Hawkeye Report Podcast

Hawkeye Report Podcast
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A collection of podcasts from HawkeyeReport.com

  1. 4d ago

    Hawkeye Report Podcast 789

    Another very special guest joins us on the podcast this week. This time it's Masters and Open champion Zach Johnson on the pod. Coming up on June 8th, Johnson will host his annual Zach Johnson Foundation Classic at Elmcrest Country Club in Cedar Rapids with seven other winners of majors joining him.  More details can be found here: https://zachjohnsongolf.com/zjf-classic/ We talk about his foundation classic and the great golfers that will be joining him at the event. Then we dive into the talking about Iowa athletics and Hawkeye sports. We talk about the Iowa football program and the longevity of Kirk Ferentz as the head coach and his relationship with him. We talk about Iowa taking the now former Drake basketball coach (where Johnson went to college) and what he thought of the run by Ben McCollum in year one with the Hawkeye program. Then we get Johnson's prediction for Iowa football for this season and we also talk a little more golf and the upcoming events he will be playing in Iowa (for the first time) and the John Deere Classic in July.

    51 min

  2. 6d ago

    Hawkeye Report Podcast 788

    Special guest on the latest edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. We are joined by the Head Coach of the Iowa women's basketball program, Jan Jensen, for a great conversation. Tom Kakert and Kyle Huesmann visit with Jensen about the newly announced two game series with UCONN that begins this season, along with the art of non-conference scheduling today.  We talk about the new additions to the Iowa women's basketball roster via the transfer portal and the impact that they could have this year. How will it impact how they operate on the offensive end of the floor and that they will adjust with more of a four out look on that side.  We talk about the upcoming arrival of five star forward McKenna Woliczko and what she will bring to the table once she arrives in early June. Jensen discusses how she can play a variety of different roles this winter.  Is there a player that has really elevated their game since the end of the season? Jensen gives us a very candid answer on the player that has jumped up and how the team has responded to the disappointing end to what was a very good season last year.

    32 min

  3. May 27

    Hawkeye Report Podcast 787

    We continue our in-depth coverage of Iowa men's basketball recruiting, specifically the 2027 point guard group. In this edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast, we are joined by Jamie Shaw, who is the senior basketball recruiting analyst for Rivals.com and On3.com to get his views on the long list of prospects that Iowa and Ben McCollum continue to explore.  We get Shaw's thoughts on Cayden Daughtry, TJ Jamison, Jaxson Davis, Jalen Davis, Antonio Pemerberton, and the latest rumbling on the recruitment of 2027 point guard Davion Thompson. What are his thoughts on each of the players and which schools are all of those players considering? It's a great rundown of the news and we also get Shaw's thoughts on Iowa's run in the NCAA Tournament and Bennett Stirtz success potentially paying off for the Hawkeyes on the recruiting trail.

    19 min

  4. May 25

    Hawkeye Report Podcast 786

    It's a special holiday edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. While the rest of the world is enjoying a relaxing Memorial Day, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo and putting together nearly an hour of podcast content for Iowa fans to listen to.  The main topic this week is 2027 men's basketball recruiting. Tom Kakert spent the last two weekends on the road watching most of the top point guard prospects on Ben McCollum's radar and that is what we are discussing. We learn more about his clear top choice among the point guards and why all five or perhaps six on Iowa's radar would be home run additions to the Hawkeye program.  We run down all six, including a new name that is actually an old name that has apparently jumped back on to the radar for the Hawkeyes. We discuss one of the prospects planning an official visit to Iowa in June and if there is a chance that he commits. Plus where things stand with the rest of the group of recruits.  Then we move over to football where the Big Ten is set to announce the start times for the non-conference games, plus other select contests this season coming up on Wednesday. We went down the entire Iowa football schedule and speculated on the start times for those early season games, along with the rest of the schedule, including the Nebraska game on Black Friday.

    55 min

  5. May 18

    Hawkeye Report Podcast 785

    It's a special edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast to open the week. We are joined by the Iowa men's basketball chief of staff, Jesse Shaw as we look back on a great season and look ahead to the future.  We open talking about the first year at Iowa for Ben McCollum and his staff and how they were able to establish the culture for this program and the success they enjoyed reaching the Elite Eight. We talk about Shaw and his role during games where he is in charge of match-up's on the court and the process he goes through to plan ahead and adjust during the game.  Part of his job is to coach rebounding on the team and that was an issue at times and overall during the season. He reflects back to the Elite Eight game and how they lost the glass in that game. Then we slide over to the newest addition to the Iowa roster, 7 -foot-3 center Andrew McKeever and why they went after him and what he will bring to the table from a rebounding perspective and the impact that will have on the team.  We also discuss roster managment and the possible impact of 5 for 5 on a roster and recruiting moving forward. The impact that the post season run had and is that a proof of concept moment for McCollum and this program. Also the amazing success that McCollum has in a tournament setting. Finally, how superstitious is McCollum and how deep does it go?

