Hawk Central

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

Chad Leistikow — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:42:31 +0000

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 Friday when he revealed that even though he has verbally committed to Iowa State, he would take an official recruiting visit to Notre Dame in June. [...]

Alford to pay New Mexico $625K in buyout agreement

Associated Press — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:20:10 +0000

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 was willing to pay a $200,000 buyout for leaving the Albuquerque school to take a job at UCLA, but he wouldn’t pay the [...]

Iowa linebacker named to Lott Trophy Watch List

Hawk Central — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:36:38 +0000

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, Ronnie Lott, the Lott IMPACT Trophy is awarded to college football’s Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. Those selected to the [...]

23 Hawkeyes qualify for NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships

Hawk Central — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:51:08 +0000

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 Championships. The NCAA first round will be held May 23-25 in Austin, Texas, at Mike A. Myers Stadium. “We are very proud of the Iowa [...]

Coming Sunday: Insightful thoughts from Kirk Ferentz

Bryce Miller — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:45:49 +0000

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 light-hearted. You might be surprised at what the coach had to say. Read the whole interview in this weekend’s Des Moines [...]

Strong finish lifts recruiting prospects

Ryan Suchomel — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:48:58 +0000

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.

Fran McCaffery’s plan for newly vacated scholarship

Rick Brown — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:48:03 +0000

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

Photos: Quirks of the 2014 Big Ten schedule

dmonson — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:19:20 +0000

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

Pat Harty: Stars align for 2014 resurgence

Pat Harty — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:27:14 +0000

The 2014 Iowa football team doesn’t play its first game for nearly 16 months and yet we already might know what its biggest strength could be — the schedule.

Rick Brown: Hawkeyes left with no excuses for 2014

Rick Brown — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:23:49 +0000

The freshly minted 2014 Big Ten football schedule plays right into Iowa’s rebuilding wheelhouse. No Ohio State. No Michigan. No Penn State. No Michigan State. Instead, the Hawkeyes drew crossover games with Indiana and Maryland on the schedule released Thursday. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz couldn’t have diagrammed it any better on the chalkboard. The Hawkeyes [...]