IOWA CITY, Iowa — Season tickets for the 2023-24 University of Iowa women’s basketball team are sold out, the announcement was made Monday by the UI Athletics Department.  It is the first time in school history the program has sold out Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

For context, Iowa has sold out three regular season games in program history with the last coming against Indiana in the 2022-23 regular season finale.

The Hawkeyes will open the season, hosting “Crossover at Kinnick” against DePaul in a scrimmage inside Kinnick Stadium.  The game will be played on Oct. 15 at 3 p.m. (CT).

Tickets for “Crossover at Kinnick” will go on sale to season ticket holders at 9 a.m. tomorrow (Aug. 15), to I-Club contributors and football season ticket holders at 9 a.m. on Aug. 16 and to the general public at 9 a.m. on Aug. 17.

There is a $20 Rain or Shine ticket for reserved seat tickets at Kinnick with an option for Carver-Hawkeye Arena should inclement weather force the game indoors.  There is also a $10 adult/$5 student and youth reserved ticket for Kinnick Stadium only.

Iowa is coming off a historic season in which it won a school-record 31 games, 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 and Collegiate Woman of the Year, 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.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa football team is ranked No. 25 in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 released on Monday. 

Iowa’s national ranking in the AP Poll marks the 27th time in program history, and 10th time during the Kirk Ferentz era, that the Hawkeyes earned a preseason ranking in the AP Poll. 

The Hawkeyes won eight games a year ago, including a 21-0 shutout over Kentucky in the Music City Bowl. Iowa returns 15 starters, six on offense and defense, and three specialists. 

Iowa is one of five Big Ten universities ranked in the preseason poll, joining Michigan (2), Ohio State (3), Penn State (7), and Wisconsin (19). 

Iowa’s first six home games of 2023 are sold out. A limited number of tickets are available for purchase at hawkeyesports.com/tickets for the home finale against Illinois on Nov. 18 at Kinnick Stadium. 

The No. 25 Hawkeyes open their season against Utah State on Sept. 2. The sold-out game is set for an 11 a.m. (CT) kickoff.

The Northern Iowa football team is hoping for a return to the FCS playoffs this season and the return of quarterback Theo Day is a major factor. The Michigan State transfer is entering his third season as a starter and has passed for more than 54 hundred yards and 42 touchdowns as a Panther.

That’s Panther coach Mark Farley who says Day may be the most talented quarterback he has coached during his tenure.

Farley says Day has taken on even more of a leadership role.

UNI opens on September second at Iowa State.

Iowa State hopes improved special teams will help the Cyclones bounce back this season. Those units struggled during a 4-8 season and ISU ranked last in the Big 12 in field goals and kickoff returns. Running backs coach Jordan Langs is also serving as special team’s coordinator.

Langs says special teams want to be a positive factor this season.

Langs says mistakes on special teams can be the difference between winning and losing.

Iowa State coach Matt Campbell has said the Cyclones need to win in the margins and special teams plays can be the difference.

Campbell says about 17 percent of plays in a game are special teams and mistakes are magnified.

The Cyclones open at home on September second against Northern Iowa.