U of I doctor strives to keep focus on Haiti [DM Register] -
Dr. Chris Buresh stood in his University of Iowa office Friday, using
his computer to calmly click through photo after photo of injured
patients he and his partners treated in Haiti after last month's
earthquake.
Lickliter responds to satirical video about his son [IC Press Citizen]
- "I appreciate Gary. I don't think it's just my son. I think Gary was
just saying student athletes probably ... shouldn't be scrutinized
quite the same way as coaches and adults," Lickliter said. "I don't
really have time to critique those sort of things. I'm busy but I've
heard about it obviously. And I think, in the long run, none of us wish
this sort of thing for any of our players or children."
NFL Draft Prospect: Tony Moeaki
- Sometimes the stars align just right. Tony Moeaki experienced that
feeling his Senior season for the Iowa Hawkeyes, going through the
season relatively unscathed after many injury-laden seasons for Black
and Gold.
NFL Draft Prospect: AJ Edds
- It is rare when you get the opportunity to dialogue with such a
smart, humble, and confident young man. AJ Edds (LB, Iowa) is just that
type of man and football player.
Tucker to travel with Hawkeyes [QC Times]
- Anthony Tucker will travel with Iowa when it visits Ohio State this
weekend, but coach Todd Lickliter said Friday the sophomore's playing
status remains undetermined.
It might be time to get all Avon Barksdale up in Iowa City.
Barksdale is a character in the HBO drama The Wire that was
known for sending quick and violent warnings to the other crews in the
drug game on the streets of Baltimore. If someone tried to sneak in on
one of his corners, or tried to make him look like a punk, they were
dealt with swiftly.
Metaphorically speaking, someone needs to get dealt with in Iowa City.
If you haven't been following Iowa basketball lately, let me fill
you in. This past Wednesday night, a group of about 150 Illinois fans
known as the “Orange Krush” invaded Carver Hawkeye Arena before Iowa's
game against Illinois (video here). The Orange Krush is the nickname for the Illini's student section in Assembly Hall.
The Hawks Nest, Iowa's student section, got Krushed.
That didn't seem to bother Coach Lickliter much. "Did they pay? OK, good."
Hawkeyes backlogged with linemen [SC Journal]
- Seven bowl games in eight years and a 70-31 record over that span,
you don't get too far second-guessing the job Kirk Ferentz has done
with the University of Iowa football program.
Couple endows UI scholarship [IC Press Citizen] -
The University of Iowa Hawkeye men's swimming and diving team has its
first endowed athletic scholarship, thanks to a gift of $209,000 from
UI alumni Terry J. and Susan Showers Mulligan of Bonita Springs, Fla.
Barta was right to ask WHO-TV for apology, but... [Mike Hlas]
- Barta is right to be irked that an Iowa player was singled out like
this when the player has done nothing to warrant ridicule. Barta is
right to stand up for his school’s student-athlete. It’s what you’d
want and expect from an athletics director.
Iowa women fall short in upset bid vs. Ohio State
- With 6:00 remaining, UI junior Kachine Alexander drained a 3-point
field goal breaking a 69-69 tie. The Hawkeyes remained on 72 points for
the next 2 minutes, 34 seconds, and when they scored again, Ohio State
had an insurmountable four-point cushion.
Signing Day Transcript: Kirk Ferentz [Hawkeye Insider] - Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz met with the media on Wednesday to discuss his newest recruiting class. Find out what he had to say about A.J. Derby playing QB, what positions might have a chance to see the field first and much more.
Wegher Reflects On Signing Day [Hawkeye Sports] - "Since I announced I was committing to Iowa in the summer (of 2008), I felt I was already a part of the Iowa program from my senior season (of high school) all the way through signing day," Wegher said. "It wasn't like a big relief on signing day, it was just like another paper I had to sign."
Ferentz Welcomes Versatile Class of 21 [Hawkeye Sports] - It's not that the signatures from those three were any more significant than the 18 others who officially became Hawkeyes today, but in Derby (quarterback), Morris (linebacker) and Vier (quarterback), UI head coach Kirk Ferentz and his staff see multipurpose performers.
No-names? No problem for Iowa recruiting class [Chicago Tribune] - Iowa freshman Brandon Wegher's remarkable journey from high school standout to Orange Bowl star was both a testament to his abilities and a clear sign of the program's tattered depth chart at running back.
Iowa Hawkeye football has had a few Rudy-like stories over the years.
Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger is a former football player for the
University of Notre Dame who never gave up on his dream to play
football for the Fighting Irish. His story inspired the popular movie, Rudy.
Last year, Shonn Greene played the Rudy
role. His hard-luck story from part-time community college student and
furniture mover to Doak Walker award winner and NFL draft pick
captivated the entire state of Iowa.
This year, Greene captivated the nation by helping the New York Jets shine in the playoffs.
Attention like that is an added bonus for Iowa, and acts as some of the best recruiting promotion a coach could ask for.
Before Greene's rags-to-riches story, Dallas Clark played the Rudy role.
February 3rd is arguably the biggest day of the year for college
football. Today is college football's NFL draft. It's college
football's Christmas.
Today is college football's National Letter
of Intent day, otherwise known as National Signing Day. It is the
first day a high school senior can sign a binding National Letter of
Intent for college sports.
National Signing Day has become a
phenomenon. Until today, a school's recruiting class is mere
speculation, and predicting what's going to happen on Signing Day is no
easy task.
Below is a list of any Hawkeye-related news article
relating to recruiting that I could collect. As the day progresses,
and more news is published, this post will continue to grow.
Hawkeye wrestlers improve to 18-0 [Souix City Journal] - Fourth-ranked Daniel Dennis edged top-ranked Franklin Gomez 3-2 in the second tiebreaker at 141 pounds Sunday night as No. 1-rated Iowa manhandled Michigan State 37-0 in front of 7,120 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Jim Caldwell: From a player on an 0-11 Iowa team to head coach of a Super Bowl team
Iowa blanks Michigan State, Dennis beats Gomez - Led by two pins and an upset at 133 pounds, the top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team blanked its sixth opponent of the 2009-10 season Sunday night, beating Michigan State, 37-0, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Wolverines rout Hawkeyes [Hawkmania] - Saturday proved to be a tough day at the office for an Iowa basketball team that lacked toughness in a 60-46 loss at Michigan.
Clayborn Honored at Halftime [Hawkeye Report]
- It was quite a junior season for Adrian Clayborn. The Hawkeyes star
defensive end was named first team All Big Ten and then went out and
earned MVP honors in the 2010 Orange Bowl victory over Georgia Tech.
Hawks wrapping up well-rounded class [Hawkmania]
- Iowa City High’s A.J. Derby, according to Allen Wallace of
Superprep.com, is a versatile player who views himself as a quarterback
but could end up contributing at other positions.
Michigan beats Iowa 60-46 [Scott Dochterman]
- DeShawn Sims and Manny Harris each scored 20 points for Michigan.
Aaron Fuller led Iowa with 16 points, while Cully Payne and Eric May
each had eight points.
Iowa football offers grayshirt to Cretin's Alt
- Cretin-Derham Hall’s Mark Alt, who quarterbacked the Raiders to the
Class 5A state championship in November, recently visited Iowa, where
coaches offered him the opportunity to grayshirt.
