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Ryan M. Jaster, Hawkologist
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#Hawkeyes news, commentary & nostalgia. Now: Hawkeye Headquarters. Previous 🛑: Chicago Tribune, CBS Sports, Barrett Sports Media's 8@8, Saturday Tradition & Hawkmania. FWAA.
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"You kind of knew there was going to be a violent run like that and it's just 'hang on' and then try to fight back." #Hawkeyes can't hold off Iowa State: Highlights and postgame interviews
December 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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#Hawkeyes prepare for 'toughest test yet' in Ames
December 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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'We're never really out of it': Highlights & postgame from Hawkeye Headquarters reporter Evan Denton in Ames as the No. 11 #Hawkeyes fall 74-69 to No. 10 Iowa State
December 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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#Hawkeyes prep for rivalry matchup with Iowa State www.ourquadcities.com/sports/hawke...
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "Hawkeyes prep for rivalry matchup with Iowa State" with a photo of Ava Heiden and Hannah Stuelke interacting with fans by Matthew Holst/Getty Images.
December 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Three #Hawkeyes named first-team AP All-Big Ten www.ourquadcities.com/sports/hawke...
Iowa Hawkeyes linemen Logan Jones (65) and Beau Stephens (70) get ready to take the field prior to start of game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Minnesota Golden Gophers on September 21, 2024, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN. (Photo by John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
December 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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‘A #Hawkeyes favorite’: Iowa headed to Tampa for bowl www.ourquadcities.com/sports/hawke...
Coach Kirk Ferentz of the Iowa Hawkeyes gets covered in liquids as the final seconds tick off the clock after beating the Florida Gators 37-17 in the Outback Bowl January 1, 2004 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images)
December 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Sounds like the #Hawkeyes are breaking this tie between the Outback (now ReliaQuest) Bowl and the Rose Bowl. It would end Iowa's longest stretch without an appearance in the Tampa bowl since its first appearance in 2004, all of which have come during Kirk Ferentz's tenure.
Iowa's most frequent Bowl games: Rose Bowl (6) Iowa’s record is 2-4 in the Pasadena game & the Hawkeyes last played there in January 2016. Outback Bowl (6) Iowa’s record is 3-3 in the Tampa game & the Hawkeyes last played there in January 2019. With logos of both bowls.
December 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Felt inspired. Might delete later. @celebrityhottub.bsky.social
Kirk Ferentz in a black Hawkeyes hoodie with a gold stripe and "IOWA" in white across it. The words, "KIRK FERENTZ PRESENTS THE FIRST OUTBACK BOWL" and "Dec. 9" with the logos of ABC, Hulu and Disney+" appear. The mascots from the Outback Bowl – Coconut Shrimp and Bloomin' Onion – frolic on a glowing hill in silhouette. Inspired by the poster for "Kevin Costner presents The First Christmas"
December 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Will Kirk Ferentz be back to coach the #Hawkeyes in 2026? "Unless you know something I don't know."
December 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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#Hawkeyes' Kaden Wetjen becomes the Big Ten's first two-time Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year: www.ourquadcities.com/sports/hawke...
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "Wetjen named Big Ten's return specialist of the year" and a photo of Kaden Wetjen #21 at Kinnick Stadium on November 22, 2025 by Matthew Holst, Getty Images.
December 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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#Hawkeyes fall in Big Ten opener at No. 7 Michigan State www.ourquadcities.com/sports/hawke...
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "Hawkeyes fall in Big Ten opener at No. 7 Michigan State" and a photo of Iowa coach Ben McCollum by Adam Ruff, Icon Sportswire via Getty Images.
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Ava Heiden sets career mark as #Hawkeyes roll to 8-0 www.ourquadcities.com/sports/hawke...
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "Heiden sets career mark as Hawkeyes roll" with a photo of Ava Heiden and Hannah Stuelke interacting with fans by Matthew Holst/Getty Images.
December 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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#Hawkeyes blank Nebraska in second half on way to 40-16 rout www.ourquadcities.com/sports/hawke...
