IOWA CITY — Sam LaPorta didn’t use the Iowa football team’s open date to get away from it all. The Hawkeyes’ tight end spent the weekend watching football. “Which is kind of ironic,” LaPorta said Tuesday. The No. 9 Hawkeyes were glad to get some time off last weekend after the ...
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Theo Day threw for 232 yards and a touchdown, Matthew Cook made four field goals, including a career-long 55-yarder, and Northern Iowa beat South Dakota State 26-17 on Saturday. Day, a Michigan State transfer, was intercepted by Graham Spalding with 4:09 remaining in ...
AMES — Iowa State is back in its familiar October form and right in the thick of the Big 12 race again. Brock Purdy threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns, the defense stopped Oklahoma State inches short on a fourth-and-2 late in the game, and the Cyclones beat the No. 8 Cowboys 24-21 on ...
IOWA CITY — Aidan O’Connell threw for 374 yards and accounted for three touchdowns, David Bell had a career-best 240 yards receiving, and Purdue continued its recent mastery over No. 2 Iowa with a 24-7 upset Saturday. The Boilermakers (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) have won four of their last five ...
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Breece Hall rushed for 197 yards and two touchdowns and Brock Purdy was an efficient 22-of-25 for 208 yards and a score as Iowa State downed Kansas State 33-20 Saturday night. The Cyclones gained 210 yards on the ground and 208 yards through the air. “It always starts ...
IOWA CITY — Tory Taylor is selling a T-shirt for charity that bears the three-word slogan “Punting Is Winning.” Yes, it is. No. 2 Iowa enters its home game against Purdue on Saturday with records of 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the Big Ten in large part because of the field-position advantage ...
AMES (AP) — Iowa State has officially announced that center Xavier Foster is no longer a member of the team as police investigate a sexual assault claim. Coach T.J. Otzelberger said the program holds its athletes to “high standards” on and off the court, the Des Moines Register reported. ...
By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press GRINNELL — Football is back at Grinnell College. There’s a new coach and lots of new players. The Division III Pioneers have traveled a long way in a short time. Grinnell, which didn’t play in 2020 because of the pandemic, drew national attention in ...
IOWA CITY — Iowa was in victory formation and the emotion was about to spill over as dusk settled over Kinnick Stadium. Spencer Petras took the last snap, took a knee and took off, apparently thinking he could get off the field before the students and other fans pouring out of the end zone ...
IOWA CITY — Iowa leads the nation in interceptions, and Penn State features one of the most dynamic passing combinations in Sean Clifford and Jahan Dotson. How the third-ranked Hawkeyes fare in their showdown with No. 4 Penn State at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday could hinge on whether they ...
By NOAH TRISTER The Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Spencer Petras threw for three touchdowns and ran for two and No. 5 Iowa took advantage of seven Maryland turnovers in a 51-14 victory Friday night. The Hawkeyes (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) intercepted five of Taulia Tagovailoa’s passes, ...
By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press Iowa is gearing up for its biggest home game since the 1980s, Cincinnati has its highest ranking in 12 years and Clemson is on the outside looking in at The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since 2014. Alabama and Georgia are the ...
By ANDREW LOGUE The Associated Press AMES — Brock Purdy threw four touchdown passes in the first quarter as Iowa State rolled past Big 12 Conference rival Kansas 59-7 on Saturday night. The 28 points was the most ever scored by the Cyclones in an opening period, helping coach Matt ...
IOWA CITY — Jack Campbell remembers the questions about him when he was being recruited. Some coaches were worried about the height of the Iowa linebacker. “Like, ‘A 6-5 linebacker? Oh, you must not be able to move,’” Campbell said. One coaching staff had a different concern. “I ...
WACO, Texas (AP) — Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said his defense was just a little bit off with its detail early in Saturday’s game against Baylor. The Bears took full advantage with a fast start, then held on as their special teams and defense handled the rest. Gerry Bohanon threw for ...
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Iowa made it through September undefeated with the remainder of the Big Ten schedule looming. But it wasn’t easy for the No. 5 Hawkeyes to get to this point. They opened the season with wins against ranked teams Indiana and Iowa State. ...
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Iowa announced Thursday it will become the first Power Five school to add a women’s wrestling program and it will begin competition in the 2023-24 season. “Being the first is huge,” Iowa men’s wrestling coach Tom Brands said. ...
IOWA CITY (AP) — Tyler Goodson ran for a career-high 153 yards and three touchdowns and No. 5 Iowa beat Kent State 30-7 on Saturday. The Hawkeyes (3-0) have won nine straight games. They have won 14 consecutive nonconference games, the second-longest current streak in the nation. Goodson ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — After two lackluster offensive performances in its first two games, No. 14 Iowa State flew into Las Vegas with a sense of urgency. The Cyclones are flying back to Ames, Iowa, with some pep back in their step. Brock Purdy completed 21 of 24 pass attempts for 288 yards and ...
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Tyler Goodson’s emergence as Iowa’s main running back started early in his career, but it took time for him to develop. It was clear after Goodson’s performance in the No. 5 Hawkeyes’ 30-7 win over Kent State what he means to the ...