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Iowa had a chance to write an unlikely story — going from 3-4 to the Big Ten championship game. The Hawkeyes got four-fifths of the way there, but stumbled in Friday’s regular-season finale with a 24-17 loss to Nebraska. The Gazette's John Steppe and Mike Hlas discuss what happened and what’s next on The Final Score.

Only the Nebraska Cornhuskers stand between the Iowa football team and a return to Indianapolis for the Big Ten championship game. Nebraska is just 3-8, but these games have often been close. Luke Mullin of the Lincoln Journal Star joins The Gazette's John Steppe on the Hawk Off The Press podcast to tell us what to expect from the Huskers on Friday.

Another All-America performance from Jack Campbell fueled Iowa to its fourth-straight win. Now, the Hawkeyes are one win away from returning to the Big Ten championship game. The Gazette's John Steppe and Mike Hlas discuss Iowa’s 13-10 win over Minnesota and take a quick look ahead to Friday’s game against Nebraska on The Final Score.

Iowa took Floyd of Rosedale and left its timeouts during its last visit to Minnesota. Will the Hawkeyes keep the bronze pig again and stay in Big Ten West contention? Andy Greder from the St. Paul Pioneer Press joins The Gazette's John Steppe on this week’s Hawk Off the Press podcast to preview the Iowa-Minnesota game (and warn us about the first row of the Huntington Bank Stadium press box). Subscribe to the free Hawk Off The Press newsletter

The Big Ten West is there for the taking. The Gazette's John Steppe and Mike Hlas discuss Iowa's defense and special teams-fueled 24-10 win over Wisconsin that put the Hawkeyes in a four-way tie atop the division Next week’s game at Minnesota now has a lot on the line. Follow On Iowa Sports on Twitter and Facebook

The Hawk Off The Press podcast is taking some time this week to focus on the questions that fans have about Iowa football. Questions include how Iowa will defend Wisconsin’s running game, how Iowa’s wide receiver recruiting is progressing and Keagan Johnson’s status. Iowa receivers coach Kelton Copeland helps us answer the latter two. If you want to contribute to future mailbag episodes, be sure to join our free Hawkeyes text group.

Last week was progress, but questions remained about how real that progress was for Iowa. Saturday’s 24-3 win over Purdue answered more questions in what was undoubtedly a quality road win for the Hawkeyes. The Gazette's John Steppe and Mike Hlas share their thoughts about how Iowa got here and what more can be accomplished on The Final Score podcast.

Saturday's Iowa-Purdue football game has an obvious storyline: Boilermakers breakout receiver Charlie Jones going against his old team. But that's not all Mike Carmin of The Lafayette Journal & Courier and John Steppe of The Gazette discuss on this Iowa-Purdue preview episode of Hawk Off The Press. Can Iowa's offense take advantage of opportunities against Purdue? What is it that has made Jeff Brohm's teams so successful against the Hawkeyes in the past? Plus, early predictions. » Sign up for the free Hawk Off The Press newsletter

Saturday’s 33-13 win over Northwestern was a breath of fresh air for the Iowa offense. What’s sustainable, particularly when it comes to the play of the offensive line and quarterback Spencer Petras? The Gazette's John Steppe and Mike Hlas share our thoughts on The Final Score podcast. » Join our free text group

This week's Hawk Off The Press podcast begins with an Iowa field hockey update with head coach Lisa Cellucci. Then, Scott Dochterman of The Athletic joins The Gazette's John Steppe to discuss Big Ten football scheduling news, what Iowa's future schedules might look like and where the Hawkeyes' offense goes from here. » Sign up for the free Hawk Off The Press newsletter

The defense played great. And yet, it was a 54-10 loss. The offense seemingly doesn't have any answers. The Gazette' John Steppe and Mike Hlas discuss the postgame talking points on The Final Score.

Cleveland.com and Cleveland Plain-Dealer columnist Doug Lesmerises picked Iowa to finish last in the Big Ten West this season. Ahead of Saturday's game at No. 2 Ohio State, the Buckeyes say they aren't dismissing the Hawkeyes — but Lesmerises is. Lesmerises joins the Hawk Off The Press podcast with The Gazette's John Steppe to break down the battle between Iowa’s defense and OSU’s offense, then discuss why he's “disgusted” by the Ferentz-led Iowa offense and why Iowa fans deserve better.

The Gazette's Iowa Ideas conference featured a panel discussing what NIL means for athletes, programs and fans as a new era of college sports takes hold. Panelists include:Brad Heinrichs, founder of the Swarm collectiveLyla Clerry, Iowa senior associate athletics director for compliance and sports performanceDavid Harris, Northern Iowa athletics directorHost: John Steppe, The Gazette Learn more about Iowa Ideas at iowaideas.com.

The Gazette's John Steppe answers questions from our Iowa Hawkeyes text group on this week's Hawk Off The Press podcast. Some of the questions include:How has Bret Bielema become successful so quickly at Illinois?What would it take for Iowa to make a coaching change to improve its offense?How exactly do you see the Iowa offense improving when it still ranks near the buttom nationally?Which offensive line rotation has been the best? » Sign up for the free Hawk Off The Press newsletter.

A 1-yard pass on fourth-and-2 summed up the day for Iowa. Listen to The Final Score podcast for our thoughts on the Hawkeyes’ 27-14 loss to Michigan.