time for an Iowa women’s basketball-focused episode, with No. 14 Indiana coming to Iowa City for a Saturday night showdown this week (first, of course, the third-ranked Hawkeyes travel to Purdue on Wednesday).How is the Big Ten race shaping up? What needs to happen for Iowa to meet its March goals? John Steppe seeks answers from Gazette colleague Jeff Linder.

This week’s episode of the Pinning Combination podcast with The Gazette's K.J. Pilcher and Hall of Fame coach Dick Briggs looks at the ramifications of the Soldier Salute tournament.Which Hawkeyes made the biggest statements? What will happen with Anthony and A.J. Ferrari? Plus, a breakdown of the Iowa women’s team’s standouts and a look at the week ahead.

Something is broken. That much is clear again after No. 17 Iowa’s 35-0 loss to No. 21 Tennessee in Monday’s Citrus Bowl ended a 10-4 season for the Hawkeyes with three shutout losses to ranked opponents. Will a new offensive coordinator fix it? The Gazette's John Steppe and MIke Hlas discuss the future of the program and their final takeaways from the 2023 season on this episode of The Final Score.

This week’s Pinning Combination ponders “duck or not to duck” competition as ISU goes 3-0 at Collegiate Duals. K.J. Pilcher and Dick Briggs also discuss UNI’s next meets, senior nationals, Upper Iowa’s big weekend at Indianapolis and area high school. Our last podcast of 2023 includes our top Christmas movies and songs.

Florida Citrus Sports CEO Steve Hogan joins the Hawk Off the Press podcast this week to discuss Iowa's return to the Citrus Bowl, his pitch for fans considering whether to attend the game and more.

This week’s Pinning Combination discusses Iowa’s and UNI’s contrasting results against Columbia. K.J. Pilcher and Hall of fame coach Dick Briggs also cover Upper Iowa’s dual opener and the weekend for area D-III schools. Briggs talks about what is in a name? We talk weekend results and upcoming tournament, including the Battle of Waterloo dual tournament.Catch the full show, talking all things college and high school wrestling in Iowa, on The Gazette's YouTube page.

Iowa women's wrestling associate head coach Gary Mayabb talks to The Gazette's John Steppe about the program's first season, including upcoming events, wrestlers to watch, fan support and his favorite moments so far.

On this segment of the Pinning Combination podcast, The Gazette's K.J. Pilcher and Hall of Fame coach Dick Briggs break down the Iowa men's wrestling team's dual win over Penn. And Teeing it Up with Briggs takes a look at the impact the NIL era is having on college wrestling.Catch the full show, talking all things college and high school wrestling in Iowa, on The Gazette's YouTube page.

It wasn’t a surprising result, but Iowa’s 26-0 loss to Michigan in the Big Ten championship game still was hard to watch for Hawkeye fans. The Gazette's John Steppe and Mike Hlas discuss what went wrong, this team’s season-long trends and what comes next on The Final Score podcast.

Does Iowa have a chance against Michigan in the Big Ten championship game? Angelique Chengelis of the Detroit News joins The Gazette's John Steppe on the Hawk Off The Press podcast this week to help us break down the game and tell us what to expect from the 12-0 Wolverines.

The Pinning Combination podcast with The Gazette's K.J. Pilcher and Hall of Fame coach Dick Briggs breaks down Iowa's 18-14 wrestling dual win over Iowa State on Sunday.

Another coin-flip game went Iowa’s way. The Gazette's John Steppe and Mike Hlas break down the late-game heroics in the Hawkeyes’ Heroes Game win over Nebraska on this episode of The Final Score podcast.

Iowa has the Big Ten West locked up, but it of course still wants a 10th regular-season victory and the Heroes Trophy on Friday against a Nebraska team that has bowl eligibility on the line. Amie Just of the Lincoln Journal Star joins this episode of the Hawk Off The Press podcast to preview the game with The Gazette's John Steppe.

The Pinning Combination podcast returns for the 2023-24 season talking all things wrestling in Iowa with The Gazette’s K.J. Pilcher and Hall of Fame coach Dick Briggs.This episode analyzes early impressions of the Iowa, Iowa State and Northern Iowa teams, previews Sunday’s Cy-Hawk dual and looks at some initial storylines in D-II, D-III and high school girls’ wrestling.

In a season full of obstacles, Iowa found a path to the Big Ten championship game. The Gazette's John Steppe and Mike Hlas discuss the Hawkeyes’ 15-13 win over Illinois and their journey to the Big Ten West title on this episode of The Final Score.

All Iowa football conversations this week start with Cooper DeJean’s season-ending injury. That’s how this episode of the Hawk Off The Press podcast begins with The Gazette's John Steppe and HawkeyeReport.com’s Tom Kakert before moving into how Iowa put itself in position to win the Big Ten West and an early look at its offseason roster questions.

A well-rounded win for Iowa football. We haven’t been able to say that much in 2023, but it was true Saturday in the Hawkeyes’ 22-0 victory over Rutgers. The Gazette's John Steppe and Mike Hlas break down the game and Iowa’s clear path to Indianapolis on The Final Score podcast.

It’s a two-part episode of the Hawk Off The Press podcast with The Gazette's John Steppe this week, centered on two big games in Iowa City this weekend.First up, Pat Lanni of NJ Advance Media joins to preview Saturday’s Rutgers-Iowa football game.Then, Iowa soccer coach Dave DiIanni talks about his team’s Big Ten tournament championship run and the Hawkeyes’ home game Friday against Bucknell in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Bottom line: Iowa won. Three other Big Ten West teams that entered Saturday tied for first didn’t. So the Hawkeyes’ unconventional 10-7 win over Northwestern — a style of victory that is actually becoming conventional for Iowa — puts them alone in first in the West.We break down the game and the scene at Wrigley Field on The Final Score podcast.

It’s a mailbag edition of the Hawk Off The Press podcast, with most of the questions naturally centering on Iowa’s announcement earlier this week that offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz will not return next season.How will Kirk Ferentz handle that position moving forward? Plus, is there any hope for the offense during the remainder of the 2023 season?