Hawkeye Report Podcast

A collection of podcasts from HawkeyeReport.com

1. 2D AGO

   Hawkeye Report Podcast 690

   It's another jam packed edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Tom Kakert, Kyle Huesmann, and special guest John Evans talk Iowa baseball, men's and women's hoops, and a little Iowa football ahead of the final spring practice on Saturday.  We open with Iowa baseball where the Big Ten leading Hawkeyes host Indiana this weekend. Evans, who calls the Hawkeye games on radio, gives his thoughts on this remarkable season thus far and how they have bounced back this year after high expectations last season. When did Evans know that this team was heading in a potentially special direction?  After that we talk with Kyle about the Iowa women's basketball team adding a key player in the transfer portal who goes by the name of "Chit Chat". What will she bring to the Iowa roster? Who does Kyle see as the possible starting lineup for the Iowa women's team this season? Then we move on to Iowa men's basketball and the latest official editions of the pair of players from the transfer portal, including a key power forward edition. We also discuss what Iowa needs to add to their roster and which positions they should fill.  Finally we wrap up the show talking a little Iowa football. The Hawkeyes are set to have their final practice of the spring on Saturday and we are invited to watch. We discuss the areas that we are looking to focus on during the practice and several players who we will be watching closely at the open practice.

   1h 12m

2. 4D AGO

   Hawkeye Report Podcast 689

   It's a special edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. We are joined by new assistant basketball coach Bryston Williams. He has a long history with new head coach Ben McCollum, going back to when he was his first recruit at Northwest Missouri State.  We open discussing being McCollum's first recruit and a great story on how he landed him, with credit to Williams father. We talk about McCollum as a coach and the process so far of building the roster. What did they learn last year at Drake that helped them with building a roster? How important it was last year to have success against high level teams last year helped them with figuring out the right players this year.  Williams discusses the time that he played for Northwest Missouri State against Iowa in 2011 and what he remembers about the game.  Then we dive into his journey as a coach and what he learned during his time coaching in the G-League with Memphis and the Detroit Pistons and what he learned from the NBA Players. We dive into why he ended up coming back to college basketball and why he did that. We dicuss his why in coaching and why he does it every day. He talks about the staff that they have put together and how they are so close because they all have a long relationship with Coach McCollum. We talk about how his staff and his kids from Northwest Missouri State and Drake were all so loyal to him as a coach.  Then we run down the players that they have brought along from Drake, including Bennett Stirtz and the other four players. What do they bring to the table? What has he seen from Cooper Koch in workouts? We wrap up talking about recruiting today and what it is like? How it's become more transactional and the depth they go to in trying to get to know players in the portal in a rapid manner.

   36 min

3. APR 18

   Hawkeye Report Podcast 688

   The portal news never seems to stop and we try to get you updated on the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo fire up the podcast machine to give you the very latest on the Iowa basketball team and where things stand on the roster building front.  We have the latest on three prospects, two from the portal and one from the high school ranks that are down to Iowa and another school. Which players do we think are most important for Iowa to land? Which players do we think that Ben McCollum and his staff will land? We give our thoughts and the needs left as McCollum continues to build his first Hawkeye basketball roster.  Then we slide over to Iowa football, where Iowa is about one week away from wrapping up spring ball. But, the transfer portal is also open, which means the Hawkeyes are seeing a few players, like Brendan Sullivan, hit the portal and we have seen a few players visit, including a big offensive lineman who could join them this fall.  We also talk about some of the comments from the Iowa players on Thursday and some suprises that we have heard about during spring ball in Iowa City that Hawkeye fans should be excited about heading into the season.

   34 min

4. APR 14

   Hawkeye Report Podcast 687

   It's a special edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast as we are joined by Payton Sandfort. It's a nearly 45 minute conversation with the former Iowa great about his career, this past season, his injuries, his brother transferring to Nebraska, and a whole lot more.  We open the podcast with the end and Sandfort discusses being named the winner of the Chris Street Award this year and what it means to him. He also discusses being able to meet Street's parents and getting to know them over the  years. Then he goes into great detail about the number of injuries that he played with this past season and how he has told at one point that he might have to shut things down during Big Ten play and how he actually was able to finish up the season and leave everything out on the floor against Illinois.  We discuss the very emotional end to the season and know that it would be the last time that he would play with his brother, Pryce, and what it was like in the locker room following that game against Illinois.  We talk about all his memories of being a Hawkeye and the great moments along the way, including the big plays and wins over Michigan, Michigan State, and many others. We look back at the Big Ten Tournament title and his huge contributions to that along with what he learned from playing with Keegan and Kris Murray and how that helped him as a leader.

