HawkCast

Cade McNamara is Back, Noah Shannon Suspension, What We’re Watching vs. Utah State

Eliot, Adam, and Ross get together to discuss Iowa Football's social media post including Cade McNamara (we can assume he's back), Noah Shannon's suspension and appeal, and what we'll be watching for against Utah State in week one.
 
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Noah Shannon Replacement: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/who-could-replace-noah-shannon-on-iowa-s-defensive-line-

Iowa’s In-State Prospects We’re Most Excited About With Alyssa Hertel

High school football starts this week! Eliot is joined by recruiting reporter Alyssa Hertel from the Des Moines Register to discuss the Iowa commits and in-state prospects they're most excited about in 2023. They hit on 2025 and 2026 recruits to watch, a few higher-profile 2024 commits and prospects, and more.
 
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Beth Goetz Introductory Presser, Iowa Football Schedule Breakdown - 10 wins incoming?

Eliot, Ross, and Adam discuss Beth Goetz first media availability as Iowa's (interim) AD, then they get into the thick of the Hawkeyes' football schedule through the 2023 season. Can Kirk Ferentz and co. pull off another 10-win year?
 
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Beth Goetz Embraces SWARM: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/interim-ad-beth-goetz-embracing-the-swarm-collective
Utah State Staff Predictions: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/preseason-predictions-utah-state
Iowa State Staff Predictions: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/preseason-predictions-iowa-state

Expectations for (a healthy) Cade McNamara and Erick All at Iowa with Trevor McCue

Senior editor of Rivals' Michigan site, Maize and Blue Review, Trevor McCue joins to discuss expectations for Cade McNamara and Erick All in 2023. Eliot and Trevor break down McNamara's 2022 struggles, how he fits in what Iowa wants to do offensively, whether or not All is a redzone target or if he'll be a trusted blocker, and more.
 
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Cade Injury article: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/kirk-ferentz-on-mcnamara-open-practice-injury-i-m-not-alarmed-
All and Lachey article: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/luke-lachey-and-erick-all-set-to-be-formidable-te-duo-for-iowa

Cade McNamara Injury, Kids’ Day Open Practice, Three Media Day Takeaways

Eliot, Ross, and Adam discuss Cade McNamara's soft tissue injury, other notable nuggets from the Kids' Day open practice (DL dominance, DB group shows up), Football Media Day takeaways (OL competition, LBs stronger than we thought?), and more.
 
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Cade Injury: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/kirk-ferentz-on-mcnamara-open-practice-injury-i-m-not-alarmed-
Other Kids' Day Takeaways: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/iowa-football-2023-five-non-mcnamara-takeaways-from-kids-day
Linebacker Group: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/hawkeye-football-2023-senior-linebacker-trio-ready-to-shine
Iowa DBs: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/tj-hall-and-deshaun-lee-ready-to-move-forward-in-2023
 
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Questions We Hope To Get Answered at Football Media Day with Rob Howe

Eliot sits down with Rob Howe of Hawkeye Nation and HawkFanatic to discuss what questions we're hoping to have answered at Iowa's football media day on Friday. Is Kaleb Brown ascending to WR1? Where is everyone going to play on the offensive line? Who's going to serve as the backup kicker?
 
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Amarion Nimmers to the Portal, Conference Realignment, Underrated Iowa Football Players

Ross and Eliot discuss recent basketball news -- Amarion Nimmers enters the portal and Riley Mulvey doesn't travel to Europe, how conference realignment affects Iowa and the Big Ten/college football, and we discuss which players on Iowa's football roster we think are underrated.
Amarion Nimmers in the Portal: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/basketball-walk-on-amarion-nimmers-to-enter-transfer-portal
Conference Realignment: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/reports-oregon-washington-to-join-big-ten
Underrated Players: https://iowa.forums.rivals.com/threads/has-seth-anderson-become-underrated-overlooked.423424/
 
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Analyzing Iowa and Iowa State’s Sports Gambling Charges with Legal Expert Vint

 
Vint joins the show to help us get an understanding of the sports gambling charges against Aaron Blom, Hunter Dekkers, and other Iowa and Iowa State athletes, what the implications could be (Will this go nationwide?), plus we share our thoughts on the whole situation. No feelings of sympathy here. 
 
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Aaron Blom article: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/iowa-kicker-aaron-blom-charged-with-underage-sports-wagering
Gehrig Christensen article: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/former-iowa-baseball-player-faces-gambling-related-criminal-charges
New Punter article: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/iowa-adding-punter-depth-with-juco-walk-on

Monte Pottebaum Retires, Iowa’s Big Ten Media Days Top Takeaways, Jayden McGregory to join Zay Robsinon

Eliot and Adam are back to discuss their top takeaways from Big Ten Media Days (Kirk Ferentz's thoughts on the offensive line, a gambling update, and the newly released depth chart), Monte Pottebaum deciding to retire after just a short time with the Pittsburgh Steelers, top in-state 2026 prospect Jayden McGregory's decision to transfer to West Des Moines Valley (and potentially throw passes to Zay Robinson), and more.
 
Offensive Line article: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/iowa-s-biggest-change-in-2023-the-offensive-line-s-maturity
Gambling Update: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/kirk-ferentz-on-iowa-gambling-investigation-noah-shannon
Detailing the Depth Chart: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/kirk-ferentz-elaborates-on-pre-season-depth-chart
 
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Offensive and Defensive Over/Unders in 2023

Ross and Eliot discuss their over/under predictions for the 2023 season. Will Cade McNamara pass for over or under 2,600 yards? Will the defense force more than 20 turnovers? Will the Hawkeyes score more than 25 points per game?
 
Defensive article: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/over-under-on-iowa-football-stats-in-2023-defense-team-stats
Offensive article: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/over-under-on-iowa-football-stats-in-2023-offense
 
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