Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says tight end Erick All will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury. The Michigan transfer was injured in the first quarter of a win at Wisconsin and has 21 catches, including three for touchdowns.

All is the second All Big Ten caliber tight end to be lost for the season.

After a win at Wisconsin the Hawkeyes face another bruising challenge when they host Minnesota. Iowa has won eight straight in the series but six of those have been by a touchdown or less, including a 13-10 triumph in the Twin Cities last season

The Hawkeyes are 6-1 despite being without their starting quarterback and top three tight ends and will continue to rely on defense and special teams.

The offense continues to struggle but the run game has showed some life and the Hawkeyes rushed for 200 yards against the Badgers.

Ferentz says the Hawkeyes realize they need to find ways to win.

The CAM Cougars have had a great season thus far. The Cougars finished the regular season with a perfect 8-0 record to secure a district championship and secured home field advantage through the playoffs. The Cougars have been able to jump on opponents early just as they did last Friday night when they defeated Staton/Essex 42-6. With bad weather in the area the score was tied 0-0 heading into the second quarter but that is right when the Cougars explosive offense showed up. The Cougars went on to score 28 points in the quarter and the route was on.  Coach Barry Bower was pleased with how his team responded in the second quarter and didn’t get frustrated with the conditions or the results of the first quarter.

Coach Bower couldn’t be happier with his teams regular season but Coach Bower understands playoff football is different and there are no more guarantees.

With the playoffs starting this Friday Night the Cougars will lean on their senior class to help lead the way. With playoff football comes more nerves and pressure felt by the players and Coach Bower said its important for the senior to lead the way as they have been here and done that before as well as this class is realizing their time as Cougar football players is coming to an end.

The CAM Cougars will be hosting the 4-4 Southeast Warren Warhawks. The Warhawks come into the playoffs off back-to-back losses but with a offense that can score with the best of them. Coach Bower knows for his team to advance its going to come down to the little things.

Kickoff Friday night will be at CAM High school at 7:00pm. Please listen to the full interview with Coach Bower below.

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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State redshirt sophomore linebacker Caleb Bacon has been named to the 2023 Lombardi Award Midseason Watch List.

The Lombardi Award is given to a lineman, on either offense or defense, or a linebacker that sets up no further than five yards deep from the line of scrimmage.

Bacon, who hails from Lake Mills, Iowa, is fourth on the team with 29 tackles, while leading the team with 5.5 tackles for a loss. He has notched 2.0 sacks and has five quarterback hurries in his first season as a significant contributor on defense. Bacon also plays a significant role on special teams for the Cyclones.

The Cyclone defensive unit ranks second in the Big 12 Conference in total defense (329.3 yards per game), second in passing defense (198.1) and third in scoring defense (20.0).

In the last two games, ISU has held its Big 12 opponents to 12.0 points per game and 156.0 passing yards per game, while intercepting six passes.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa football senior punter Tory Taylor and junior cornerback Cooper DeJean have been named to ESPN’s midseason All-America team on Tuesday.

Taylor, an Australia native, has punted an FBS-best 45 times this season with only one touchback. He ranks first in the conference and fourth in the country in average yards per punt (48.3). Nineteen of his 45 punts have been for 50+ yards, while 17 have been downed inside the 20.

Taylor has earned Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors each of the last two weeks and has been included in Ray’s 8, which recognizes top punting performances nationally, four of the first six weeks of 2023.

DeJean is fourth on the Hawkeyes with 36 tackles, he has 1.5 tackles for loss, two pass break-ups and two interceptions, including one in the end zone against Michigan State. DeJean has played 309 snaps this season in coverage without giving up a touchdown.

The Odebolt, Iowa, native is leading the Big Ten and ranks 13th nationally with a 13.0 punt return average and he is one of 29 players in the country with a punt return touchdown. DeJean returned a punt 70 yards for a game-deciding score against Michigan State late in the fourth quarter.

No. 24 Iowa (6-1, 3-1) will host Minnesota (3-3, 1-2) on Saturday on Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City (2:33 p.m. CT, NBC).

