Hawkeye Report Podcast

Welcome to the Chuck Long Podcast. Each week Chuck Long and Tom Kakert will discuss Iowa football, the Big Ten, and college football. This week in our first podcast, Long takes us inside what it’s like for a coach during fall camp and what you are trying to accomplish. We also discuss the growth of […]

A special edition of the podcast. Hawkeye baseball head coach Rick Heller joins the podcast to talk about the state of Iowa being the center of the baseball universe last week and what it was like to be at the Field of Dreams game. We also discuss if the Hawkeyes could potentially play a game […]

This week on the podcast, Matt Randazzo is back from vacation and we have plenty to discuss. We open with some hoops talk and focus in on the NBA Summer League performances of Joe Wieskamp and Luka Garza. Then we spend the rest of the pod breaking down Iowa football media day and the Kids […]

It’s a special edition of the podcast as we are joined by Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker. With camp set to get underway later this week, we discuss all of Iowa’s defensive position groups with Parker. We also discuss his options for the Raider defense and the Cash position and if there are rules that […]

It was a very good night for Iowa basketball with Joe Wieskamp and Luka Garza both being selected. We brought on Scott Dochterman from The Athletic on to discuss the impact it will have on Iowa basketball. We also discuss the Iowa football field name change to honor Duke Slater, a long look at college […]

Big Ten Media Days are in the books, so it’s time to discuss what we learned at the annual gathering. John Bohenkamp and Tom Kakert look back at the two days and assess what we thought of the event and Kevin Warren’s speech. We also dive into potential Big Ten expansion targets. Kirk Ferentz talked […]

Is the Iowa football program in a recruiting slump? Is it time to panic about the Class of 2022? We open the show this week discussing those topics and some of our theories as to why Iowa didn’t get a favorable result from the big recruiting weekend in late June. We also talk about what […]

While the college football season is less than two months away, recruiting has really been busy for the Hawkeyes and unfortunately, Iowa has missed on some top football targets. We which players they missed on and why they didn’t land them and some of the reasons for Iowa’s struggle on the recruiting trail. We also […]

In part two of our holiday weekend special, Tom Kakert, Scott Dochterman, Chad Leistikow and Rob Howe do their Ferentz Era draft of players on the offensive side of the ball. Who went #1 on the offensive side of the ball? Who had the best draft of the four beat writers? Who missed out on […]

With a long holiday weekend upon us, Tom Kakert is joined by fellow Iowa beat writers Scott Dochterman, Chad Leistikow, and Rob Howe and we have some fun and do a Ferentz era draft of players on the defensive side of the ball. Bob Sanders went #1, but who went #2 and beyond? Who ended […]

The world of college athletics officially changes on July 1st. Student-athletes are now allowed to profit off their name, image, and likeness. We discuss what all that means. Also, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo look back at a big football recruiting weekend for the Hawkeyes and when some verbal commitments might be coming. We talk […]

We have a special edition of the podcast to open the week. Tom Kakert is joined by new Iowa offensive line coach George Barnett for a great get to know you session. We discuss Barnett’s upbringing in Illinois and how he got into coaching. The influence of his mentor, Harry Heistand and how he has […]

A big week on the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Tom and Matt start off by discussing the NBA Draft Combine and how Joe Wieskamp and Luka Garza are helping their draft stock. Then we give an overview of where things stand with Iowa basketball recruiting for the Class of 2022 and some prospects we will see […]

This week on the podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo open the show discussing beer being sold at Kinnick Stadium this fall and what that will be like for Hawkeye fans. We then dive into a discussion about Brody Brecht and his football and baseball future and we go over all the football recruiting news […]

Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo are back and there’s plenty to discuss on the recruiting front. With the doors back open we talk football recruiting and a couple of new commitments to the Class of 2022 and other football recruiting news. Then we discuss the latest on the hoops recruiting front as Fran McCaffery and […]