We've become quasi-journalists in the last 16 years, so before we get to the emotional stuff, let's not bury the lede: As of January 1, 2023, Go Iowa Awesome will be the Iowa Hawkeyes site on the Rivals network.  All of our content from this post forward will go up at the new Go Iowa Awesome.  If you need an introduction to that world, our good friend, and reinstalled Publisher, Adam Jacobi has all the details.  And if you want to join the Rivals site immediately, promo code GOIOWA gets you a free month to look around.  In the next couple of days, GIA will move to the ..read more

If someone told you before bowl season began that a team would win 21-0 despite going 0/11 on third downs and asked you who that team was, how fast would it have taken you to say "Iowa"? Kirk Ferentz & Co. engineered another Hawkeye Devil Magic performance for the record books on Saturday afternoon, as the Iowa defense swallowed up Kentucky en route to an easy 21-0 victory in the Music City Bowl.  When we say this was a performance for the record books... we're not really kidding. Kentucky punted a Music City Bowl-record 10 times (the most punts by any team in any bowl game since 2018 ..read more

Iowa football managed to end its 2022 season on a very positive note with a dominant 21-0 victory over Kentucky in the Music City Bowl. And Kirk Ferentz & Co. managed to some more good news in the post-game festivities, as All-American punter Tory Taylor announced that he plans to return for the 2023 season:  Iowa punter Tory Taylor says he will return to college for a fourth season. Massive news for the Hawkeyes, considering the impact he has had for this program. Monster performance today in 21-0 shutout of Kentucky. — Chad Leistikow (@ChadLeistikow) December 31, 2022 This is a tr ..read more

Spencer Petras' time at Iowa might not be over just yet. We assumed that his tenure in Iowa City was done after injury forced him out of Iowa's regular season finale against Nebraska and left him unable to play in Saturday's Music City Bowl game. But Petras, who has started 31 of the past 34 games for Iowa over the last three seasons, apparently isn't planning to move on from Iowa just yet -- even though his playing days are done in all likelihood.  Spencer Petras tonight said he tore his rotator cuff and labrum vs. Nebraska and will be out 6 to 11 months, maybe longer. Will re ..read more

WHO: Kentucky Wildcats (7-5, 3-5 SEC) WHEN: 11:00 AM CT (Saturday, December 31) WHERE: Nissan Stadium (Nashville, TN) TV: ABC ANNOUNCERS: Matt Barrie, Louis Riddick, Harry Lyles, Jr. RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (TuneIn, or local listings) | SiriusXM Ch. 138 or 195 (app 957) STREAM: WatchESPN MOBILE: ESPN app TWITTER: @IowaFBLive | @IowaAwesome | @IowaOnBTN WEATHER: temps in the upper 50s, rain likely LINE: EVEN Iowa -2.5 (Total: 31.0) NOTE: Don't forget to follow all the action during the game and chat with your fellow Iowa fans in the Go Iowa Awesome discord! (More i ..read more

The Hyball is a weekly basketball column. Knowing is important. Knowing is a gift. Knowing puts the power back in your hands and lets you decide what to do next. When you don't know, you get strung along. You have to ask questions, figure things out. You just want to know, you know?' Aright, I'll stop the second-rate Seinfeld bit. Right now, we know Iowa men's basketball is not very good. Will they get better? Feel less sure about that than ever. Usually, we scrape to find positives or fully write a team off. Honestly don't feel like doing either; just kinda wanna... sit with it ..read more

You can’t afford to have an off night in Big Ten play. Indiana learned that lesson well earlier today. The Hoosiers came into the day ranked #4 in the country with a perfect 12-0 record. They had several big non-conference victories and looked like a favorite or co-favorite to win the Big Ten this year. Michigan State entered the game against Indiana at 8-5. The Spartans have had a disappointing year thus far, and are far away from the NCAA Tournament bubble. On paper, Indiana vs. Michigan State looked like an easy game to call. Maybe Michigan State would keep it close in the first half, but t ..read more

Bowl games are always a bit of a crossroads event -- on one hand, they serve as a celebration/reflection back on the season that was (and the individual careers that are wrapping up). On the other hand, they're also a look into the future for the players who are remaining and who will be assuming bigger roles in the future. Sometimes that future-focused glimpse is evident more in bowl practice and game prep than the game itself, but that's not the case for Iowa this season. Between injuries, the transfer portal, and NFL Draft opt-outs, several players who were regular starters for the 2022 Iow ..read more

Let's not bury the lede: the Iowa men's basketball program just suffered not only its worst loss of the season, or its worst loss of the last several seasons -- it suffered its worst defeat of the entire Fran McCaffery Era.  Eastern Illinois was 1-9 vs. D1 teams They had lost to (among others): Illinois by 30 Ohio State by 22 Northern Illinois by 20 Ball State by 17 CMU by 16 Alabama State by 9 They had a NET ranking of 350 and just beat Iowa by 9 as a 32-point underdog! — Chris Hassel (@Hassel_Chris) December 21, 2022 EIU ranked even lower in the KenPom rankings (356) -- per those ran ..read more

Iowa's Wednesday afternoon game with Dartmouth was expected to be a final tune-up before Big Ten play started in full for the Hawkeyes in about a week. It was one last chance for the ladies to work out any kinks, and feel good about themselves by torching a less-talented opponent. Iowa probably needed a game like that after the scare that UNI put in them over the weekend. Caitlin Clark and the rest of her Iowa teammates made sure that this win was the runaway rout that was expected -- and they did it right from the jump.  Iowa stormed out to a 9-0 lead right out of the gate and turned tha ..read more