SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – A good way to maintain a friendship is to avoid contesting the same piece of turf. For 12 seasons and 12 games, Kirk Ferentz and Bob Stoops did just that. Then earlier this month, their Iowa and Oklahoma football teams were thrown t... »
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Coaches don’t wring their hands over things that aren’t in their control. So, when Iowa offensive coordinator Ken O’Keefe was informed that running back Marcus Coker — and his 1,384 yards and his 15 touchdowns and his 281 carries ... »
Norm Parker, the only defensive coordinator Kirk Ferentz has had in 13 years at Iowa, is stepping down. In keeping with the 70-year-old Parker’s style, there was no goodbye press conference, just a release that highlighted the career of a journeyman ... »
Some of the players who have left Iowa’s men’s basketball program in recent years are making strong impressions so far this year. Junior forward Aaron Fuller averages 14.5 points a game for USC. Fuller, a Mesa, Ariz., native, led the Hawkeyes in reboun... »
IOWA CITY — Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery said he did a “disservice” to freshman guard Josh Oglesby by not playing him in the second half Monday against North Carolina A&T. “That won’t happen again,” McCaffery said. Oglesby was the state’s top 3-point shoo... »
IOWA CITY — Exit stagger, enter swagger. As the Iowa men’s basketball program transitions into a different era, the Hawkeyes have taken on a different aura. Matt Gatens, a senior, sees the changes vividly. He fought through the tough times, often injur... »
IOWA CITY — Vince Lombardi said football is like life. It requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect for authority. OK, so there’s that. But in life, most of us don’t have to wear helmets and pads at work, and eit... »
IOWA CITY — Roy Marble joined the Iowa men’s basketball program in 1985 and became the school’s all-time leading scorer when he left four years later. But to Marble, his basketball accolades on the court were just a small part of his life story. Marble... »