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "Hawks' rout is 10th win over Huskers in 11 games" and a photo of Logan Jones and Jaden Harrell of the Hawkeyes holding up the Heroes Trophy by Rebecca S. Gratz of The Associated Press.
November 29, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Final: #Hawkeyes 40, Nebraska 16.

40 points, a rivalry trophy and a safety? Happy Black Friday!
November 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Live look at Nebraska:
An Allied Injury Group ad with a surprised and/or concerned looking lawyer and/or actor and the words "COLLISION, CALAMITY, CATASTROPHE" in big, bold type.
November 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Meet the man behind the food at Kinnick Stadium. He feeds tens of thousands of #Hawkeyes fans: www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-n...
Stephen Handley prepares food. (Photo by Joel Kellar, Our Quad Cities News)
November 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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The #Hawkeyes have become a model of consistency under Kirk Ferentz. Iowa is one of only four teams nationally to not have a losing season since 2014. www.ourquadcities.com/sports/hawke...
File photo of Kirk Ferentz at Big Ten Media Days in Chicago by Ryan Jaster, HawkeyeHQ.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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#Hawkeyes' Logan Jones named Outland Trophy finalist www.ourquadcities.com/sports/hawke...
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline "Iowa's Logan Jones named Outland Trophy finalist" and a photo of Jones running out on the field for Senior Day at Kinnick Stadium. (Photo by Evan Denton, HawkeyeHQ.com)
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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You will be visited by three spirits
Noah Fant, George Kittle and TJ Hockenson on a PFF graphic of #Hawkeyes tight ends and their overall grades. Unnecessary for this "three spirits" exercise but still crucial for the alt text, here are those listed grades: Fant: 77.3 in 2018 and 72.9 in 2017 Kittle: 78.6 in 2016 and 93.8 in 2015 Hockenson: 90.0 in 2018 and 74.4 in 2017 All three are shown wearing Iowa's road uniform with [Pat Hughes voice] black helmets, white jerseys and gold trousers. Fant wears 87, Kittle 46 and Hockenson 38. Fant and Hockenson were first-round picks in the 2019 NFL Draft, while Kittle was a fifth-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. That information is not in the PFF graphic, but I hope you find it useful if you follow me for the Hawkeyes nostalgia and not the jokes.
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Drew Stevens comes up clutch for the #Hawkeyes:
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Drew Stevens and LeVar Woods hug after the Hawkeyes' win. (Photo by Evan Denton, HawkeyeHQ.com)
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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No. 19 #Hawkeyes never trail in win over Miami www.ourquadcities.com/sports/hawke...
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline "No. 19 Hawkeyes never trail in win over Miami" and a photo of Taylor McCabe by Matthew Holst, Getty Images.
November 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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‘We started looking like an offense’: #Hawkeyes score 13 in the 4th quarter to rally past Michigan State www.ourquadcities.com/sports/hawke...
Iowa players celebrate on the field after a game-winning field goal by Iowa placekicker Drew Stevens (18) during a Big Ten Conference college football game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Iowa Hawkeyes on Nov. 22, 2025, at Kinnick Stadium, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
November 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Final: #Hawkeyes 20, Michigan State 17
A black-and-white photo of Kirk Ferentz with his hands in the air by Ryan Jaster, HawkeyeHQ.com with gold text below reading "ABSOLUTE IOWA."
November 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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In 2019, #Hawkeyes football beat writers (& 2 TV guys) got to interview BJ Armstrong before a game. I captured this nice moment when he recognized @mikehlas.bsky.social – by his voice – then talked about how he & Tom Davis still discuss what Iowa could have done against UNLV in the 1987 Elite 8.
November 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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#Hawkeyes finish on 9-1 run to upset Baylor www.ourquadcities.com/sports/hawke...
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline of "Hawkeyes finish on 9-1 run to upset Baylor" and a photo of Ava Heiden by Michael Hickey, Getty Images.
November 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM