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. ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...