    40 min

  6. May 12

    Hawkeye Report Podcast 784

    It's another busy edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo open the pod this week talking about the news from Monday that Ben McCollum officially signed his contract extension. What does it mean for the program and how long will McCollum be at Iowa? Then we look at the Big Ten foes, both home and away and two plays for the Hawkeyes next season in men's basketball. What do we think of the early ranking for Iowa men's hoops over at Bart Torvik's site? He has Iowa 44th in the country and 12th among Big Ten schools. Is that way too low? We also discuss the expansion of the NCAA Tournament and Bennett Stirtz is at the NBA Combine and measured in today. What do we think of his chances of being drafted in mid to late first round of the NBA Draft next month? Then we move over to football where the big news last week was Iowa playing a game on a Friday evening at Washington. How much more difficult was that make an already challenging three game stretch that includes a trip to MIchigan, followed by a home game against Ohio State before traveling a day early to Seattle? Does that change our overall outlook on the season? Finally we dive into the world of recruiting. Iowa has ten verbal commitments and they picked up a quarterback recently. What are our thoughts from the recruiting trail?

    52 min

  7. May 5

    Hawkeye Report Podcast 783

    It's a special edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Today we are joined by the head of the Iowa Swarm Collective, Brad Heinrichs to discuss the rebranding of his organization and why that needed to take place. We also discuss three very unique and interesting events coming up during the month of May and June in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Davenport involving great songwriters from Nashville and special performances of their songs.  You can get more details here: https://the-swarm-inc-jcgb.vivenushop.com/seller/the-swarm-inc-jcgb/section/music-city-live-ud08 We also discuss how the College Sports Commission and NIL review process has been a real challenge for everyone involved, particularly the student-athletes. Also how that has impacted the ability for collectives to distribute NIL money for opportunities that they have provided to student-athletes.  Then we talk a whole lot of Iowa football and get into who we think the starting quarterback will be this fall at this early date. What we think of the running back room and the receivers, which could be the strongest group in a long time in Iowa City. Then we look at the defense, where we have concerns up front for the Hawkeyes and how the linebackers and secondary are looking after spring ball.  We also talk some Iowa men's basketball and the great run. What did Brad think of the performance and how important it was for the Hawkeyes to do this in the first year to get Iowa fans back involved with the team. Can Hawkeye fans fully support both men's and women's basketball this winter? Also, we talk about the future of college athletics and if non-revenue sports are going to on the chopping block in the future with the cost of college athletics rising each and every year while schools try to pay for student-athletes.

    1h 3m

  8. Apr 28

    Hawkeye Report Podcast 782

    It's a post spring practice edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast and we are thrilled to be joined by Scott Dochterman from The Athletic to discuss what we learned about the Iowa football team this past Saturday.  We open talking about the offensvie side of the ball, including the quarterback position. How long into fall camp will that race go and is there a leader or a tell from head coach Kirk Ferentz. After that we move to the receivers and the excitement about some of the new faces and returning players. Plus the great run of success that the Hawkeyes have enjoyed along the offensive line. How does that group shape up this fall? Then we move over to defense, where there appears to be quite a few question marks on that side of the ball. We discuss our biggest area of concern, which is along the defensive line, where there are a group of young players, but they are inexperienced in terms of snaps. We talk about Cam Buffington probably starting in the middle and the job that Jayden Montgomery has done since last year and his move to a different position. We wrap up talking about the defensive backfield and how everything will seeingly be fitted around where Phil Parker has to place Zach Lutmer. We also dive into the world of Iowa's special teams, which is very different this year and what we feel good about with that group of players.  Finally we wrap up talking about the Hawkeyes in the NFL Draft. It was a record haul of Iowa players this year, particularly to Pittsburgh, who hosted the draft. What were our takeaways and we also look ahead to who might be drafted next year from the Iowa roster and how it might be from the junior or even third year sophomore class.

    1h 4m
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A collection of podcasts from HawkeyeReport.com

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    Hawkeye Report Podcast
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2026
  • Episodes
    666
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