JOHN BOHNENKAMP
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz speaks to reporters during a college football media day, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Ball-hawking defense is out to make Iowa best in West again

By John Bohnenkamp Aug. 15, 2022 01:37 PM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's defense was one of the best in the nation at forcing

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz speaks to reporters during a college football media day, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Hawkeyes look for more consistency on offense

By John Bohnenkamp Aug. 12, 2022 06:15 PM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s defense was a big reason the Hawkeyes won 10 games and

FILE - Iowa athletics director Gary Barta speaks during a news conference at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. Barta will have a news conference, Friday, July 8, 2022, to discuss conference realignment, specifically the addition of Southern California and UCLA to the Big Ten in 2024, and other issues affecting the Hawkeyes. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette via AP, File)
Iowa's Barta doubts Big Ten expands further 'in near future'

By John Bohnenkamp Jul. 08, 2022 05:52 PM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Big Ten has no additional expansion plans even though

FILE - Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell (31) runs on the field during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Purdue, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. Campbell plans to savor his 2023 senior football season after missing spring practice to allow nagging injuries to heal. Campbell was the national leader in tackles with 143 last season and a second-team pick to The Associated Press All-Big Ten team. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
After missing spring, Iowa's Campbell to savor senior season

By John Bohnenkamp Jun. 24, 2022 02:19 PM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Wearing a T-shirt and shorts instead of a uniform and pads,

FILE - Iowa pitcher Brody Brecht poses for a photo during an NCAA college baseball media day, Feb. 10, 2022, at the University of Iowa Indoor Practice Facility in Iowa City, Iowa. The Iowa freshman is working double-duty this spring  as a pitcher on the baseball team and a wide receiver on the football team. (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP, File)
Let's play 2: Baseball, football combo tests few who do both

By John Bohnenkamp Apr. 22, 2022 03:16 AM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Brody Brecht's schedule is so full, sometimes he writes notes

FILE - Iowa quarterback Alex Padilla (8) warms up before an NCAA college football game against Illinois, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa.The battle this spring is between veteran starter Spencer Petras and Alex Padilla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Iowa QB Petras fighting for job after offense underperforms

By John Bohnenkamp Apr. 19, 2022 12:13 PM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — When a team is coming off a season in which it had one of the

FILE - Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz watches from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Purdue, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022 he wants to restructure an advisory committee of former players formed after a 2020 investigation found evidence of racial bias against Black players in his program. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Ferentz wants Iowa alumni advisory committee to continue

By John Bohnenkamp Feb. 02, 2022 04:50 PM EST
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said Wednesday he wants to restructure

Iowa quarterback Spencer Petras (7) passes the ball against Nebraska during the second half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. Iowa defeated Nebraska 28-21. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
Petras back as starting QB for Iowa in Big Ten title game

By John Bohnenkamp Nov. 30, 2021 04:56 PM EST
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Spencer Petras will be the starting quarterback when No.

FILE - Iowa defensive lineman Drew Ott warms up before the start of an NCAA college football game against Pittsburgh, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa has regularly recruited football players out of Nebraska, and several of them have played key roles in the Hawkeyes’ six-game winning streak against the Cornhuskers. Ott, from Giltner, Neb., was a starter in Iowa’s 38-17 win over Nebraska in 2013 and its 37-34 overtime loss to the Huskers in 2014. The teams play Friday Nov. 26, 2021, in Lincoln, Nebraska. (AP Photo/Justin Hayworth, File)
Hawkeyes' Johnson is next Nebraskan out to knock off Huskers

By John Bohnenkamp Nov. 23, 2021 06:22 PM EST
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has owned the series against Nebraska in the 10

Illinois wide receiver Casey Washington (14) catches a pass ahead of Iowa defensive back Jermari Harris, right, during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Jones' kick return lifts No. 18 Iowa past Illinois 33-23

By John Bohnenkamp Nov. 20, 2021 05:58 PM EST
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Charlie Jones ran the length of the field, and then kept

FILE - Illinois head coach Bret Bielema, right, watches his players walk off the field including quarterback Brandon Peters (18) after the team's 20-14 loss to Rutgers in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Champaign, Ill. (Bielema has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss his team's game at No. 18 Iowa on Saturday. Bielema said Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, he was tested for the virus Monday night after developing mild symptoms during the day.AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Without Bielema, Illini out to end No. 18 Iowa's dominance

By John Bohnenkamp Nov. 18, 2021 03:10 AM EST
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa-Illinois football rivalry is nothing like it

Iowa quarterback Alex Padilla (8) looks to pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Minnesota, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa won 27-22. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Ferentz not shutting door on Petras' return for No. 18 Iowa

By John Bohnenkamp Nov. 16, 2021 05:27 PM EST
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Alex Padilla is set to make his second straight start at

Iowa quarterback Alex Padilla (8) throws a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Minnesota, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Late stops let No. 19 Iowa beat Minnesota 27-22, keep Floyd

By John Bohnenkamp Nov. 13, 2021 07:28 PM EST
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa quarterback Alex Padilla is described by coach Kirk

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz, right, congratulates running back Tyler Goodson (15) after Goodson scored a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
No. 19 Iowa, Minnesota face off as Big Ten division leaders

By John Bohnenkamp Nov. 11, 2021 03:10 AM EST
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The four-way tie at the top of the Big Ten’s West

Iowa quarterback Alex Padilla looks to pass against Northwestern during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Iowa QB Alex Padilla preparing for 1st start against Gophers

By John Bohnenkamp Nov. 09, 2021 04:56 PM EST
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Alex Padilla got his first opportunity to play

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz watches from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Purdue, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. Purdue won 24-7. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
No. 9 Iowa rested, still in control of its Big Ten West fate

By John Bohnenkamp Oct. 26, 2021 04:59 PM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sam LaPorta didn't use the Iowa football team's open

Purdue quarterback Aidan O'Connell (16) celebrates with teammate wide receiver David Bell (3) after scoring on a 6-yard touchdown run during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Aidan O'Connell, David Bell lead Purdue past No. 2 Iowa 24-7

By John Bohnenkamp Oct. 16, 2021 07:31 PM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The pressure, Purdue coach Jeff Brohm said, was all on

Purdue quarterback Aidan O'Connell (16) throws during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind. (Nikos Frazier/Journal & Courier via AP)
No. 2 Iowa, leading West, has eye on prize for Purdue visit

By John Bohnenkamp Oct. 14, 2021 10:59 AM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kirk Ferentz is trying to keep his team grounded after

FILE - Iowa punter Tory Taylor (9) stands on the sideline before an NCAA college football game against Kent State in Iowa City, Iowa, in this Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, file photo. Tory Taylor sells T-shirts that say "Punting Is Winning." Those words describe what's going on at No. 2 Iowa, where Taylor's punting has played a huge factor in the Hawkeyes' 6-0 start. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
'Punting Is Winning' shirts symbolize No. 2 Hawkeyes' season

By John Bohnenkamp Oct. 12, 2021 05:33 PM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tory Taylor is selling a T-shirt for charity that bears

Penn State defensive tackle PJ Mustipher (97) tackles Indiana running back Stephen Carr (5) in the first half of their NCAA college football game in State College, Pa., on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)
No. 4 Penn State at No. 3 Iowa sets up as a day for defenses

By John Bohnenkamp Oct. 07, 2021 03:10 AM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The last time Penn State and Iowa met at Kinnick Stadium