On Iowa Podcast

Iowa actor, writer and producer Scott Siepker is the guest on this week's Hawk Off The Press podcast with The Gazette's John Steppe, discussing his new film "Kinnick: The Documentary." The documentary seeks to tell the definitive story of the Iowa football legend, including his playing career and life ambitions. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/kinnickdocumentary (You can watch it on Vimeo). » https://subscribepage.com/hawks (Subscribe to the Hawk Off The Press newsletter)

The Iowa soccer team travels to 13th-ranked UCLA on Thursday night. Next week, the Iowa field hockey team takes on Wake Forest and North Carolina. Those difficult schedules aim to prepare these teams for successful fall seasons. On this episode of Hawk Off The Press, The Gazette's John Steppe interviews Iowa soccer coach Dave DiIanni and Iowa field hockey coach Lisa Cellucci about what to expect. » https://subscribepage.com/hawks (Subscribe to the Hawk Off The Press newsletter)

With Iowa football media day on Friday and the Kids Day open practice on Saturday, we should know a lot more about the 2022 Hawkeyes soon. Hawkeye Nation's Rob Howe joins The Gazette's John Steppe on Hawk Off The Press to discuss the key players and position groups to watch. Plus, thoughts on Big Ten media rights negotations and predictions for Iowa's record this season. » https://subscribepage.com/hawks (Subscribe to the Hawk Off The Press newsletter)

Iowa running backs coach Ladell Betts is the guest on this episode of Hawk Off The Press with The Gazette's John Steppe. Among the discussion topics: His approach to fall camp with a young group of running backs. His thoughts on NIL and how often it comes up in recruiting. The importance of fullbacks at Iowa. What's changed at Iowa since his playing career and why he wanted to return as a coach. » https://subscribepage.com/hawks (Subscribe to the Hawk Off The Press newsletter)

The Gazette's John Steppe answers your Iowa football questions from Big Ten Media Days on this episode of Hawk Off The Press. What does the offensive line look like after Justin Britt's injury? Why isn't Xavier Nwankpa in the two-deeps? How much does Kirk Ferentz's voice resonate in college football? Is there really a reason to be optimistic about the Iowa offense? All that, and much more. You can contribute your questions to future episodes https://joinsubtext.com/hawkeyes (by joining our free text group). Text 319-729-8218.

Iowa offensive line coach George Barnett is the guest on this week's Hawk Off The Press podcast with The Gazette's John Steppe. Barnett talks about how Iowa develops young O-line starters, his career path, how his high school coaches helped him through tragedy, what it was like coaching Tyler Linderbaum, how he would build a perfect Iowa O-lineman and more. https://subscribepage.com/hawks (Subscribe to the free Hawk Off The Press newsletter)

Notre Dame? Oregon and Washington? Holding at 16? What's next for the Big Ten after last week's additions of USC and UCLA? The Gazette's John Steppe is joined by The Des Moines Register's Kennington Lloyd Smith III to discuss the conference's next steps and what these moves mean for Iowa. https://subscribepage.com/hawks (Subscribe to the free Hawk Off The Press newsletter)

Thursday was a big news day. The Gazette's John Steppe answers your questions about 5-star recruit Kadyn Proctor committing to Iowa and the Big Ten adding UCLA and USC.

Iowa football defensive coordinator Phil Parker is the guest on this week's Hawk Off The Press podcast with The Gazette's John Steppe. Consistency has been key for Parker and Iowa's defense, and he talks about why that is, what he looks for in recruits to fit in with the Hawkeyes, why he stayed at Iowa even when he had other job offers and how Bob Sanders set the tone for Ferentz-era defenses. But Parker also talks about how things have changed in his time as coach, including the cash position at Iowa and increased use of analytics. https://subscribepage.com/hawks (Subscribe to the free Hawk Off The Press newsletter)

HawkeyeReport's Tom Kakert joins the Hawk Off The Press podcast to discuss the latest updates in Iowa football recruiting, what's happening with an NIL collective for Hawkeye athletes and what quarterback Spencer Petras' offseason looks like (10:40). First, Iowa director of track and field and cross country Joey Woody recaps the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field championships and the Hawkeyes' season as a whole. https://subscribepage.com/hawks (Subscribe to the free Hawk Off The Press newsletter).

This week’s Hawk Off The Press podcast takes Iowa football questions from our https://joinsubtext.com/hawkeyes (text group subscribers). Some of the questions include: Why doesn’t Kirk Ferentz promote another assistant coach to co- or assistant offensive coordinator to help Brian Ferentz? What’s the wide receivers’ health status? What will Iowa’s passing game look like in 2022? Is Spencer Petras really going to start another season? You can subscribe to our text group for free and talk to our reporters by texting 319-729-8193 or https://joinsubtext.com/hawkeyes (entering your phone number here).

Iowa defensive line coach Kelvin Bell is this week’s guest on the Hawk Off the Press podcast. Bell offers his thoughts on NIL, collectives, the transfer portal, spring/summer recruiting, Iowa’s defensive approach and more. » https://subscribepage.com/hawks (Subscribe to the Hawk Off The Press newsletter)

Iowa baseball coach Rick Heller is the guest on this week's Hawk Off The Press podcast with The Gazette's John Steppe. Heller discusses Adam Mazur's standout season, the highs and lows for the Hawkeyes this spring, his pitch for an NCAA tournament at-large bid, the regular-season finale against Indiana, the upcoming renovations to Duane Banks Field and more.

Former Iowa football player Dalles Jacobus joins The Gazette's John Steppe on the Hawk Off The Press podcast to discuss his new single, "We Wave" and his budding music career.

Former Solon High School football coach Kevin Miller is the guest on this week's Hawk Off The Press podcast. Ahead of the NFL Draft, Miller explains what it was like coaching Tyler Linderbaum in high school and what NFL teams can expect to get from Iowa's All-America center.

HawkeyeReport's Tom Kakert joins The Gazette's John Steppe on this episode of Hawk Off The Press to discuss the latest in Iowa football recruiting, the future of NIL at Iowa and this Saturday's open spring practice at Kinnick Stadium.

The Gazette's John Steppe and The Athletic's Scott Dochterman take a position-by-position look at Iowa football with 2022 spring practice underway on the Hawk Off The Press podcast.

As the Iowa baseball team's first Big Ten home series approaches this weekend, The Gazette's Jeff Johnson joins John Steppe on Hawk Off The Press to discuss this season's storylines, including the Hawkeyes' NCAA tournament hopes, Brody Brecht's 100-mph fastball and the back-to-normal schedule.

A portion of Iowa football's spring practice was open to media recently and The Gazette's John Steppe shares his observations on this episode of Hawk Off The Press, plus answers questions from listeners.

Athletic trainer Brad Floy has a unique perspective in the Iowa men's basketball program. The lifelong Hawkeye fan has worked with Steve Alford, Todd Lickliter and now Fran McCaffery. On this episode of T'd Up with Connor and Patrick, Brad talks about how the program has changed through the years, why he got into athletic training, his favorite memories on the job, some of the stories he hears from players in the training room, his love for Vegas and more. T'd Up with Connor and Patrick is presented by https://www.hameshomes.com/ (Hames Homes).