Saturday’s rain-soaked Iowa win over Nevada was refreshing for Hawkeyes fans, if not also frustrating. Suspended play kept everybody in limbo wondering when it would be finished, if at all. By the wee hours of Sunday morning, the Hawkeyes improved to 2-1 and all is well in Iowa City. Here are five things we noticed in the 27-0 Iowa win against Nevada. Johnson proved us right! https://twitter.com/CamMellor/status/1571291184852602881 That happened a lot quicker than expected. After the Cy-Hawk game, we highlighted Kaleb Johnson’s burst and vision on just a few carries. Right on cue, the freshman erupted on Saturday. Johnson took…
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Joe Fisher
Joe Fisher is an experienced journalist in the realms of sports and news. He graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism in 2017. At the time he was already published by The Des Moines Register and working for the Big Ten Network - Student U. After graduation he immediately began his first full-time journalism job with an award-winning newspaper, The N'West Iowa REVIEW. Joe has since become a freelance writer. He shares time between news and sports. He is passionate about basketball and football in particular. He began writing for Gridiron Heroics in the summer of 2022, covering Iowa collegiate football and the Big Ten.
The Iowa Hawkeyes enter week three with a 1-1 record and scrambling to find some offense. The team scored just 14 points through its first two games and 7 of those points came from safeties and a field goal. Enter the Nevada Wolf Pack: a Mountain West team that is at the start of a complete rebuild. This is what you need to know about the visitors from Reno this week. New faces everywhere If you tuned in to the Mountain West Conference in recent years you were treated to a pretty fun brand of football from Nevada. Coach Jay…
This year’s Cy-Hawk game took some time to digest after another weak offensive showing. The Iowa offense through two weeks has been truly offensive. Its 7 points were not enough to keep a six-game winning streak over the rival Cyclones alive. Here are five observations from the Hawkeyes 10-7 loss to Iowa State. Petras on his last legs Quarterback Spencer Petras is holding onto the starting position for at least one more game, but his play continues to be discouraging. For a moment, it seemed the senior would find some rhythm. He his Sam LaPorta outside for a first down…
It is Cy-Hawk week with the 69th edition of the Iowa State Cyclones and Iowa Hawkeyes rivalry game. Both teams enter the week 1-0 in what will be the first Cy-Hawk game played at Kinnick Stadium since 2018. The Hawks are looking for some semblance of offense after a poor showing against South Dakota State. Meanwhile ISU will try to build on a strong performance from redshirt sophomore Hunter Dekkers at quarterback. Here is what you need to know about the Cyclones. Dekkers can change the Cy-Hawk series Kirk Ferentz and the Iowa Hawkeyes will come to regret not recruiting…
A 7-3 Iowa win over South Dakota State was a nailbiter despite a classic defensive performance. The team is 1-0, but the victory brought about more questions than answers about this team. Here are five takeaways from Iowa’s week one win. Offensive line is still a problem The play of the offensive line was a huge component to Iowa’s struggling offense in the second half of the 2021 season. After one game, that still appears to be a point of concern. The quarterback position has received a lot of due scrutiny, but Spencer Petras’ protection did him no favors against…
The Iowa Hawkeyes survived a scare in week one, beating South Dakota State 7-3 at home Saturday. The game lacked offense but it was not without some big plays. Here are the highlights, and some lowlights from Iowa vs. SDSU. Bruce, Campbell groove as Petras struggles Iowa’s offense did not have much to hang its hat on going up against a stout Jacks defense. It was held to just four third down conversions and 168 yards of total offense. The bright spots came largely from receiver Arland Bruce IV. With Keagan Johnson and Nico Ragaini sidelined, Bruce led the team…
NFL teams made their final roster cut downs official Tuesday, trimming from 90 players all the way to the week one 53-man roster. Ahead of next week’s NFL kickoff, here is where Iowa rookies currently stand in the pro game. Linderbaum to start in Baltimore First-round pick Tyler Linderbaum was a sure thing to make the gameday roster with the Ravens. He was picked 25th overall in the Draft which is a steal considering his pedigree. Despite playing only a handful of snaps in the preseason, he is projected to start at center when Baltimore visits the New York Jets…
The Iowa Hawkeyes kick off the 2022 college football season against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits this Saturday. We are here to prime you for the season opener by filling you in on what to expect from the Jacks. South Dakota State is Tight End U Jr. The Hawkeyes tout a tight end pedigree which continues to produce elite talent. The Jacks have a couple tight ends they feel pretty good about as well. Tucker Kraft and Zach Heins are on the radar for NFL scouts, according to Matt Zimmer of the Argus Leader. Kraft hauled in 65 catches for…
Iowa Hawkeyes football returns next weekend and there are many reasons to be excited. The defense is as stacked as ever while the offense will feature some up-and-coming contributors. We have written at length about some of the headliners on this team. Today we are highlighting players who are rotational, underclassmen or generally under the radar. These players will be the future of the program in coming years and some will be crucial to Iowa’s success as early as this season. Cooper DeJean, LB/DB Sophomore Cooper DeJean is listed as Iowa’s Cash defensive back but the truth is he will…
The Iowa Hawkeyes are fresh off appearing in the Big Ten Championship last season but to get back to that game there are hurdles they need to overcome. The schedule ahead is difficult and the West Division has its share of contenders. These are the three questions the Iowa Hawkeyes face this season. Where is the run game? Listen, Iowa is always going to be a run-first team. More often than not, Iowa is going to be good on the ground too. That is its bread and butter. But in 2021, the run game was not what the Hawkeyes are…
