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Hawk Central Hour

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Des Moines Register Hawkeyes columnist Chad Leistikow leads the conversation with our beat writers and frequent special guests to discuss the latest in Iowa football, men's and women's basketball and more.Follow coverage from the entire Hawk Central team at hawkcentral.com or with the Hawk Central app.

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100 episodes

  1. Iowa football cruises past Northwestern to improve to 7-2 28:18
  2. Breaking down a playoff-elimination game between Iowa, Northwestern 59:51
  3. POSTGAME POD: Iowa bounces back with 30-0 blowout over Wisconsin 39:07
  4. Gut-check time for Iowa football vs. Wisconsin, hoops season begins 55:52
  5. Iowa football drops dud in ugly loss at Minnesota 30:13
  6. Talking 24-team playoff, Iowa vs. Minnesota football matchup 54:52
  7. Midseason report on Iowa football, season preview for Hawkeye women's basketball 1:05:18
  8. 47 minutes of Iowa men's basketball: How good can this team be? 46:51
  9. Iowa football puts on offensive clinic in commanding road win vs_ Washington 31:40
  10. 5 Big Questions to preview Iowa vs. Washington football 1:02:02
  11. POSTGAME PODCAST: Ohio State 31, Iowa 14 33:02
  12. Iowa-Ohio State preview: Can Tim Lester's offense keep up at Kinnick? 57:33
  13. What now? Iowa's post-Michigan euphoria, ESPN GameDay visit, Ohio State matchup 47:17
  14. POSTGAME PODCAST: Iowa pulls off a miracle at Michigan, 20-19 45:46
  15. Who has the edge in Iowa vs. Michigan top-20 showdown? 56:29
  16. POSTGAME PODCAST: Iowa destroys UNI, looks ahead to Michigan 40:25
  17. Why Iowa's ceiling has gone up on defense; previewing UNI game 53:56
  18. Where Iowa football can get better before B1G games arrive 31:33
  19. POSTGAME PODCAST: Iowa 16, Iowa State 13 26:52
  20. Cy-Hawk preview: Breaking down the Iowa vs. Iowa State matchup 56:36
  21. Take 2: What we learned about Iowa football as Cy-Hawk week begins 34:47
  22. What we learned about Iowa in Week 1 as Cy-Hawk week begins 34:47
  23. POSTGAME POD: Iowa 40, Northern Illinois 0 39:09
  24. Northern Illinois interim coach Rob Harley previews matchup with Iowa 15:21
  25. Previewing Iowa vs. Northern Illinois with the QB plan, season expectations and 5 big questions 51:56
  26. The word "or" and Week 1 Iowa football depth chart reaction 35:22
  27. Our 2026 Iowa football season preview episode 53:24
  28. Breaking down notable developments from Iowa football fall camp 35:10
  29. Quarterbacks under further review, depth-chart risers in Iowa's fall camp 49:29
  30. Kids Day reaction: Did Jeremy Hecklinski deliver a knockout blow vs. Hank Brown? 38:39
  31. Hawk Central: Ghost-pepper Iowa football takes, Kids Day preview 50:52
  32. Fall-camp preview: What we're debating as Hawkeyes gear up for 2026 season 53:24
  33. Breaking down the biggest Iowa football storylines at Big Ten Media Days 27:26
  34. Hawk Central: Drafting Iowa football's top breakout candidates 56:07
  35. Tyler Tachman is back! Recapping Iowa men's basketball practice, latest on QB battle 45:42
  36. Hawk Central: 90 minutes with Iowa offensive coordinator Tim Lester 1:30:39
  37. Hawk Central: A full hour with Iowa offensive line coach George Barnett 1:01:21
  38. Hawk Central: Iowa basketball ramps up schedule, 1-on-1 with Jay Niemann 51:01
  39. Where Iowa football, men's basketball stand on recruiting trail 12:17
  40. Talking all things Iowa men's basketball with Sean Bock 53:55
  41. Hawk Central: Summer preview for Iowa's football, basketball programs 48:59
  42. Hawk Central: "Ask Us Anything" tackles big-picture Hawkeye topics, how we do our jobs 49:33
  43. Hawk Central: Sitdown with Iowa women's basketball assistant coaches LaSondra Barrett, Sean Sullivan 49:31
  44. Hawk Central: Ben McCollum contract explainers, grading Iowa's Big Ten schedule 49:30
  45. Hawk Central: Our year-ending Hawkeye awards show, top 1-on-1 takes with Ben McCollum 48:49
  46. Hawk Central: Iowa football position groups ranked, from best to worst 49:43
  47. Did we learn anything significant from Iowa football's 2026 open spring practice? 29:58
  48. Hawk Central: Evaluating McKeever, Coleman hoops pickups; inside Iowa QBs battle 48:48
  49. Hawk Central: Unpacking Kirk Ferentz's NCAA violation ruling, Iowa basketball portal heats up 49:25
  50. Hawk Central: Transfer portal is open, how much movement should Iowa basketball fans expect? 41:35