Off to a 2-0 start in the Missouri Valley race the UNI Panthers get ready for a huge test this week with a visit to top ranked South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits are 5-0 and the defending national champions.

That’s UNI coach Mark Farley. South Dakota State is averaging more than 43 points and 273 yards of rushing per game.

The Panthers are coming off a 27-20 win at Indiana State and Farley says a number of players will be questionable for this week’s game with injury.

The offense continues to make progress and has averaged over 35 points in the first two league games.

The Panthers held Indiana State to 98 yards of rushing and Farley says run defense will be a key against South Dakota State.

UNI is 3-2 overall.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is investigating a fatal hunting incident that occurred Sunday night in northern Hardin County. Officials said today (Monday) 53-year-old Mark Arends, of Alden, was hunting coyotes with friends on private land approximately two miles north of Alden. The hunters were separated by several hundred yards when, around 8 p.m., Arends was struck by a single rifle shot. The incident remains under investigation. Arends was transported to Hansen Family Hospital, in Iowa Falls, where he was pronounced dead. The State Medical Examiner’s office will be conducting an autopsy as part of the investigation.

Coyotes are nocturnal animals so hunting coyotes is often done at night, with hunters utilizing various night vision technology including thermal imaging scopes. “We stress the importance of identifying your target before taking a shot, and that’s even more important when hunting at night and using thermal technology,” said Captain Matt Bruner, with the Iowa DNR’s Law Enforcement Bureau. “The same can be said about the importance of the hunting plan, especially at night, and following that plan when in the field.”

The Iowa DNR and the Hardin County Sheriff’s office responded to the incident last night and officers were on scene again early Monday morning.

AMES, Iowa – Beau Freyler has been named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.

It is the first Big 12 weekly honor of Freyler’s career and he is the second Cyclone to be named the league’s defensive player of the week this season, along with Jeremiah Cooper.

Freyler led the way for the Cyclone defense with two interceptions to go along with a team-leading and season-high 11 tackles in a 27-14 ISU victory over TCU. Both of his takeaways occurred in the red zone to stop threatening Horned Frog drives.

The Colorado Springs, Colo. native is the only player in the Big 12 to rank in the top 10 of the league in interceptions (3) and tackles (46) this season. His three interceptions on the year are tied for the seventh-most nationally.

Freyler now has five career games with 10-plus tackles.

Iowa State is back in action Saturday, Oct. 14 at Cincinnati. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. (CT) on FS1.

2023 ISU Big 12 Weekly Honors

Sept. 4 – Jeremiah Cooper (DPOW)

Sept. 25 – Chase Contreraz (STPOW)

Oct. 9 – Beau Freyler (DPOW)

(Radio Iowa) – The year-long commemoration of Jack Trice wrapped up at Iowa State Sunday with a closing ceremony on the day Trice died following a football game 100 years ago. Trice’s cousin George Trice spoke at the event, and referenced the letter he wrote prior to the game where he vowed to do more than his part.

He says the honorary degree award Jack was fitting, as he wanted to get an animal husbandry degree to go beyond sports.

George Trice says he can do things and go places that Jack couldn’t then because he was black.He says some schools had said they wouldn’t play Iowa State because Jack was on that team. That is part of the story that George says needs to continue to be told.

George Trice is also a graduate of Iowa State University.

There are two new top ranked teams in the latest Radio Iowa High School Football Poll. Todd Kimm reports.

