Hawkeye Report Podcast

It's the post game Hawkeye Report Podcast and for the first time in the 2026 season, it comes after a loss. Iowa lost to Ohio State, 31-14 on Saturday afternoon. Everything was great about Friday and Saturday in Iowa City with ESPN College Game Day and Caitlin Clark back in Iowa City, but the only thing that went bad was the actual game. 

We look back at the loss and what went wrong for the Hawkeyes against the Buckeyes. Why i...

Fun new podcast for the middle of the week leading up to a huge football game on Saturday against Ohio State with ESPN College GameDay in town. We are thrilled to have on the show this week George Wrighster from the Unafraid Show and On3 to look back at the Iowa win over Michigan and we preview the game against Ohio State. The former Oregon Duck and NFL Tight End talks about what he saw from Iowa against the Wolverines and we fully...

This week on the Chuck Long podcast, Tom Kakert and Chuck Long discuss one of the most stunning victories of the Kirk Ferentz era. Iowa went into the Big House at Michigan and walked it off with an incredible 20-19 victory. Was this the most Kirk Ferentz win of the Ferentz era?

We start with the game winning play and the drive that Hank Brown authored on Saturday. Can a drive like the really elevate a quarterback and his play movin...

What in the world just happened? That's what Iowa fans were thinking as they celebrated the Hawkeyes walk-off win on Saturday at Michigan. It was the first road win over a ranked Big Ten team in over a decade and it was a pretty incredible victory. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo break it down shortly after the win.

We discuss the final drive that saw Hank Brown connect with Reece Vander Zee for the score. We talk about the decision t...

It's time to really dive into the Hawkeyes first road game of the year. Tom Kakert and Kyle Huesmann are joined by Clayton Sayfie from The Wolverine to breakdown the game in Ann Arbor this weekend. We talk to Sayfie about the up and down start to the Michigan season and the play of quarterback Bryce Underwood. Plus we discuss the similarities between Kirk Ferentz and Kyle Whittingham and how the new Wolverine head coach is trying t...

This week on the Chuck Long Podcast, Tom Kakert and Chuck Long are talking a whole lot of Iowa and Big Ten football. We open talking about the Hawkeyes win over Northern Iowa and we wonder about the growing divide between the FBS and the FCS and if these type of games are even worth playing moving forward. 

We talk about the development of Hank Brown and what Long is seeing in terms of his development. What is he seeing in ter...

The Hawkeyes put together their second dominant performance of the season, shutting out Northern Iowa on their way to a 55-0 win on Saturday afternoon at Kinnick Stadium. Following the victory, Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo hopped on the podcast matchine and discussed it. 

We talk about the incredible performance running the football by three of Iowa's backs, all reaching over 100 yards on the day. That was done without the Haw...

It's a special edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast! 

We are joined by one of the best offensive linemen in Iowa football history, Robert Gallery, to talk about his post football journey. Gallery talks openly and honestly about battling mental health issues after his playing career ended and the struggles that he faced personally and with his family. 

He talks about being open and honest about his battles and how he foun...

We have a lot of ground to cover on the latest edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. Tom Kakert and Kyle Huesmann are back and opening the show discussing basketball. On Wednesday the Big Ten Conference released their basketball schedules for the men and women, which means now we have full schedules for both Hawkeye teams. 

First, Huesmann talks about the schedule for the Iowa women and a couple of challenging parts of the sc...

This week on the Chuck Long podcast, we are looking back at the Iowa Hawkeyes hard fought win over Iowa State to bring home the Cy-Hawk Trophy. We start the show this week with a discussion of the game against the Cyclones. While most thought it would be one-sided, it was close. Why did Iowa struggle against the Cyclone defense when it came to running the football? 

We look at potential counters to teams that might try the app...

Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo are back for their post game podcast. That means you are getting his podcast following the Hawkeyes second win of the college football season, this one over Iowa State. 

There were a few storylines to follow and some that developed during the season. First, when Hank Brown started, this time he played the entire game. How did he perform in his second start? Is the race to be Iowa's starting quarter...

Two podcasts in one day! This one is talking Iowa football and the Cy-Hawk match-up, along with a whole lot of recruiting news heading into a huge weekend. 

We start with Tom Kakert, Kyle Huesmann, and Tanner Lafever talking Hawkeye football facing the Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday night at Kinnick Stadium. We have a lot to discuss with this match-up. The Hawkeyes are facing an almost entirely new team traveling in from Ames...

It's a special edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. We are joined by the Logan Ogden, the Director of Athletic Performance fror the University of Iowa Men's Basketball Program. We get to know Ogden, who grew up in What Cheer, IA rooting for the Hawkeyes. He talks about his journey as a strength and conditioning coach, that included stops in South Dakota, Omaha, and Utah before finding his way to Iowa to work for Ben McCollum.&nbs...

We are back for another season of the Chuck Long Podcast. Each week after the Hawkeye game, Tom Kakert and Chuck Long break down all the action on the field. This week we start with the Hawkeyes season opening 40-0 win over Northern Illinois. 

This week we start with an extended discussion on the performance of the two quarterbacks. Long looks in-depth at the play of Hank Brown and praised his throws to Tony Diaz, but also not...

Game one of twelve is in the books for the Iowa football team and we have plenty to discuss. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo gather for an extended post game visit, opening by talking about the play of Iowa's two quarterback. What did we think of the play of Hank Brown and Jeremy Hecklinski? Did one emege as a slight end in race to be the sole starter for the Hawkeyes this season?

What did we think of Tony Diaz and company and how the...

A little different short podcast for your pregame. We are thrilled to be joined by Iowa left tackle Trevor Lauck, who joins us thanks to Casey's. Lauck and a couple of other college football players are brand partners with Casey's this year. 

We talk with Lauck about the partnership that he has with Casey's and how Hawkeye fans are among the best in the country when it comes to tailgating and Casey's has the information and da...

With the season nearly upon us, it's time to really start talking Iowa football and breaking things down. We are pleased to have Hawkeye great Chuck Long back with us this year and we begin this year by talking about the quarterback battle between Hank Brown and Jeremy Hecklinski. 

One quarterback is the classic style of a signal caller at 6-foot-4 and the other is a bit more mobile, but only standing 5-foot-10. We talk to Lon...

The first official game week for the Iowa Hawkeyes has arrived! That can mean only one thing, the first two deeps of the season for the Iowa football team. There was plenty of news made in the two deeps today, including the much discussed quarterback position. 

A starter was not named on Monday by Kirk Ferentz, which means we are likely to see both Hank Brown and Jeremy Hecklinski in action against Northern Illinois. What coul...

It's a jam packed new podcast as we head back into the start of the Iowa Hawkeyes Football season. We start the show by visiting with Northern Illinois play by play man Andy Garcia. The Huskies have had quite a bit of change heading into this season. We discuss their move to the Mountain West and then dive into their coaching change that took place in February, which elevated defensive coordinator Rob Harley to the head coaching po...