Hawkeye Report Podcast

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 they present. We discuss Iowa’s overall draw in the NCAA Tournament. Then we wrap up discussing Iowa football reportedly hiring former Hawkeye Ladell Betts as the new running backs coach.

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 also discuss the NCAA Tournament and if the Hawkeyes are locked into a two seed and some possible opponents. We wrap up discussing a Devyn Marble tweet and Gary Barta’s response to it earlier on Tuesday.

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 game and also the ankle injury to Joe Wieskamp. We also talk about the Big Ten Tournament, a new football assistant and more.

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 Player of the Year. Then Kyle Huesmann joins us to preview the upcoming Iowa baseball season, which gets underway this weekend.

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 the state of the Big Ten race and where Iowa lands. Then we answer mailbag questions and talk a little Iowa football. Thanks to our new sponsor this month, Draft Kings! Download the Draftkings app and use the code HRP and get signed up today!

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 an extended discussion about the Big Ten race heading into the final two weeks of the season. Then we wrap up with two new 2022 QB offers being extended.

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 NCAA Tournament seeding and where Iowa sits right now.Then we discuss a little Iowa football before diving into the complicated situation with Chris Doyle and his short stint at Jacksonville.

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 and Iowa’s options at tackle. We also discuss two assistant coaches leaving the Hawkeye football team and some options for Iowa to hire to take over the critical offensive line position.

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 football recruiting for Iowa.

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 2021 and what is means for the season ahead.

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 week for Iowa, C.J. Fredrick’s status, the starting lineup, and we wrap up talking some football recruiting.

A fun podcast this week. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo are joined by former Hawkeye Pat Angerer to discuss raising $80K for former teammate Dace Richardson. Then we are joined by our good friend Kedric Prince to preview the huge Iowa/Illinois game on Friday night in Champaign and we discuss the Illini hiring Bret Bielema as their new football coach.

An extra podcast this week. We are joined by former Hawkeye Dalles Jacobus to discuss his career as an Iowa football player and what this season was like for him. How he ended up walking on at Iowa, playing for Reese Morgan, and then we dive into his music career, which is taking off in a big way. Go see Dalles on the 29th in Palo for his second live show!

This week on the podcast, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo look back at the dominant win by the Iowa basketball team over Northwestern and we discuss the struggles of the league with Covid and how it’s impacting the league and Iowa’s schedule. We also breakdown the Big Ten hoops race and who are pretenders and contenders. We talk 2021 and 2022 hoops recruiting, some football recruiting news, and football news with players arriving on campus.

This week on the podcast, the gang is back together as Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo discuss the latest in Hawkeye news. We start with an extended conversation about Iowa basketball and Iowa’s last two wins, along with a preview of the Michigan State game. Then we talk a little football and Hawkeye recruiting news with Iowa trying to wrap up their 2021 recruiting class.

This week on the podcast, Tom Kakert is joined by Chad Liestikow from the Des Moines Register to look back at Iowa’s big win over Rutgers on Saturday, take a peek ahead at the game against Maryland, and how Hawkeye fans should try and enjoy this season. Then we dive into football talk and go down our look at the potential starting lineup for the Hawkeyes in 2021 and how successful this season was for Iowa football. Then we wrap up looking at Iowa wrestling, who are the favorites to win the NCAA title this year.

One final podcast for 2020 and Tom Kakert is joined by the great John Bohnenkamp to look back at Iowa’s win over Northwestern on Tuesday night. We also dive into the brutal Big Ten race for basketball and where it might be headed. Then we take a look at Iowa football and one new addition, a player staying for another year, and several players leaving for the NFL, including Daviyon Nixon.

On Sunday Missouri pulled out of the 2020 Music City Bowl due to an outbreak of Covid-19, which ended Iowa’s football season. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo discuss what happened, and a very newsy Kirk Ferentz press conference that followed. Then we dive into the Iowa basketball team losing to Minnesota and the unnecessary panic that has resulted from it and look ahead to a big game on Tuesday night against Northwestern.

It was a very busy week for the Hawkeyes on several fronts. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo open the pod discussing Iowa football pausing football for five days as they hopefully prepare for the Music City Bowl. We also take an early look at the Missouri football team before we jump over to hoops and look back at the loss to Gonzaga, the upcoming basketball schedule, and the state of the Big Ten heading into conference play for the Hawkeyes.

What? Two podcasts in a week? Yep, it’s signing day so we needed to do one on the Hawkeye recruiting class that will put pen to paper on Wednesday. Tom Kakert and Blair Sanderson break down the 2021 group for the Hawkeyes, which includes five four star prospects and we look ahead to the 2022 group and some targets there, plus what holes are left to fill for the 2021 group.