Iowa Hawkeyes News

Nathan McNeil - Adding to his game this spring McNeil is participating in Iowa's spring practice period, per Collin Carrithers of The Daily Iowan.

Impact McNeil is reportedly focused on improving his blocking and finishing runs at the second level this spring. Which is to say, he's fully recovered and healthy from the injury that held him out of three of Iowa's final four games last season.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Kirk Ferentz, Iowa football punished by NCAA for tampering The NCAA punished Kirk Ferentz, the longest-tenured head coach in the FBS, and his Iowa Hawkeyes football program for tampering. The NCAA an...

APRIL 14 • THEBIGLEAD.COM

Iowa football suffers major setback from NCAA stemming from recruiting violations in 2023 | Sporting News The Iowa Hawkeyes are undergoing stiff punishments from the NCAA after new details reveal recruiting violations within the football program....

APRIL 14 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Iowa Put on Probation for 1 Year, Vacates 4 Wins, More for Recruiting Violations

The Iowa Hawkeyes will be placed on probation for one year, among other punishments, as part of an NCAA infractions case.

APRIL 14 • FOX SPORTS

Iowa Put on Probation for 1 Year, Vacates 4 Wins, More for Recruiting Violations

Michael Burt - Partaking in spring ball Burt (undisclosed) is partaking in Iowa's spring practice period, per On3.

Impact Burt played sparingly last season as a redshirt freshman with Iowa and has yet to log a collegiate statistic. However, he's reportedly practicing with the Hawkeyes and appears good to go ahead of the 2026 campaign.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

Iowa LB Karson Sharar Could Be Popular Late-Round NFL Draft Pick The Iowa Hawkeyes have an underrated linebacker prospect in the NFL Draft.

APRIL 13 • SI.COM

Addison Ostrenga - Not wearing pads in spring ball Ostrenga (achilles) isn't wearing pads in Iowa's spring practice period, per HawkCentral.com.

Impact Ostrenga only played in two games for Iowa last season after he sat out the final 11 games of the year while dealing with achilles injury. The tight end is still working his way back, as he's not wearing pads and isn't a full participant. He'll look to return in full by fall camp.

APRIL 10 • ROTOWIRE

Hank Brown - In competition for starting gig Brown is competing with Jeremy Hecklinski for Iowa's starting quarterback job, Tyler Tachman of the Des Moines Register

Impact Brown served as the Hawkeyes' backup QB behind Mark Gronowski in 2025, and he's in contention to claim the starting role for 2026. Brown, entering his redshirt junior season, completed 11 of 21 passes for 107 yards, one touchdown and one interception in 2025.

MARCH 31 • ROTOWIRE

Jeremy Hecklinski - Battling for QB1 gig in Iowa City Hecklinski is competing with Hank Brown for Iowa's starting quarterback gig, per Tyler Tachman of the Des Moines Register.

Impact Hecklinski transferred to Iowa ahead of the 2025 season after spending his freshman year at Wake Forest, where he didn't see the field. Last season with the Hawkeyes, he completed 2-of-2 passes for eight yards, and ran for a six-yard touchdown in mop-up duty against Wisconsin and Minnesota. He's reportedly in a quarterback competition with Brown, who was also a backup for the Hawkeyes last season after two years at Auburn.

MARCH 31 • ROTOWIRE

Jay Norvell, hired as analyst a month ago, will replace Omar Young as Hawkeyes' running backs coach

Jay Norvell will move from senior offensive analyst to running backs coach at Iowa after Omar Young left the Hawkeyes for a similar position with the Las Vegas Raiders last month

MARCH 30 • Associated Press

Penn State favored for a fifth straight NCAA Division I men's wrestling title

Penn State is out to claim an elusive fifth straight NCAA Division I men’s wrestling title this weekend

MARCH 18 • Associated Press

2026 All-NFL Scouting Combine Team: Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love Wows

From a star Notre Dame running back to a pair of Ohio State defensive standouts, these players shined at the NFL Scouting Combine.

MARCH 6 • FOX SPORTS

2026 All-NFL Scouting Combine Team: Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love Wows

Iowa OL Logan Jones Runs 4.90-second 40-Yard Dash Iowa Hawkeyes center Logan Jones runs the 40-yard dash at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine.

MARCH 1 • NEWYORKJETS.COM

Legendary Iowa Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz addresses huge difference between NFL, CFB | Sporting News Iowa Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz admitted he's having a difficult time adjusting to this new era in college football. Therefore, he was able...

FEBRUARY 21 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Iowa's Kirk Ferentz Frustrated With Modern College Football The Iowa Hawkeyes continue to build a dominant football program, and they're seemingly doing it all without massive NIL deals. Everyone know...

FEBRUARY 21 • SI.COM

NFL Draft Notebook: Cole Wisniewski and two Iowa Hawkeyes shine at Shrine Bowl We’re in the heart of All-Star season with the East-West Shrine Bowl taking place tonight and the Senior Bowl already in practice. This week...

JANUARY 27 • NFLMOCKS.COM

Iowa QB Makes Case To Start East-West Shrine Bowl In no world did the Iowa Hawkeyes expect fifth-year senior quarterback Mark Gronowski to start a Senior Bowl game, but here we are. Gronowsk...

JANUARY 25 • SI.COM

Iowa Finishes Season With Their Highest Ranking of Year The Iowa Hawkeyes had a solid season overall in 2025, not reaching the ultimate goal of a National Championship, but still having success th...

JANUARY 21 • SI.COM

AP Top 25: Indiana at No. 1, Ole Miss Gets Highest Ranking in Over 60 Years

Indiana is the No. 1 team in the final AP Top 25 of the 2025 season, with the Big Ten landing six teams in the final AP Poll. Only the SEC (...

JANUARY 20 • FOX SPORTS

AP Top 25: Indiana at No. 1, Ole Miss Gets Highest Ranking in Over 60 Years

From bad football and perfect basketball to a 'miracle' season: Don Fischer's journey with Indiana

Longtime Indiana play-by-play voice Don Fischer is relishing the opportunity to call another perfect season that he never saw coming

JANUARY 19 • Associated Press

2026 UFL Regional College Allocation: Every Player Selected by All 8 Teams

Here are the results of the 2026 UFL Regional College Allocation for all eight teams.

JANUARY 13 • FOX SPORTS

2026 UFL Regional College Allocation: Every Player Selected by All 8 Teams

History Suggests High-Win Season for Iowa in 2026 After spending a chunk of their 2025-26 run as legitimate College Football Playoff (CFP) contenders, the Iowa Hawkeyes' final result as a su...

JANUARY 11 • SI.COM

FCS All-American WR Set to Visit Iowa The Iowa Hawkeyes have hit home runs in the transfer portal so far, and now they're looking to add another. FCS Central Freshman All-America...

JANUARY 10 • SI.COM

Iowa Secures Commitment From Northern Illinois Transfer The Iowa Hawkeyes are making strides towards rebuilding their depleted defensive unit. The program lost several key defensive players to gra...

JANUARY 9 • SI.COM

Iowa's Kaden Wetjen is the repeat winner of the Jet Award as the top return specialist in the nation

Iowa’s Kaden Wetjen was named winner of the Jet Award as the top return specialist in college football for the second straight year

JANUARY 5 • Associated Press

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