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Vikings acquire ex-Hawkeye All-American tight end Hockenson

By DAVE CAMPBELL The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings acquired tight end T.J. Hockenson from the division rival Detroit Lions a few hours before the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday, giving the NFC North leader another skill-position standout for a high-caliber offense. ...

HAWKEYES ON THE MOVE

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Associated Press IOWA CITY — With nine players back from the 26-win team that won the Big Ten Tournament a year ago, Iowa coach Fran McCaffery knew he could challenge his team. So McCaffery put together a nonconference schedule featuring games against Seton Hall, No. ...

Hawkeyes in rebound mode vs. Northwestern

By DANA BECKER Messenger Sports Writer IOWA CITY — Points may be at a premium this Saturday when Iowa takes on Northwestern in Big Ten action. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. from Kinnick Stadium. The game will air live on ESPN2. Both the Hawkeyes (3-4 overall, 1-3 in league) and Wildcats ...

Cyclones look to get on the Big 12 board

By DANA BECKER Messenger Sports Writer AMES — Two Big 12 teams trying to get out of the bottom part of the league square off here on Saturday when Iowa State welcomes Oklahoma. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. from Jack Trice Stadium. The game will air live on FOX Sports 1. Prior to the start ...

Former Cyclone Hall has torn ACL

NEW YORK (AP) - New York Jets rookie running back Breece Hall and versatile offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker will both miss the rest of the season with injuries. Coach Robert Saleh confirmed Monday that Hall has a torn ACL in his left knee, which is what the team initially feared. An MRI ...

Hawkeyes flattened by Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Iowa’s top-10 defense could only do so much. Once Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud found his rhythm in the second half Saturday, the Hawkeyes couldn’t keep a lid on one of the flashiest offenses in the nation. Stroud threw second-half touchdowns to four ...

Frustrations mount for Cyclones

Iowa State coach Matt Campbell has seen the final minutes of four Big 12 games play out in wildly different fashions. None of them good. There was the conference opener against Baylor, when a failed onside kick kept the Cyclones (3-4 overall) from having a chance in a 31-24 loss. The game at ...

Cyclones clipped at Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas believes it’s a tougher, more resilient team that last season — and the Longhorns are showing it so far this fall. The latest evidence came Saturday as No. 22 Texas, trailing struggling Iowa State in the fourth quarter, rallied to win 24-21. Quinn Ewers ...

Cyclones clipped by ranked K-State

AMES (AP) — A little craziness helped No. 20 Kansas State survive an upset bid by Iowa State, 10-9, on Saturday night. Adrian Martinez passed for 246 yards and rushed for 77, helping the Wildcats improve to 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the Big 12. Chris Tennant kicked a 30-yard field goal with ...

Hawkeyes grounded again

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Backup, walk-on kicker Fabrizio Pinton hit a 36-yard field goal with 2:46 to go and Matthew Bailey made a late interception to lift Illinois to a 9-6 win over Iowa on Saturday night, its first over the Hawkeyes since 2008. Illinois (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) is off to its best ...

Hawkeyes play under the lights

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Iowa football team goes under the lights once again, this time on the road. The Hawkeyes (3-2 overall, 1-1 in Big Ten) take on Illinois (4-1, 1-1) here Saturday night. Kickoff is set for 6:40 p.m. and the game will air live on Big Ten Network. After two weeks of ...

Cyclones set to face ranked K-State

AMES (AP) - The same template has been used to build Iowa State and Kansas State, and both have earned reputations for rising up and challenging the Big 12 football hierarchy. Two years after the Cyclones (3-2, 0-2) reached the conference championship game for the first time, 20th-ranked ...

Cyclones tripped up by upstart Kansas

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jace Gilbert missed three field goals, including a 37-yarder with a chance to tie the game with under 30 seconds to play as Kansas held off Iowa State 14-11 on Saturday to remain undefeated. At 5-0 overall, this is the Jayhawks’ best start to the season since 2009 and ...

No. 4 Michigan takes down Iowa

IOWA CITY (AP) — Michigan was ready to play at Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium, right down to the pink towels. The No. 4 Wolverines knew that five of the last six top 5 teams who played at the Hawkeyes’ home were beaten. Michigan was prepared. Michigan scored on four of its first five ...

UNI gets on the board

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Theo Day threw three touchdowns passes to lead Northern Iowa to its first win of the season, a 52-17 victory over Western Illinois on Saturday. Day was 23-of-29 passing for 260 yards. He threw a pair of touchdown passes to Desmond Hutson and one to Quan Hampton, each ...

Baylor holds off Cyclones

AMES (AP) — A tough loss two weeks ago prepared No. 17 Baylor for Saturday’s Big 12 opener at Iowa State. After a double-overtime defeat at BYU, Bears quarterback Blake Shapen was ready for a rowdy Jack Trice Stadium crowd and was the catalyst for a 31-24 victory over the Cyclones. “We ...

Hawks shut down Rutgers

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — In a game featuring two outstanding defenses, Iowa won the turnover battle by a wide margin. Cooper DeJean scored on a 45-yard interception return and Keavon Merriweather returned a fumble 30 yards for another first-half touchdown as Iowa rode its defense to 27-10 ...

Cyclones rout Ohio, move to 3-0

AMES (AP) — Hunter Dekkers threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns Saturday as Iowa State rolled past Ohio 43-10 and improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2012. Dekkers completed 28 of 36 passes and ran for a touchdown. The first-year starter now has thrown for eight touchdowns and 748 ...

Iowa burns the midnight oil – and then some

IOWA CITY (AP) — Kaleb Johnson rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns, and Iowa endured a night of lightning delays for a 27-0 win over Nevada on Saturday night. The game, which was delayed three times for 3 hours, 56 minutes, started at 6:40 p.m. CDT, and ended at 1:39 a.m. “Three rain ...

Hodge finds his niche for Iowa

The Associated Press Abdul Hodge was a three-time, all-Big Ten linebacker who played the position in the NFL and spent the last three years coaching future linebackers at South Dakota. Yet the former Iowa star now is working on the other side of the ball as he returns to his alma mater and ...