Iowa Hawkeyes News

2026 College Football Rankings: Oregon, Notre Dame Highlight Post-Spring Top 25

Indiana and Ohio State are both in Joel Klatt’s elite tier, but another Big Ten team sits at No. 1 in his post-spring top 25.

3 DAYS AGO • FOX SPORTS

2026 College Football Rankings: Oregon, Notre Dame Highlight Post-Spring Top 25

Big Ten Power Rankings: Indiana Leads the Pack, Ohio State and Oregon Close Behind

FOX Sports' Michael Cohen offers up a team-by-team breakdown of where things stand in the Big Ten following spring practice.

3 DAYS AGO • FOX SPORTS

Big Ten Power Rankings: Indiana Leads the Pack, Ohio State and Oregon Close Behind

Iowa Football Lands Dual-Threat 2027 QB Brayden Santibanez The Hawkeyes added a high-upside commit on Thursday in Brayden Santibanez.

MAY 1 • SI.COM

KJ Parker - Shines in open practice Parker looked good in Iowa State's open practice that was close to a spring game environment, per 247Sports.

Impact Parker could be on his way to making an impact in the Hawkeyes' passing game. He caught three passes for 18 yards and a touchdown last season as a redshirt freshman, and looks poised to build on those numbers in 2026.

APRIL 28 • ROTOWIRE

Jarriett Buie - Should be healthy by fall camp Buie (undisclosed) is expected to get healthy by fall camp, per The Gazette.

Impact Buie sat out Iowa's spring game, but it's not an ailment that's expected to bleed over into the season. Last fall, Buie caught nine passes for 94 yards in Iowa City.

APRIL 28 • ROTOWIRE

Seahawks Select Iowa Guard Beau Stephens With 148th Overall Pick | 2026 NFL Draft The Seattle Seahawks select Iowa Hawkeyes offensive guard Beau Stephens in Round 5 of the 2026 NFL Draft with the No. 148 overall pick (via...

APRIL 25 • SEAHAWKS.COM

Jarriett Buie - Out for spring game Buie (undisclosed) is out for Iowa's spring game Saturday, Chad Leistikow of the Des Moines Register reports.

Impact It is unknown why Buie will be out for Iowa's spring game. The wide receiver opted to re-enroll at Iowa after a decent freshman season, in which he caught 50 percent of 18 targets for 94 yards.

APRIL 25 • ROTOWIRE

Iowa NFL Draft Breakdown: Logan Jones Projecting as Day 2 Pick Logan Jones could be one of the first Iowa Hawkeyes off the board on Friday.

APRIL 24 • SI.COM

Mark Gronowski NFL Draft Projection: Will the Former Iowa QB Be Picked? The Iowa Hawkeyes signal caller is the winningest quarterback in NCAA history, but he is still projected as a fringe draft pick.

APRIL 23 • SI.COM

Nathan McNeil - Adding to his game this spring McNeil is participating in Iowa's spring practice period, per Collin Carrithers of The Daily Iowan.

Impact McNeil is reportedly focused on improving his blocking and finishing runs at the second level this spring. Which is to say, he's fully recovered and healthy from the injury that held him out of three of Iowa's final four games last season.

APRIL 21 • ROTOWIRE

Kirk Ferentz, Iowa football punished by NCAA for tampering The NCAA punished Kirk Ferentz, the longest-tenured head coach in the FBS, and his Iowa Hawkeyes football program for tampering. The NCAA an...

APRIL 14 • THEBIGLEAD.COM

Iowa football suffers major setback from NCAA stemming from recruiting violations in 2023 | Sporting News The Iowa Hawkeyes are undergoing stiff punishments from the NCAA after new details reveal recruiting violations within the football program....

APRIL 14 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Iowa Put on Probation for 1 Year, Vacates 4 Wins, More for Recruiting Violations

The Iowa Hawkeyes will be placed on probation for one year, among other punishments, as part of an NCAA infractions case.

