Hawkeye Report Podcast

Iowa got off to a fast start and picked up a win in the NCAA Tournament over Grand Canyon. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo look back at the Hawkeyes victory which was keyed by Luka Garza, Joe Wieskamp, and Keegan Murray. We look ahead to the game against Oregon and what the Ducks bring to […]

It’s time for the NCAA Tournament and Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo preview the Hawkeyes facing Grand Canyon. We dive into the the game and the slow pace that the Antelopes play at and how turnovers will be key. We also discuss the rest of the Big Ten and also have a little trivia about […]

The Hawkeyes are in the NCAA Tournament and are a #2 seed facing Grand Canyon on Saturday evening, so of course we had to do another podcast this week. Matt Randazzo (driving back from Indiana, apologize for the audio) and Tom Kakert check in on what they know about Grand Canyon University and the challenge […]

On Saturday afternoon the Hawkeyes played on a Saturday in the Big Ten Tournament for the first time in 15 years. We do a quick recap Iowa’s loss to Illinois at Lucas Oil Stadium. We discuss where things went wrong for the Hawkeyes in the game, the struggle to guard Kofi Cockburn and missing the […]

The Hawkeyes advanced to Saturday in the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2006 with a victory on Friday night over Wisconsin. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo were at Lucas Oil Stadium and breakdown the game and why Iowa was able to rally past the Badgers. Then we preview the Hawkeyes and the […]

With the Big Ten announced their all conference teams on Tuesday and for the second straight year, Luka Garza was named Player of the Year. We discuss the All Big Ten teams this year and we dive into the upcoming Big Ten Tournament and give our thoughts on how far the Hawkeyes can go. We […]

We start the week with a podcast and a special guest. Celia Palermo joins Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo to talk about another historic day at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. This time it was a win over Wisconsin and then the announcement that Luka Garza would have his number retired. We talk about the emotion of the […]

March Madness is here and that means a second podcast this week. John Bohnenkamp joins the pod to talk about a big week for Iowa basketball and we look back to how the world changed one year ago at the Big Ten Tournament. We also talk All-Big Ten teams and Luka Garza locking up the […]

It was a huge win for the Hawkeyes on Sunday at Ohio State. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo break it down from the all angles and look at Iowa’s improved defensive effort. We also discuss the best wins of the McCaffery era and why this one might be #1 and we take a look at […]

It was a record setting Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena as Luka Garza became Iowa’s all time leading scorer in men’s basketball. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo look back at the win over Penn State and Garza setting the record. We also dive into the Luka vs. Ayo for Player of the Year debate and have […]

It’s not often we get to talk about 30 point wins in basketball at Michigan State, but that’s what we do on this podcast. We look back at the Hawkeyes win over the Spartans, the hot shooting of Joe Wieskamp, and we discuss the state of the Big Ten race. We also dive into the […]

Iowa getting back on the winning track means that Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo need to do a second podcast this week. We look back at Iowa’s win over Rutgers and the hot shooting streak that Joe Wieskamp is currently on. Then we dive into the decision by Mark Kallenberger to end his football career […]

This week on the podcast, Matt Randazzo returns to join Tom Kakert and they discuss Iowa basketball’s losing streak and some thoughts on the defeat at Indiana. We also discuss the importance of C.J. Fredrick to the Hawkeyes. Then we look at the overall view of the Big Ten and wrap up looking at 2022 […]

After a tough loss for the Hawkeyes, we needed a voice of reason, so John Bohnenkamp joins us to discuss the defeat on Thursday to Ohio State. We discuss potential changes to the lineup and rotation and how to fix the Iowa defense. We also look at a new football schedule for the Hawkeyes in […]

After a huge and somewhat controversial loss on Friday night, it was time to do a podcast. So we grabbed our good friend John Bohenkamp to make some sense of what happened in the Iowa/Illinois game. We discuss the controversial calls and Fran McCaffery’s post game comments. We also look ahead to a busy hoops […]