Hawk Central Hour

Midseason report on Iowa football, season preview for Hawkeye women's basketball

Iowa football coordinators met with the media on Tuesday to help take stock of the Hawkeyes' impressive 5-1 start. With eyes on the second half of the season, the Registe

47 minutes of Iowa men's basketball: How good can this team be?

Upon completing Iowa men's basketball media day on Oct. 12, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman recap what they've learned with the beginning of the season ju

Iowa football puts on offensive clinic in commanding road win vs_ Washington

After Iowa's 41-24 win over Washington, the Hawkeyes reach the halfway mark of the season 5-1. The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman jump right into the running

5 Big Questions to preview Iowa vs. Washington football

The Hawkeyes look to break their trend of tumbling in Pacific time zone games with a Friday-night matchup in Seattle against a Washington team desperate for its first Big

POSTGAME PODCAST: Ohio State 31, Iowa 14

The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman go over some of the bigger moments in Iowa's 31-14 loss to Ohio State and the resurfaced conversation of Hank Brown vs. Je

Iowa-Ohio State preview: Can Tim Lester's offense keep up at Kinnick?

The Iowa-Ohio State football game is getting College GameDay treatment, but behind the festive nature of the contest what about the chess match within the game? The Regis

What now? Iowa's post-Michigan euphoria, ESPN GameDay visit, Ohio State matchup

The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman go over the 20-19 win over Michigan again while spinning the conversation forward into what's next, a top-15 showdown agai

POSTGAME PODCAST: Iowa pulls off a miracle at Michigan, 20-19

The Hawkeyes defeated Michigan, 20-19, on Reece Vander Zee's 16-yard touchdown as time expired. But you already know that. Now come in and join the Register's Tyler Tachm

Who has the edge in Iowa vs. Michigan top-20 showdown?

No. 17 Iowa visits No. 18 Michigan in the Big Ten Conference opener on Saturday, with the Wolverines favored by 5.5 points. The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachma

POSTGAME PODCAST: Iowa destroys UNI, looks ahead to Michigan

The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman recap a 640-yard day on offense (including a Kirk Ferentz-era high of 422 rushing yards) while revisiting the quarterback

Why Iowa's ceiling has gone up on defense; previewing UNI game

The Hawkeyes are saddled with some injury questions in Week 3, highlighted by star tight end DJ Vonnahme likely missing the Northern Iowa game. The Register's Chad Leisti

Where Iowa football can get better before B1G games arrive

Two days after Iowa defeated Iowa State, 16-13, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman review what we've learned about the Hawkeyes through two games. Chad also

POSTGAME PODCAST: Iowa 16, Iowa State 13

That was closer than expected, but the Iowa football program moves to 2-0 with a 16-13 win against Iowa State. The Register's Tyler Tachman and Chad Leistikow forge into

Cy-Hawk preview: Breaking down the Iowa vs. Iowa State matchup

We are deep into Cy-Hawk week, and the Hawkeyes have all the pressure as a two-touchdown favorite. What other story lines are dominating our thoughts heading into this ga

Take 2: What we learned about Iowa football as Cy-Hawk week begins

Hey folks, this is the FULL version of the Hawk Central show on Monday ... the first version got cut off at 23 minutes for some reason. This is Chad Leistikow and Tyler T

What we learned about Iowa in Week 1 as Cy-Hawk week begins

The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman bring you a Labor Day podcast to dig deeper in Iowa football's Week 1 win over Northern Illinois and discuss quarterback p

POSTGAME POD: Iowa 40, Northern Illinois 0

The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman have lots to discuss after a 40-0 Hawkeye shutout of Northern Illinois at Kinnick Stadium, including a 500-yard day of off

Northern Illinois interim coach Rob Harley previews matchup with Iowa

Tyler Tachman of the Des Moines Register spoke with NIU interim head coach Rob Harley to preview Iowa’s 2026 season-opener

Previewing Iowa vs. Northern Illinois with the QB plan, season expectations and 5 big questions

The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman get you primed for the Hawkeyes' long-awaited season opener vs. Northern Illinois with our game-preview show, which follow

The word "or" and Week 1 Iowa football depth chart reaction

The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman react to the Hawkeyes' Week 1 depth chart reveal, which still provided no answers (or did it?) at quarterback between Hank