APRIL 14 • FOX SPORTS

Iowa Put on Probation for 1 Year, Vacates 4 Wins, More for Recruiting Violations

Michael Burt - Partaking in spring ball Burt (undisclosed) is partaking in Iowa's spring practice period, per On3.

Impact Burt played sparingly last season as a redshirt freshman with Iowa and has yet to log a collegiate statistic. However, he's reportedly practicing with the Hawkeyes and appears good to go ahead of the 2026 campaign.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

Iowa LB Karson Sharar Could Be Popular Late-Round NFL Draft Pick The Iowa Hawkeyes have an underrated linebacker prospect in the NFL Draft.

APRIL 13 • SI.COM

Addison Ostrenga - Not wearing pads in spring ball Ostrenga (achilles) isn't wearing pads in Iowa's spring practice period, per HawkCentral.com.

Impact Ostrenga only played in two games for Iowa last season after he sat out the final 11 games of the year while dealing with achilles injury. The tight end is still working his way back, as he's not wearing pads and isn't a full participant. He'll look to return in full by fall camp.

APRIL 10 • ROTOWIRE

Hank Brown - In competition for starting gig Brown is competing with Jeremy Hecklinski for Iowa's starting quarterback job, Tyler Tachman of the Des Moines Register

Impact Brown served as the Hawkeyes' backup QB behind Mark Gronowski in 2025, and he's in contention to claim the starting role for 2026. Brown, entering his redshirt junior season, completed 11 of 21 passes for 107 yards, one touchdown and one interception in 2025.

MARCH 31 • ROTOWIRE

Jeremy Hecklinski - Battling for QB1 gig in Iowa City Hecklinski is competing with Hank Brown for Iowa's starting quarterback gig, per Tyler Tachman of the Des Moines Register.

Impact Hecklinski transferred to Iowa ahead of the 2025 season after spending his freshman year at Wake Forest, where he didn't see the field. Last season with the Hawkeyes, he completed 2-of-2 passes for eight yards, and ran for a six-yard touchdown in mop-up duty against Wisconsin and Minnesota. He's reportedly in a quarterback competition with Brown, who was also a backup for the Hawkeyes last season after two years at Auburn.

MARCH 31 • ROTOWIRE

Jay Norvell, hired as analyst a month ago, will replace Omar Young as Hawkeyes' running backs coach

Jay Norvell will move from senior offensive analyst to running backs coach at Iowa after Omar Young left the Hawkeyes for a similar position with the Las Vegas Raiders last month

MARCH 30 • Associated Press

Penn State favored for a fifth straight NCAA Division I men's wrestling title

Penn State is out to claim an elusive fifth straight NCAA Division I men’s wrestling title this weekend

MARCH 18 • Associated Press

2026 All-NFL Scouting Combine Team: Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love Wows

From a star Notre Dame running back to a pair of Ohio State defensive standouts, these players shined at the NFL Scouting Combine.

MARCH 6 • FOX SPORTS

2026 All-NFL Scouting Combine Team: Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love Wows

Iowa OL Logan Jones Runs 4.90-second 40-Yard Dash Iowa Hawkeyes center Logan Jones runs the 40-yard dash at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine.

MARCH 1 • NEWYORKJETS.COM

Legendary Iowa Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz addresses huge difference between NFL, CFB | Sporting News Iowa Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz admitted he's having a difficult time adjusting to this new era in college football. Therefore, he was able...

FEBRUARY 21 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Iowa's Kirk Ferentz Frustrated With Modern College Football The Iowa Hawkeyes continue to build a dominant football program, and they're seemingly doing it all without massive NIL deals. Everyone know...

FEBRUARY 21 • SI.COM

NFL Draft Notebook: Cole Wisniewski and two Iowa Hawkeyes shine at Shrine Bowl We’re in the heart of All-Star season with the East-West Shrine Bowl taking place tonight and the Senior Bowl already in practice. This week...

JANUARY 27 • NFLMOCKS.COM

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