The Hawkeyes (4-2) welcome the Nittany Lions (3-3) for a Kinnick Stadium night game (6 p.m., Peacock) on Oct. 18 with high stakes for the home team especially. The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman break down the importance of Iowa needing to win a "big game," and we definitely believe that this still constitutes a big game with Penn State's reputation and talent levels. Later, Chad and Dargan Southard team up to bring you hot takes from Iowa women's basketball media day.

Hawk Central: Big weekend wins for both Iowa basketball programs, what's next
1:01:29

Hawk Central: Portal Kirk goes wild in football; varying vibes for Iowa basketball
49:30

PODCAST: Chad Leistikow's 1-on-1 with Iowa athletics director Beth Goetz
52:03