Hawkeye Report Podcast

This week on the podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo look back at Iowa’s win over Minnesota and the bad blood between the coaches that spilled over into the game. We preview the Penn State game and if Iowa can get a road win. We finally have a basketball schedule and we break that down and discuss what we heard about the Hawkeye basketball scrimmage this past weekend.

This week on the pod, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo discuss the much needed win over Michigan State and we dive into our preview of the battle for Floyd of Rosedale on Friday night at Minnesota. We discuss the state of the Big Ten and what we have learned so far and dive into what Fran McCaffery and Lisa Bluder said at their media day press conferences this week. Plus we discuss the addition of Payton Sandfort and McCaffery’s comments about recruiting during a pandemic.

This week on the podcast we look back at the loss last Saturday to Northwestern. What went wrong for the Hawkeyes and is the discussion of looking for a new QB option justified? Then we dive into the Michigan State preview and if the Hawkeyes are in a spot for a bounce back opportunity. We wrap up talking some Iowa hoops with the opening game just a few weeks away and we talk some gambling odds for Big Ten games.

Week one of the Iowa football season is in the books and Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo review the Hawkeyes loss at Purdue. We discuss what went right for Iowa and what went wrong and we preview the game against Northwestern. Then we dive into the Big Ten after week one and what we learned, talk some recruiting, and gambling options this week.

Week one of the Iowa football season has finally arrived! Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo discuss Jeff Brohm having Covid and the impact it has on Purdue and Iowa’s injury concerns heading into the game. We also discuss the new lawsuit threat from 8 former players, talk some recruiting, discuss Iowa hoops against Gonzaga, and we pick some Big Ten games against the spread.

This week on the podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo look back at Iowa’s three days of football Media Day from last week and what we learned. Plus we dive into the two deeps and the main stories on that front. Plus we talk about the start of Hawkeye basketball practice and the level of anticipation for the season. Then we wrap up talking recruiting and some major NCAA eligibility news.

Iowa football moved one step closer to their first game of the 2020 season with the start of rapid daily testing. This week on the pod, we discuss the testing process and then we dive into gambling lines for the Hawkeyes and we talk some hoops schedule news. Then we wrap up talking some recruiting news for football and basketball.

The Iowa football schedule 3.0 has arrived! Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo dive into the updated Hawkeye football schedule and do our fearless forecast for the upcoming season. We also actually talk a little football and discuss the Hawkeye offense, defense and special teams and who might emerge this season. Plus we talk some college hoops and Iowa’s possible schedule and we visit the creepy corner and talk some recruiting.

Big Ten football and Iowa football are back and we are here to celebrate it! Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo discuss what changed to bring back Iowa football, how it will work this fall, if any Iowa players might opt out this year, and more. We also have a date for the return of college hoops and what that means for Hawkeye basketball, plus some recruiting news, including the dead period being extended until January.

The podcast returns to celebrate the return of Luka Garza for his senior season. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo are joined by former Hawkeye Nicholas Baer to discuss Garza’s return and what it means for the Iowa basketball team and their chances of a special season. We also discuss the finding of the Husch Blackwell investigation and what it means for Iowa football, Kirk Ferentz, and Brian Ferentz, and much more.

After a weekend of serious charges level by former players towards Iowa strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle, we discuss the state of Hawkeye football and if there is a racial issue on the team. We look at how this started earlier in the week, the concerning charges towards Doyle, the unity of the current players, and where this might be headed.

This week on the podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo look back at the Fran McCaffery teleconference and discuss his update on Iowa Basketball. Matt talks about his visit with Joe Wieskamp, we discuss if Iowa football players will be back on June 1st, the Hawkeye red hot run on the recruiting trail, a salute to Spencer Lee, and we talk early Iowa football gambling lines.

This week on the podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo look back at the NFL Draft from a Hawkeye perspective and how it played out for all five players who were picked. We also take a look ahead to which Iowa players might be drafted in 2021. Then we discuss Joe Wieskamp opting to not test the NBA Draft waters and discuss two new football commitments and who might be next. We wrap up discussing The Last Dance, the documentary on the Michael Jordan Bulls teams.

We continue to practice social distancing on the podcast. Matt Randazzo and Tom Kakert open the show with a long discussion about Luka Garza declaring for the NBA Draft. Will he stay in the draft or return to Iowa? We look at Iowa hoops if everyone is back and then dive into the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on recruiting for football and basketball. Then we wrap up the podcast with what Gary Barta had to say to reporters last week about the financial impact on Iowa athletics.

We are still socially distant on the podcast, but Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo have plenty to discuss this week. The transfer portal is the hot topic this week as we give our thoughts on the departure of Cordell Pemsl and if Iowa is a possible destination for Drake center Liam Robbins. Then we dive into the Kirk Ferentz teleconference this week and what he had to say about how the Iowa football program is handling the COVID-19 pandemic and his thoughts on how long it would take for his team to be ready for football this fall.

The podcast returns and is now practicing social distancing. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo doing the pod via Face Time. We open up talking about the world of sports in the last two weeks and being at the Big Ten Tournament when it was shut down. We talk about Luka Garza’s awards and snubs, why D.J. Carton isn’t going to end up at Iowa, why Iowa losing out on spring football is a problem, and we wrap up talking some recruiting and how it has been impacted by the Caronavirus.

This week on the podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo get ready for the Big Ten and NCAA Tournament. We open the show looking back at the Iowa/Illinois game on Sunday and discuss Fran McCaffery’s comments from his press conference this week. Then we preview the Big Ten Tournament and Iowa’s chance to make a run and where they stand regarding the NCAA Tournament seed. We look at the All Big Ten team and Luka Garza’s case for Player of the Year on a national level. And we talk a little Iowa wrestling as the Hawkeyes won the Big Ten title this past weekend.

This week on the podcast it’s once again hoops heavy. We look back at the another senior day loss for the Hawkeyes, this time to Purdue. We discuss what the Boilers have done to Iowa this year in the two meetings, the struggles for the Iowa guards, and we look ahead to the Illini game on Sunday. Then we dive into the Big Ten Tournament and NCAA Tournament discussion, look at the amazing season from Luka Garza, preview the Big Ten wrestling championships, and review Iowa’s most recent junior day this past weekend.

This week on the podcast we discuss the Hawkeyes loss at Michigan State and where things went wrong in the second half. We look at who played well in the game and then dive into the struggles of Joe Wieskamp shooting the ball the last four games. Then we discuss the Big Ten race and also look at Iowa’s potential NCAA Tournament seeding. We wrap things up talking about the NFL Combine, wrestling, and Iowa women’s hoops.

We go basketball heavy this week on the podcast. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo look back at Iowa’s big win at Minnesota and the overall Big Ten race. We look ahead to Thursday nights game against Ohio State and what Iowa has to do down the stretch of the regular season. We talk a little Iowa football and also some big changes coming to college athletics with transfers without waivers soon to be approved by the NCAA.