Big Ten Football Media Days are in the books, and the Register's Chad Leistikow is already back from Indianapolis and discusses the newsy developments with Hawk Central teammate Tyler Tachman. The Hawkeye beat duo discusses the depth chart, top takeaways on offense and on defense and in general for Iowa, which is picked in the top six of the preseason media polls.

Big Ten Football Media Days are in the books, and the Register's Chad Leistikow is already back from Indianapolis and discusses the newsy developments with Hawk Central teammate Tyler Tachman. The Hawkeye beat duo discusses the depth chart, top takeaways on offense and on defense and in general for Iowa, which is picked in the top six of the preseason media polls.

“Hawk Central Hour” airs between 6-7 p.m. on 1460 KXnO-AM on Wednesdays and will feature Des Moines Register Hawkeyes columnist Chad Leistikow and beat writer Kennington Smith as regulars, paired with Ross Peterson, who co-hosts “Sports Fanatics.”

&ldquo;Hawk Central Hour&rdquo; airs between 6-7 p.m. on 1460 KXnO-AM on Wednesdays and will feature Des Moines Register Hawkeyes columnist Chad Leistikow and beat writer Kennington Smith as regulars, paired with Ross Peterson, who co-hosts &ldquo;Sports Fanatics.&rdquo;

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Hawk Central: Intriguing Iowa football developments at Big Ten Media Days

It's a bye week for the Hawkeyes football team, so a good chance to take a big-picture look into why this disappointing season has sunk to 6-4. The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman start with a defense that is 25% worse than a year ago in terms of yards per play. We also talk Tim Lester plans at quarterback before getting into the men's and women's basketball early-season results. 

It's a bye week for the Hawkeyes football team, so a good chance to take a big-picture look into why this disappointing season has sunk to 6-4. The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman start with a defense that is 25% worse than a year ago in terms of yards per play. We also talk Tim Lester plans at quarterback before getting into the men's and women's basketball early-season results.

Hawk Central: The reasons for Iowa football's regression on defense, and basketball is back

Jay Higgins got hurt. Brendan Sullivan got hurt. Jackson Stratton took meaningful snaps. Iowa's defense offered little resistance against a pedestrian UCLA squad. All of it equaled another Rose Bowl disaster as Iowa suffered a 20-17 loss to the Bruins. The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman sift through the aftermath.

Jay Higgins got hurt. Brendan Sullivan got hurt. Jackson Stratton took meaningful snaps. Iowa's defense offered little resistance against a pedestrian UCLA squad. All of it equaled another Rose Bowl disaster as Iowa suffered a 20-17 loss to the Bruins. The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman sift through the aftermath.

A disastrous first Big Ten West Coast trip for Iowa football in 20-17 loss at UCLA

Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman of the Des Moines Register kick off this week's Iowa-UCLA matchup breakdown with a conversation about the Hawkeyes' offensive line. Our "Five Big Questions" segment looks into Iowa's mission to slow UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers and whether playing in the Rose Bowl will be a positive or negative for the Hawkeyes.

Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman of the Des Moines Register kick off this week's Iowa-UCLA matchup breakdown with a conversation about the Hawkeyes' offensive line. Our "Five Big Questions" segment looks into Iowa's mission to slow UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers and whether playing in the Rose Bowl will be a positive or negative for the Hawkeyes.

Hawk Central: Intriguing Iowa football developments at Big Ten Media Days

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