The Hawkeyes owned a 10-point lead in the second half of Monday's Music City Bowl loss to Missouri. But a sputtering finish stuck Iowa with a disheartening 27-24 loss to end a frustrating 2024 season. Live from Nissan Stadium in Nashville, the Register's Chad Leistikow joins Tyler Tachman to recap a year of missed opportunity in Iowa City.

The Hawkeyes owned a 10-point lead in the second half of Monday's Music City Bowl loss to Missouri. But a sputtering finish stuck Iowa with a disheartening 27-24 loss to end a frustrating 2024 season. Live from Nissan Stadium in Nashville, the Register's Chad Leistikow joins Tyler Tachman to recap a year of missed opportunity in Iowa City.

“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 Tyler Tachman. 

Follow their coverage at hawkcentral.com. 

“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 Tyler Tachman. 
Follow their coverage at hawkcentral.com.

Hawk Central Hour

“Hawk Central Hour” airs between 6-7 p.m. on 1460…

Iowa football ends seesawing season with second-half collapse vs. Missouri in Music City Bowl

Sunday's big home showdown against No. 8 Maryland signals the start of regular season's second half in Iowa City. The No. 22 Hawkeyes sit with a strong record and have meshed together nicely. But there is clearly another gear this team can hit. Ahead of Sunday's big matchup, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Dargan Southard dissect where Iowa is and where it can go as Big Ten play intensifies.

Sunday's big home showdown against No. 8 Maryland signals the start of regular season's second half in Iowa City. The No. 22 Hawkeyes sit with a strong record and have meshed together nicely. But there is clearly another gear this team can hit. Ahead of Sunday's big matchup, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Dargan Southard dissect where Iowa is and where it can go as Big Ten play intensifies.

Halfway through the Iowa women's basketball season, assessing where the Hawkeyes are and can go

In a podcast-only edition of Hawk Central this week, the Register's Chad Leistikow is joined by friend of the program Tom Kakert of Hawkeye Report. Chad and Tom, recording from Nashville, look at some of the greatest plays in Iowa football history, news of the day from Tennessee and the Beau Pribula fallout for Iowa's quarterbacks room. Plus, we take a closer look at the Music City Bowl matchup vs. Missouri.

In a podcast-only edition of Hawk Central this week, the Register's Chad Leistikow is joined by friend of the program Tom Kakert of Hawkeye Report. Chad and Tom, recording from Nashville, look at some of the greatest plays in Iowa football history, news of the day from Tennessee and the Beau Pribula fallout for Iowa's quarterbacks room. Plus, we take a closer look at the Music City Bowl matchup vs. Missouri.

Hawk Central: What's next for Iowa at quarterback, Music City Bowl preview

Before five categories to evaluate in the Iowa football program's 8-4 regular season, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman evaluate the addition of Hank Brown and the pursuit of Penn State transfer Beau Pribula. We also take a look back on the Iowa-Iowa State basketball games in Carver-Hawkeye Arena and look forward to big non-conference games for the women (Friday vs. UNI) and men (Saturday vs. Utah).

Before five categories to evaluate in the Iowa football program's 8-4 regular season, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman evaluate the addition of Hank Brown and the pursuit of Penn State transfer Beau Pribula. We also take a look back on the Iowa-Iowa State basketball games in Carver-Hawkeye Arena and look forward to big non-conference games for the women (Friday vs. UNI) and men (Saturday vs. Utah).

Iowa football ends seesawing season with second-half collapse vs. Missouri in Music City Bowl

In 1 playlist(s)

Hawk Central Hour

Social links

Follow podcast

Recent clips