Wailes / Wailes win the Powerade High School – Frieze / Frieze wins the Fairlife Junior Division, SWIFT TBF Bass Fishing Tournament on Viking Lake

This weekend was the second stop of the 2023/2024 season for the SWIFT AgriVision Elite boat series. It was a brisk cool start as the student anglers launched their boats, but by the end they were greeted with sunny weather for early October. Atlantic Trojan anglers Joaquin and Jake Wailes of Wiota reeled in the winning bag in Powerade High School Series at the McDermott and Son Roofing / Dump Truck Jigs TBF bass fishing tournament on Viking Lake on Sunday. The brothers found the fish early and hauled in an impressive bag of 5 fish weighing 13.84 pounds. Again, the rest of the Top places were highly competitive Emmett King and AJ Draper finished in the runner up spot with a total of 11.67, third place went to Gavin Lindstrom / Black Schwartz with 10.53, Atlantic Trojan’s Colton and Colin Rudy of Atlantic were fourth 9.84 and rounding out the top five Atlantic Trojans Jarrett Hansen / Christian Thompson, 9.03.

Fairlife Junior teams competed on Saturday with Colton and Kaden Frieze from Griswold weighing in their winning bag of 5 fish totaling 9.63. Runner up spot went to Colton Krueger, Riverside and Blake Siefken Woodbine with 9.45, Talan Vanarsdol and Tim Donovan Tri Center finished third 7.97, fourth was Letty McSorely, Riverside / Brendan Wilke Atlantic, 6.94, and rounding out the top five was, Grayson Molgaard / Owen Miller Atlantic Trojans 6.85.

Joaquin Wailes hooked a monster 5.85 to win AM Cohron & Son Big fish for the Powerade High School anglers and Colton Frieze won big on the Junior side with a 3.03.

Other winners from the tournament were.

• Big Bite Baits Fish On- (first fish caught)- Colton Krueger, Colin Rudy
• Fast Metal First Five in the Box- Joaquin & Jake Wailes – HS, Colton Krueger / Blake Stefens – JR
• Ole Blue Bait & Tackle – Jake Wailes, Gannon Otte, Colin Rudy
• Fishing Assault Beat your best- Joaquin Wailes
• Dump Truck Jig Haulin in the Bass- Colin Rudy

The next event for SWIFT / CISA will be Saturday Oct 21st at 12 Mile, both Fair Life Junior and Powerade High School division will fish together.

This will be a double point meet for SWIFT and Central Iowa Student Anglers.

For complete details and updated information visit www.swifishingteam.com

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow SWIFT’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

Photo credits to Jill & Callie Rudy, and Hade DeVore.

Offensive Player of the Week

Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State

WR – Jr. – Philadelphia, Pa. – St. Joseph’s Prep

• Recorded his third 100-yard receiving game this season with eight receptions for 163 yards and one touchdown in Ohio State’s 37-17 win vs. Maryland
• Added a 58-yard second quarter catch and run to help the Buckeyes to a field goal and a tie game at the half, before his 17-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter clinched the win, giving Ohio State a 34-17 lead with just seven minutes to play
• Tied Michael Jenkins and Garrett Wilson for third at Ohio State with 10 100-yard receiving games
• Earns his first career Offensive Player of the Week award
• Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: C.J. Stroud (Nov. 14, 2022)

Defensive Players of the Week

Josh Proctor, Ohio State

S – Gr. – Owasso, Okla. – Owasso

• Led the Buckeyes’ defensive effort with a career-best performance in a 37-17 win against Maryland on Saturday
• Intercepted a Taulia Tagovailoa pass and raced 24 yards across-field and into the end zone for Ohio State’s first touchdown of the day
• Tied his career-high with seven tackles, set a new personal best with six solo tackles and had 1.5 tackles-for-loss
• Earns the first Defensive Player of the Week accolade of his career
• Last Ohio State Defensive Player of the Week: J.T. Tuimoloau (Oct. 31, 2022)

Special Teams Player of the Week

Tory Taylor, Iowa

P – Sr. – Melbourne, Australia – Haileybury College

• Had six punts for 284 yards, averaging 47.3 yards per punt, in Iowa’s 20-14 victory over Purdue
• Recorded a 61-yard punt and two of his kicks were downed inside the 20-yard line
• Garners the first Special Teams Player of the Week honor of his career
• Last Iowa Special Teams Player of the Week: Cooper DeJean (Oct. 2, 2023)