   42 min

5. APR 13

   Hawkeye Report Podcast 686

   It's a special weekend edition of the Hawkeye Report podcast talking about one of our favorite events of the year. We are joined by our good friend former Iowa great Chuck Long and Angie Peterson from the Children's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities to discuss the upcoming Chuck Long Charity Auction.  This will be the 28th edition of this great event that benefits the Children's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities and is their biggest fundraiser each and every year. Iowa fans, specificially Hawkeye Report followers, have been a huge part of the success of this event since 2020 and we want to keep that momentum going.  This year is another great event and Chuck Long has donated several one of a kind items to the auction, including his Rose Bowl ring from the 1982 Rose Bowl game, along with several other one of a kind items, including three things that involve the great Caitlin Clark. We discuss the upcoming event and some of the great items and tell you how you can get involved in a few short weeks.  Bookmark the link here and get ready to start bidding on April 24th!  https://www.ctcqc.org/chuck-long-charity-auction

   32 min

6. APR 11

   Hawkeye Report Podcast 685

   A lot of topics to cover in early April on the Hawkeye Report Podcast. In this edition it's Tom Kakert and Kyle Huesmann with plenty of news on several very important fronts.  We open with some Iowa baseball talk. The Hawkeyes host rival Nebraska this weekend for a huge three game series. We dive into the matchup and look at how Rick Heller's club has gotten off to such a great start in Big Ten play and what it could mean for the Big Ten Tournament and Iowa's NCAA Tournament chances.  Then we move over to Iowa football. Several Iowa players, including Mark Gronowski, met with the media on Thursday afternoon in Iowa City. What did the Hawkeyes new signal caller have to say about his recovery from surgery and his building relationship with offensive coordinator Tim Lester? We also have notes on several other Hawkeye players and insights on the new running backs coach in Iowa City.  Then we head to the transfer portal. We start first with the Iowa women's basketball team and if there are any point guard targets emerging for them out of the portal. After that we switch over to the men's hoops front and discuss a couple of high school players, one who we think is already committed to the Hawkeyes. And we discuss several transfer portal targets for Iowa and what the Hawkeyes need to finish out their roster.

   1h 7m

7. APR 4

   Hawkeye Report Podcast 684

   The news just keeps on coming on the Iowa basketball front and we have plenty to cover in our latest podcast. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo break down all the latest roster news. Iowa continues to add players from the Drake roster that played for Ben McCollum.  Meanwhile, the rumor mill is churning out plenty of talk about the potential portal destinations for Josh Dix and Pryce Sandfort. Is there a chance that one or both players will end up returning to Iowa? What do we make of the wild rumors regarding Josh Dix and where he might land? In the last three days we have seen him rumored to be headed back to Iowa or transferring to Indiana or Illinois. Why is all of that simply a guessing game. We also discuss a recent prediction for what Sandfort will do coming out of the transfer portal.  Then we move over to Iowa football. First we open with some comments about what we think will generally be a busier than normal transfer portal for football this spring. Then we discuss what we saw at Iowa football practice from our brief look on Thursday morning. We look at the players to watch on offense and defense and what we think will be the surprise players this season for the Hawkeye football team.

   34 min

8. MAR 27

   Hawkeye Report Podcast 683

   The edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast is a jam packed one. Tom Kakert, Tanner Lafever, and Kyle Huesmann are talking hoops, wrestling, football, and baseball for the Hawkeyes on this show.  We open by updating the latest on Iowa basketball and what is happening in the transfer portal with new head coach Ben McCollum. A couple of Drake players entered the portal today and we assess where things stand with Iowa players who could be considering staying with the Hawkeyes. Plus, we react to Owen Freeman to Creighton news.  Then a brief update on the start of spring football in Iowa City and a few thoughts on what Kirk Ferentz had to say about his team.  Next we move on to getting the assessement from Kyle about the end of the Iowa women's basketball season. What went wrong for the Hawkeyes against Oklahoma in the season ending loss? Then we look ahead to the next season. What will the starting lineup look like at this point in time? Does Jan Jensen need to get into the portal to find help for next year and what positions do they need to fill? After that we update a red hot Iowa baseball team that heads into this weekends three game series at Minnesota tied for the top spot in the Big Ten with a 7-2 conference mark. What's been going right for Iowa in this hot streak.  Finally we have Tanner running down anything and everything talking Iowa wrestling. We wrap up the NCAA Tournament run and the championship for Stephen Buchanan, along with other strong performances and then we we look ahead to the Iowa lineup next year.

   1h 20m

• All that kinda stuff

  01/20/2023

  mbossch14

  Why does Matt Randazzo use the phrase ‘all that kinda stuff’ a minimum of 5 times in each podcast?

• Iowa Hate Report

  10/07/2024

  Whehebkelelepelele

  Chuck Long couldn’t talk worse of Ferentz if he tried. Even when Iowa wins, he struggles to speak highly of Iowa. No idea why he chooses to be on an Iowa podcast when he clearly isn’t a fan. As for Tom - can you ever have your own thought. Everything you have to say is taken from other podcast/reports. You bring nothing new to the table.

• weird labeling of women’s team

  03/08/2024

  jennifer in berkeley

  why do you call the men’s game iowa basketball but call the women's game iowa women’s basketball? why not iowa men’s basketball and iowa women’s basketball? or if you have to choose you could just make iowa basketball the women’s team since they are all anyone cares about. so weird that even a school with caitlin clark has people who can’t help disrespect the women’s game. come on fellas. it’s 2024 UPDATE: thanks for changing the way you describe the women’s and men’s teams in your pod and pod descriptions. changing my rating to 5 stars.

• Host cuts off and interrupts cohost

  12/07/2023

  PULLEN

  Host needs to stop interrupting, cutting off, and talking over his cohost. It’s become unbearable to listen to this podcast.

A collection of podcasts from HawkeyeReport.com

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  Hawkeye Report Podcast
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  2013 - 2025
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