Hawk Central Hour
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Hawk Central: 2 Iowa basketball teams going in different directions
On a Friday bonus edition of the Hawk Central podcast, the Register's Chad Leistikow hosts an hour-plus conversation on the state of Iowa basketball. First, the more positive side of things with the Hawkeyes men, who are on a five-game winning streak with a good chance to make it seven in a row soo…
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Hawk Central: Oregon surge for Iowa men; California swoon for Hawkeye women
A basketball-only edition of Hawk Central starts with Tyler Tachman from the Pacific Northwest. The Register's Iowa men's basketball writer discusses what he saw from Bennett Stirtz, Alvaro Folgueiras and Brendan Hausen in an impressive 84-66 win over Oregon. He and Chad Leistikow look ahead to a b…
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Hawk Central: Iowa women's basketball surges to No. 8, California trip looms
Chad Leistikow hosts a Tuesday edition of the Hawk Central Hour, and women's basketball leads the conversation after the Hawkeyes' 91-70 rout of No. 11 Ohio State and the career-ending injury to guard Taylor McCabe. Chad and Register teammate Dargan Southard analyze the (Addie) Deal going forward a…
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Iowa women's basketball survives collapse at Maryland, rallies in OT for top-15 road win
Live from College Park, the Register's Chad Leistikow joins Dargan Southard to dissect Iowa women's basketball's crazy overtime win over Maryland.
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Hawk Central: Big weekend wins for both Iowa basketball programs, what's next
Both Iowa basketball teams are coming off big weekend wins. The Register's Chad Leistikow and Dargan Southard detail a 2-0 week for the Iowa women, including a top-15 home win against Michigan State on Sunday. We explore the play of Hannah Stuelke, the emergence of Addie Deal and the latest on Emel…
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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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