Freshman of the Week

Dillon Thieneman, Purdue

DB – Westfield, Ind. – Westfield

• Made his team-leading third interception of the year to become the only freshman in the country with three interceptions this season vs. Iowa
• Recorded eight tackles, including seven solo, to remain the Big Ten leader in solo tackles and ranking second nationally
• Led a Purdue secondary that limited Iowa to 6-of-21 passing for 110 yards, the lowest completion percentage (28.6%) by an opposing quarterback since 2006
• Earns the second Freshman of the Week honor of his career
• Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Dillon Thieneman (Sept. 5, 2023)

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior punter Tory Taylor has been named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week following his performance in the Hawkeyes’ 20-14 Homecoming victory over Purdue, it was announcement Monday by the Big Ten Conference office. It is Taylor’s fourth career honor.

Taylor punted six times for 284 combined yards, averaging 47.3 yards per punt. Two of his six punts went over 50 yards (61 and 57 yards) and two were downed inside the 20-yard line. None of his six punts were touchbacks. 

The Australia native ranks first in the conference and seventh in the country in average yards per punt (48.0). Taylor has been included in Ray’s 8, which recognizes top punting performances nationally, four of the first five weeks of 2023. 

This marks the third time this season that Hawkeye football players have earned Big Ten weekly recognition. Cooper DeJean (special teams) and Nick Jackson (defense) were recognized after last week’s win over Michigan State and Sebastian Castro (defense) was honored following the Hawkeyes’ triumph at in-state rival Iowa State.

Iowa (5-1, 2-1) will travel to Wisconsin (4-1, 2-0) on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin (3:05 p.m. CT, FOX).

CHICAGO, Ill. – Following the release of the complete men’s and women’s Big Ten basketball schedules, the Big Ten Network today announced its on-air talent and programming lineup for the 2023-24 season. Plans for the season include an array of experienced broadcasters and analysts, new original programming and nearly 400 men’s and women’s games airing on BTN, the FOX Sports app and B1G+.

On-Air Talent

Men’s play-by-play announcers Kevin Kugler, Brandon Gaudin, Cory Provus, Jeff Levering, Jason Horowitz, Connor Onion, Dave Revsine and Jason Ross Jr. will be on the call this season for BTN.

They accompany an experienced lineup of analysts which includes Robbie Hummel, Stephen Bardo, Bruce Weber, newcomer and 11-year NBA veteran LaPhonso Ellis and Shon Morris.

In studio, hosts Revsine, Rick Pizzo and Mike Hall will be joined by Andy Katz, John Beilein, Rapheal Davis, Trent Meacham, Mike DeCourcy, Hummel and Weber.

Play-by-plav voices for women’s basketball include Sloane Martin, Kylen Mills, Matt Schumacker and Hall.

Joining BTN this year as a women’s basketball analyst is Shimmy Gray-Miller, three-time letter winner at Michigan with more than two decades of experience in coaching. Gray-Miller will join Christy Winters-Scott, and Meghan McKeown as featured game analysts. Justine Ward will host women’s basketball studio programming, alongside Autumn Johnson and Gray-Miller.

Iowa survived another shaky offensive performance and a late Purdue rally for a 20-14 win as the Hawkeyes improved to 5-1. Running back Kaleb Johnson returned from injury and rushed for 134 yards, including a 67-yard touchdown to open the scoring.

That’s Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz. The Hawkeyes finished with 181 yards of rushing in the game.

In his first start at quarterback, Deacon Hill finished six of 21 for 110 yards and a touchdown. He also had an interception.

Ferentz hinted that defensive lineman Noah Shannon may be returning this season. Shannon was suspended by the NCAA for the season as part f a gambling investigation after reportedly placing a bet on another Hawkeye sports team. The NCAA is in the process of reworking its rules regarding gambling.

Shannon’s return would give the Hawkeyes another veteran on the defensive line.