EXCLUSIVE: Kirk Ferentz opens up to the Register's Bryce Miller

IOWA CITY, Ia. – The list of BCS-level football coaches who have led the same programs since at least 1999 is short, which probably isn't surprising in a game long on win-or-else demands, financi. […]

Source: Hawk Central | May 18 2013

Editor's Corner: Recruits have right to keep options open

Cyclone and Hawkeye football fans are finding common ground this spring on the landscape of college football recruiting. Allen Lazard, a blue-chip prospect from Urbandale High School, made headlines F. […]

Source: Hawk Central | May 18 2013

Analysis: Where do non-revenue sports fit in?

Money has always had a significant influence over major-college sports. It just used to be impolite to talk about it so openly. But the cash is pouring into the coffers at big schools like never befor. […]

Source: Hawk Central | May 18 2013

Twins’ Buxton streaks across C.R.’s baseball sky

CEDAR RAPIDS — Come a time in the not-so-distant future, people will brag about how they saw Byron Buxton play baseball in Cedar Rapids before he began tearing it up in the majors with the Minn. […]

Source: TheGazette - The Hlog by Mike Hlas | May 17 2013

Iowa makes final Cy-Hawk football payment

IOWA CITY — Iowa sent Iowa State a check for $609,775 earlier this year, the final payment under an old provision in the annual Cy-Hawk series. In 2008, the non-conference rivals agreed on a. […]

Source: TheGazette - Docs Office | May 17 2013

Alford to pay New Mexico $625K in buyout agreement

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The University of New Mexico says it has reached an agreement in principal with former men’s basketball coach Steve Alford over his buyout. Alford said in April he wa. […]

Source: Hawk Central | May 17 2013

Horse Latitudes #7 – KF convo from last November

Let’s set the scene here: This was the week of Purdue last November. Iowa needed to win two of its next three to gain bowl eligibility. The Hawkeyes were putting on the military uniforms in salute t. […]

Source: TheGazette - On Iowa by Marc Morehouse | May 17 2013

Coming Sunday: Insightful thoughts from Kirk Ferentz

Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz sat down with Des Moines Register sports columnist Bryce Miller to talk about his time with the Hawkeyes. They covered a range of topics — some serious and some ligh. […]

Source: Hawk Central | May 17 2013

Iowa linebacker named to Lott Trophy Watch List

FROM UI SPORTS INFORMATION: IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior linebacker James Morris has been named to the 2013 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List. Named after Pro Football Hall of Fame member. […]

Source: Hawk Central | May 17 2013

Audio: Fran McCaffery, Tom Brands, Brian Ferentz

FORT DODGE — The I-Club annual spring banquet tour made a stop in Webster County Thursday night. Here is audio from Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery. Here is audio from Iowa assistant fo. […]

Source: TheGazette - The Hlog by Mike Hlas | May 17 2013

23 Hawkeyes qualify for NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships

FROM UI SPORTS INFORMATION: IOWA CITY, Iowa – The NCAA announced today that 23 student-athletes from the University of Iowa have qualified for the 2013 NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championship. […]

Source: Hawk Central | May 17 2013

Rivalry weekend to end B1G slate in 2014

Big Ten expansion has brought rivalry football back to its final weekend. Each school received a season-ending rivalry assignment for the 2014 league schedule, which was released today by the league o. […]

Source: TheGazette - Docs Office | May 16 2013

2014 is a cushion, but will Iowa land on it?

The general consensus is that Iowa’s 2014 football schedule is a cool breeze on an island beach. A veritable boat drink with a little reggae in the background. It kind of is. The Hawkeyes will be pa. […]

Source: TheGazette - On Iowa by Marc Morehouse | May 16 2013

Fran McCaffery's plan for newly vacated scholarship

MEN'S BASKETBALL: Patrick Ingram's departure gives Iowa coach flexibility.

Source: Hawk Central | May 16 2013

Strong finish lifts recruiting prospects

Iowa assistant basketball coach Sherman Dillard says he's taken the 25-win season out for a test drive on the recruiting circuit, and likes the results.

Source: Hawk Central | May 16 2013

Iowa gets Indiana, Maryland in 2014

Iowa’s first taste of the Big Ten’s newbies will come Oct. 18, 2014 when the Hawkeyes travel to Maryland. The Big Ten released its conference schedules in the last few minutes. There were murmurs. […]

Source: TheGazette - On Iowa by Marc Morehouse | May 16 2013

Iowa skips past Big Ten football epicenter in 2014

As a schedule-maker, you’ll never make everyone happy when you’re scheduling teams to play eight conference games in a 14-team league. You can’t. Unless you give a team eight home games and none. […]

Source: TheGazette - The Hlog by Mike Hlas | May 16 2013

Ghost schedules of Iowa football past

The Big Ten’s seemingly perpetual wheel of expansion has decimated the league’s football scheduling process. The 2011 and 2012 schedules vanished with the addition of Nebraska. Three seasons worth. […]

Source: TheGazette - Docs Office | May 16 2013

Horse Latitudes #6 — B1G football, a house cat for now

The Big Tough Big Ten doesn’t want anything to do with an outdoor venue for its football championship game. Actually, I don’t see anything wrong with that. Who does an outdoor title game outside o. […]

Source: TheGazette - On Iowa by Marc Morehouse | May 16 2013

Photos: Quirks of the 2014 Big Ten schedule

A team-by-team look at how conference realignment affected scheduling.

Source: Hawk Central | May 16 2013