(Minneapolis, MN) — After taking an extra week to recover from a thorough beating by the Wolverines, the Gophers are back on the grind this week getting ready for the Hawkeyes. The Gophers were drilled 52-10 on Oct. 7th at Huntington Bank Stadium. Now they will travel to Iowa City on Saturday afternoon to face a Hawkeyes team that P.J. Fleck has never beaten. The Gophers have dropped eight straight to the Hawkeyes having last beat them in 2014. They’ve also dropped 10 straight at Kinnick Stadium dating all the way back to 1999. Kick off on Saturday is 2:30 P-M.  Gopher head coach PJ Fleck on how he assesses his team to this point of the season

Fleck on what stands out about the Hawkeyes

Fleck says you can look at their game against the Badgers to see how good the Hawkeyes are this season

Fleck on Gopher QB Athan Kaliakmanis

Fleck on the rivalry with Iowa

Fleck says the Gophers know how much this rivalry means to the program

Fleck on the Hawkeyes defense

Fleck on the danger of Hawkeyes kick returner Cooper DeJean

Fleck on going to Iowa City to face the Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa women’s basketball team is ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 released on Tuesday. It ties the program’s highest preseason ranking. (1994)

The Hawkeyes have been ranked in the AP Preseason Top 10 in three consecutive seasons and for the sixth time in school history.

In the USA Today Coaches Poll, Iowa tabbed the No. 3 team the country. A year ago, Iowa was No. 6 in their preseason poll.

A season ago, Iowa was ranked No. 4 nationally in the AP Preseason Poll and tallied a program-best 31 victories. Iowa is coming off a historic season in which it finished NCAA national runners-up and was second in the country in attendance.

Senior guard Caitlin Clark, who was the consensus National Player of the Year, Collegiate Woman of the Year and AAU Sullivan Award winner, averaged 27.8 points, 8.6 assists and 7.1 rebounds per game. Seniors Gabbie Marshall and Kate Martin, and sophomore Hannah Stuelke also return for Lisa Bluder’s 24th season as Iowa’s head coach.

The Hawkeyes were also tabbed as the Big Ten preseason favorite. Clark was voted 2023-24 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year, while being a unanimous First Team All-Big Ten selection.

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The nationally ranked Hawkeyes are set to host Clarke University in its second exhibition of the season inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena at 2 p.m. (CT). The game will broadcast on BTN+ and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

CHICAGO, Ill. – The nation’s premier wrestling conference returns to the Big Ten Network in search of a 17^th consecutive NCAA Championship, with 24 duals and Big Ten Wrestling Championships coverage airing live on BTN and the FOX Sports app.

Action begins on Sunday, Dec. 3, with the defending national champions and No. 1 team in the nation as Penn State hosts No. 24 Lehigh at 2 p.m. ET. No. 7 Ohio State will take on two ranked non-conference opponents at the start of the year, as No. 15 Pittsburgh visits on Dec. 10 at noon ET and No. 2 Cornell heads to Columbus on Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. ET.

Conference wrestling on the network begins in 2024 with primetime matchup on Friday, Jan. 12, between No. 8 Iowa and No. 5 Nebraska at 7 p.m. ET. The following Friday, Jan. 19, is home to a tripleheader of action with No. 5 Nebraska at No. 16 Minnesota, No. 1 Penn State at No. 9 Michigan and Purdue at No. 8 Iowa squaring off. Throughout the remainder of January and February, Friday night wrestling on BTN will be a mainstay with primetime duals.

Additional schedule highlights include a Friday doubleheader on Feb. 9, when No. 9 Michigan takes on No. 5 Nebraska at 7 p.m. ET ahead of No. 1 Penn State traveling to No. 8 Iowa at 9 p.m. ET. To close out the regular season, No. 25 Wisconsin visits No. 8 Iowa and No. 5 Nebraska competes in Happy Valley against top-ranked Penn State on Sunday, Feb. 18.

More than 80 additional contests will be available for streaming on B1G+, BTN’s home for non-televised events and on-demand archives. B1G+ is home to coverage of the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, supplemental coverage of the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, Soldier Salute, Zingo Nationals and the University of Iowa women’s wrestling team’s first ever home event, the “Trailblazer Duals.” Subscription options include a conference wrestling pass, which delivers all Big Ten wrestling on B1G+, for just $69.99 per year.

 B1G Wrestling & Beyond will return in January of 2024 with host Rick Pizzo and analyst Shane Sparks taking you around the Big Ten with an assortment of highlights, analysis and guests. Additional coverage includes the return of On The Mat, BTN’s multi-platform, behind-the-scenes look at Big Ten wrestling, as well as BTN’s Big Ten wrestling Instagram page.

According to Intermat’s preseason rankings, the Big Ten has 11 teams ranked in the top 30. Defending national champion Penn State leads the way at No. 1, followed by No. 5 Nebraska, No. 7 Ohio State, No. 8 Iowa, No. 9 Michigan, No. 14 Rutgers, No. 16 Minnesota, No. 18 Illinois, No. 22 Maryland, No. 25 Wisconsin and No. 29 Indiana.

2023-24 Big Ten Network Wrestling Schedule