Hawkeye Report Podcast

Hawkeye Report Podcast
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A collection of podcasts from HawkeyeReport.com

  1. 5 days ago

    Hawkeye Report Podcast 798

    We continue our summer podcast series with a first time guest on the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Tom Kakert is joined by the host of Locked On Hawkeyes Podcast and now former KXNO host, Trent Condon. It's been an eventful week for Condon and he discusses the last week for him from a professional sense with the owners of KXNO essentially dumping all the talent at the station. We spend the bulk of the time on this podcast talking Iowa football and basketball. We open that discussion by talking about Hawkeye football. The conversation starts with the concerns heading into the season regarding the Iowa defense, particularly the tackle position. We break down the line, the linebackers, and Zach Lutmer and the Hawkeye secondary. Is this as simple as in Phil Parker we trust?  Then we move to special teams. There's a whole lot of change at the position, starting with the coordinator and then moving on to both the kicker and the punter, along with finding a new return man. Then we move to the offensive side of the ball and discuss the quarterback battle, the upgrade of talent at receiver and if it will pay dividends, and why the offensive line will be strong again this season. Plus we look at Iowas win total of 7.5. Will they go over or under that total. After that we move on to men's basketball and talk about the program that Ben McCollum is building. We discuss the addition of Andrew McKeever and what he will do for the Iowa team and McCollum having a legit seven footer for the first time and what that might be like. Could we see a twin towers look for the Hawkeyes? What about the development of Trevin Jirak? And we talk about scheduling and how McCollum has put together a solid non-conference slate of games.

    52 min

  2. 26 Jun

    Hawkeye Report Podcast 797

    It's a double dose of the Hawkeye Report Podcast to wrap up the week. There's been a lot going on with Iowa athletics and we needed to do a bit of housekeeping to get caught up on the news on several fronts. Tom Kakert, Kyle Huesmann, and Tanner Lafever are on this edition of the podcast and we open talking about Iowa's Bennett Stirtz being a first round pick eventually landing with the Oklahoma City Thunder. We discuss that selection and what it might mean for Hawkeye basketballl.  Then we move on to get the views of Huesmann from Iowa women's basketball practice today. They also met the media and he gives us a summary of what Jan Jensen had to say to the media after practice. What did we learn overall from the visit? We also talk a bit about the toxic nature of the discourse involving Caitlin Clark in the WNBA and how it is impossible to have a rational discussion about it on-line.  Then we move on to Iowa men's and women's wrestling. Lafever talks about Spencer Lee and an incoming freshman for the Hawkeye women's team winning this past weekend, which means they are representing the USA later this year. We also talk about the wrestling rosters for both teams.  After that we discuss the NCAA approving 5 for 5 for athletes, which means that players will now have five years to play in college. No more redshirts and appeals for sixth years. It all starts once they enroll and/or reach 19 years of age. We run down ll the major sports at Iowa and discuss various players and how it might impact them moving forward.  Finally we discuss the Hawkeyes who will be representing the Iowa football team at Big Ten Media Days in Chicago later in the month of July.

    1hr 2min

  3. 25 Jun

    Hawkeye Report Podcast 796

    We continue our Hawkeye Report Summer Podcast series this time with Associate Head Coach and Linebackers Coach Seth Wallace joining us for a great conversation about Iowa football and mentors.  We open the show talking about keeping a work/life balance as a coach and the demands of the job. He talks about the importance of having some time off this time of the year to spend time with family. Wallace also talks about the state of college football, in particular how it has change post the House settlement that allows schools to play their athletes. How has that impacted recruiting? Has it become more of a transaction and if it is, then is that a red flag?  Then we talk about the Iowa linebacker room heading into the season. He discusses the development and potential of Cam Buffington at middle linebacker and is Jayden Montgomery slated to start at the Will backer spot? How do you keep the possible LEO backer patient when they only potentially play 25% of the snaps? Who is contending for playing time there? Also, who are some potential candidates to play the Cash position this fall?  Wallace also talks about some of the young players on the team at linebacker, including four new faces, two of whom joined the team back in January. We talk about the potential for Zach Lutmer this year and where he might play on defense, plus we get his thoughts on the new addition at safety, Tyler Brown.  Finally we wrap up discussing the addition of the legendary Tom Moore to the coaching staff. Wallace talks about the impact that he is having and the value he adds to the coaching staff, plus how he reminds him of someone like Norm Parker.

    42 min

  4. 24 Jun

    Hawkeye Report Podcast 795

    We continue our Hawkeye Report Summer Podcast series as we are joined by Iowa quarterback coach Billy VandeMerkt, who took over that position earlier this year.  The pod opens with getting to know VandeMerkt better. His upbringing in Illinois and how Tim Lester attempted to recruit him to play quarterback for him at Elmhurst College, where he was the head coach at the time. We then discuss his journey into coaching and how it got started thanks to a coach who is now an NFL coach. How that coach is now an NFL head coach and how his rise led to VandeMerkt becoming a coach for the New York Jets.  Then we dive into VandeMerkt and how he ended up at Iowa in 2025 and the role that he filled last year as a senior analyst and what his responsiblities were. Then this year he is elevated to the quarterback coach job. What that has been like for him? What does he look for in a quarterback in terms of traits that make them successful?  We also discuss the race at quarterback this spring between Hank Brown and Jeremy Hecklinski. How did they manage and plan everything this spring and did they manage it as well as they had hoped? How will the offense change this season with a different style of quarterback this year? When do they want to make a decision regarding the starting quarterback position?  Also, who are some of the receivers that impressed him this spring and thoughts on the passing game. We get his thoughts on the other quarterback including Jimmy Sullivan, Ryan Fitzgerald, and Tradon Bessinger and we wrap up talking about learning from Tom Moore and Kirk Ferentz.

