Hawk Central Hour
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Hawk Central: Portal Kirk goes wild in football; varying vibes for Iowa basketball
The Hawkeyes have been busy in the transfer portal, with a run of 11 football commitments in eight days. The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman size up the big-picture approach and discuss the 11 newcomers who will arrive this month. Chad and Tyler also surmise what happened with Iowa men'…
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PODCAST: Chad Leistikow's 1-on-1 with Iowa athletics director Beth Goetz
During Iowa's bowl trip in Tampa, Iowa athletics director Beth Goetz sat down with the Register's Chad Leistikow for about an hour, most of it in podcast form, to tackle a lot of crucial categories in today's college-sports landscape. Goetz is asked about football succession plans, the nerves of th…
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Hawk Central: Iowa football portal season arrives, UCLA basketball win, latest on Emely Rodriguez
Who said Iowa football season was over? The transfer portal has fully kicked in, and the Hawkeyes have a little bit of movement out and some early movement into the program. The Register's Chad Leistikow is joined by Tyler Tachman to recap the takeaways of the ReliaQuest Bowl while looking ahead to…
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Iowa football ends 2025 with ReliaQuest Bowl win over Vanderbilt
Live from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, the Register's Chad Leistikow joins Tyler Tachman to dissect Iowa's ReliaQuest Bowl win over Vanderbilt.
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Hawk Central: Our Iowa vs. Vanderbilt preview show, game predictions
It's almost game time, which means it's time for our ReliaQuest Bowl preview special on the Hawk Central Hour. In this 56-minute episode, the Register's Chad Leistikow is joined by On3's Tom Kakert, who has been to all seven of Iowa football's seven visits to Tampa under Kirk Ferentz. We share memo…
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Hawk Central: Taking stock of Iowa basketball Cy-Hawk losses, bounce-backs
With two Cy-Hawk basketball games (which both unfolded in similar fashion) in the books and Big Ten Conference play looming, it feels like a good time to take stock of the Iowa basketball programs. Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman tip things off with a conversation about the men's 66-62 loss in Ame…
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Hawk Central: Iowa-Vanderbilt matchup, Cy-Hawk hoops previews, 1-on-1 with Tyler Barnes on recruiting
The Iowa football team is headed to the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa, Florida, and the Register's Chad Leistikow hosts a robust, 73-minute show providing an early preview of the Hawkeyes vs. Vanderbilt matchup. We preview Iowa vs. Iowa State basketball on the women's side with Dargan Southard and the m…
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Hawk Central: Early look at 2026 Iowa football, sizing up hoops loss at Michigan State
With Iowa's 40-16 Black Friday win over Nebraska in the books, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman evaluate the 8-4 regular season and look ahead to the state of the football roster going into the 2026 season. Basketball chatter is also on the menu for this extended Hawk Central episode…
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Iowa football trounces Nebraska to cap 8-win regular season
Live from Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, the Register's Chad Leistikow joins Tyler Tachman to dissect Iowa's emphatic 40-16 road win over Nebraska.
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PODCAST: Unbeaten Iowa hoops teams, Black Friday football preview vs. Nebraska
It's a busy holiday week for the Hawkeyes, and our super-sized Hawk Central Hour (podcast-only edition) has you covered. The Register's Chad Leistikow hosts more than an hour of conversation about hoops and football, leading off with Tyler Tachman from California after the Iowa men took down Ole Mi…
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