Things are looking up for the 2010 Iowa Hawkeyes as the season kickoff against the Eastern Illinois Panthers looms just over two and a half weeks away. Needless to say there are high expectations stemming from a respectable Orange Bowl victory last January against Georgia Tech, but they continue to grow ever higher as more and more Hawkeyes get added to various watch lists and award “short lists”.

While Coach Kirk Ferentz is not usually eager to hold one player above the others,...

I am a life-long Hawk fan of a 50 plus vintage. I grew up in the Iowa City area. I remember $2 knothole tickets. I specifically recall going to watch the Hawks play Penn St. when Lydell Mitchell and Franco Harris were in the Nittany Lion backfield. It was raining AND the game was on TV. There was only one game per week on TV, and it was rarely the Hawks. But being at the game was better than watching it on TV, just like it is today. Even though the reality was that Iowa was unlikely to win.
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