IOWA CITY — Iowa coach Fran McCaffery considered changing his starting lineup but decided against it entering the Hawkeyes’ game Sunday at Purdue. Freshman center Adam Woodbury has struggled offensively, scoring just two points in each of Iowa’s last four games. Junior center/forward Melsahn Basabe, who has 52 career starts, played a season-high 27 minutes [...]
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CHICAGO — Nov. 6, 2010: On 4th-and-10 from the Iowa 18, Indiana receiver Damarlo Belcher dropped a Ben Chappell pass in the end zone with 28 seconds left in the game, and the Hawkeyes escaped with an 18-13 win. Nov. 13, 2010: Trailing 17-7 after three quarters, Northwestern’s Dan Persa led touchdown drives of 85 [...]
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Former University of Iowa football player Cedric Everson was sentenced Friday to seven days in jail for assault stemming from a 2007 sex abuse case. “You should be ashamed of your conduct that resulted in the conviction of an assault,” Judge Paul Miller said during the sentencing hearing this morning in Johnson County District Court. [...]
continue »IOWA CITY – Hawkeye Fans blanketed the streets and sidewalks of Iowa City, ready for battle. “It’s a great rivalry,” John Mercer said. Justin Brame added, “This is crazy. It’s pandemonium. Let’s hear it for the Hawkeyes.” Iowa State University fans certainly did not feel welcome here. “When they come to Ames, we don’t give [...]
continue »IOWA CITY — The operators of the Magic Bus, the popular tailgating spot south of Kinnick Stadium, hope to keep the party going next football season. But the Iowa City Rugby Football Club, which has title to the bus, is negotiating rent with the new owner of the property on Melrose Avenue where the bus [...]
continue »There is nothing like Iowa Hawkeye football fans and here are some photos before the game.
continue »Ticket prices and funding formulas have provided enough discussion fodder in recent years to nearly trump the Iowa-Iowa State game itself. Through 2012, the host school pays the visitor 20 percent of the gate, which has favored Iowa State primarily because Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium has 15,000 more seats. The schools also have designated each other [...]
continue »It was classic Hayden Fry. The legendary University of Iowa football coach is back in town today, drawn by the inaugural FRY Fest. The event, a celebration of the Hawkeyes in general and Fry in particular, kicked off this morning with the unveiling of Hayden Fry Way, which is what Coralville’s First Avenue is now [...]
continue »We will host a live chat for the Iowa Hawkeyes‘ home opener against Northern Iowa on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium. Gazette columnist Mike Hlas, sportswriter Scott Doctherman and I will try to out-clever one another for three hours on the internet on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in early September. Sounds pretty cool, doesn’t it? Pregame [...]
continue »Another reason to get excited, Iowa fans: The Hawkeye Express rolled into town Wednesday. The black-and-gold train will shuttle fans to and from Kinnick Stadium for the season opener Saturday versus the University of Northern Iowa, and for the six other home games this fall. University of Iowa officials love the train because it eases [...]
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