    39 min

  5. 19 Jun

    Hawkeye Report Podcast 794

    We continue our summer of podcasts on the Hawkeye Report Podcast and this is a great guest. We are joined by Iowa athletic director Beth Goetz to get caught up on everything going on with Hawkeye athletics.  The conversation opens with a discussion of the upcoming renovation of Carver-Hawkeye Arena and the process to get to this point and what will be next starting this fall? Then we dive into the complicated world of Name, Image, and Likeness and how that process has gone for the Iowa athletic department in the last year or so. What has been the challenges and how have they dealt with the House settlement spending and the over the top spending that goes beyond the cap. How have they helped student-athletes with financial management? We also talk about how they have worked with Learfield to build partnerships with sponsors to get over the cap money to student-athletes. Goetz also discusses how they have are working to potentially get patches on jerseys and if that could be used to get more financial resources to players at Iowa.  Then we dive into the new coaches and the satisfaction from making a good hire for an athletic director, as Goetz did with Ben McCollum. We talk about her participation on the hiring of a new women's soccer coach and as a former college soccer player and coach how that was important to her. Along with that we discuss the health of non-revenue sports.  We also talk about the need to be well versed on the legislative side of things these days and get her thoughts on the Protect College Sports Act, which the Big Ten has opposed to this point. Finally we wrap up getting her thoughts on the sold out Savannah Bananas games coming to Kinnick Stadium on July 3rd and 4th.

    28 min

  6. 16 Jun

    Hawkeye Report Podcast 793

    We continue our summer series of podcast with special guests, this time with Iowa assistant football coach Jay Norvell. It's a fun, interesting, and informative podcast talking about his career as a player and coach.  The podcast begins with Norvell talking about how a kid who grew up in Madison, Wisconsin ended up playing football at the University of Iowa. He talks about the influence that Hayden Fry and his staff had on him as a player and getting into coaching. We talk about the great 1985 Iowa football team and his memories of that season and the win over Michigan.  Then we dive into his coaching career, including being part of the NFL and his long career as a college coach at various stops, as an assistant coach and head coach. We talk about how a guy who played defense as a player ends up coaching his entire career as an assistant on offense. He talks about play calling and why he likes to be on the sidelines during a game.  After that we also discuss the addition of the great Tom Moore to the Iowa staff and what that will mean for the Iowa program to have someone who has basically seen it all in his coaching career. Norvell talks about the Iowa offense under Tim Lester and if there will be more passes thrown to running backs this season. Plus we look at the running back room this year for Iowa and how he could use the talent on hand.  Finally we wrap up talking about his father, Merritt Norvell, who was a trailblazer in the world of college athletics and he we wrap up talking about what it has been like working for Kirk Ferentz.

    43 min

  7. 9 Jun

    Hawkeye Report Podcast 792

    On this edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast, we get caught up on a several topics. Most of them involving Iowa athletics and the Hawkeyes, plus an extended conversation on the story of the week in college sports. Tom Kakert and Kyle Huesmann open the show wrapping up the Iowa baseball season. Huesmann goes in-depth on the overall season, the injuries to the pitchers that ended up impacting the overall season, and we look ahead to next year and the needs for Rick Heller's team.  Then we talk some Iowa men's and women's basketball. We try to take an early look ahead regarding the possible starting lineups for both teams. What will Ben McCollum do with his starting lineup and will it continue to be focused on the defensive end of the floor? What about Jan Jensen and her team. Huesmann has a couple of interesting thoughts on what the Iowa head coach will end up doing this winter.  Then we move over to the WNBA and talk about Caitlin Clark and the drama that just seems to follow her and the Indiana Fever at every turn. Plus she had a game winning three late in the win over Washington on Monday.  Then we move over to football recruiting. Iowa had a pretty positive weekend, landing a pair of new recruits. We look at the new additions that bring the total number of commits in this class to 12. How much more would they like to add in what will end up being a smaller class? Finally, we dive into the story of the week, Bredan Sorsby, the Texas Tech quarterback, being able to get an injunction from a judge in Texas that will allow him to play for the Red Raiders even after gambling on his own team while he was at Indiana. What is our reaction to the news? What could happen next?

    1hr 6min

  8. 8 Jun

    Hawkeye Report Podcast 791

    It's a special edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast! We are joined by newly retired Big Ten official and Iowa City native, DJ Carstensen. We have a lot to discuss, beginning with how the former hoops standout and college player ended up being a high level basketball official.  We talk about his time in Iowa City growing up during the 70's and early 80's when the Hawkeyes were flying high and attending basketball games in The Fieldhouse. How he worked camps at Iowa when the Hawkeyes were coached by greats like Lute Olsen, George Raveling, and Tom Davis.  We look back at his time with officiating and how he rose up the ranks from working D2 and D3 games to calling high profile games in the Big Ten on a weekly basis before retiring at the end of this last season. We learn about his time calling games, how he was able work with coaches like Fran McCaffery, who could be colorful on the sidelines. We also discuss his work with Coaches vs. Cancer in upstate New York and how McCaffery and many other coahes he has met over the years have donated to the cause.  We discuss the court decision today on allowing a player who bet on his own team to play college football and gambling in general on college sports and the feedback he got as a official. We talk about makeup calls and other falsehoods that fans might believe. Finally we discuss the shortage of officials and training the next group for the future of the games we love to see being played.

    1hr 20min
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A collection of podcasts from HawkeyeReport.com

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    Hawkeye Report Podcast
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2026
  • Episodes
    675
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