Cornstalks and Sports Talk AM 950 KOEL

When Cole Henry plays well, UNI looks like they can compete with anyone in the MVC. Ege Peksari receives extended minutes against Ilinois State -- will that continue? Are the 19 players in the transfer portal from Iowa, Iowa State, and UNI getting what they want?

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Eliot gives his (non-traditional) Missouri Valley Conference midseason awards, Brett Ciancia of Pick Six Previews gives us the lowdown on what he thinks will happen in the CFP between Michigan vs. TCU and Ohio State vs. Georgia, and Sean Bock of 247Sports hops on and shares his expectations for Iowa vs Kentucky and we delve into what is wrong with the Hawkeyes' basketball squad

Breaking news: three-year starter for UNI men's basketball Nate Heise is out for the year after having surgery on his left hand. What does this mean for the rest of the season? Ryan Clanton hired by Iowa State, Gary Barta statement, and Nico Ragaini back for Iowa. Tune in!

Eliot rides solo for this Christmas Eve pod, going into detail on his favorite signees from the 2023 recruiting class and giving an update on transfer portal news for UNI. Also, he offers some thoughts on Kadyn Proctor and his decision to flip to Alabama. How were the optics so bad?

Sam Herder of Hero Sports FCS joins Eliot to preview South Dakota State vs North Dakota State on January 8 for the national championship, we talk whether or not UNI deserved a shot at the playoffs, who benefits most from the transfer portal, and more.

Eliot breaks down who the Northern Iowa staff is recruiting in the portal vs. his thoughts on who they should pursue, Keith Murphy of WHO13 joins to help us discuss whether or not the portal is good for college football, and Sean Bock of HawkeyeInsider and 247Sports helps us talk the Iowa vs. Iowa State basketball game last night and more Iowa portal talk. Tune in!