A lot more spring football games were played over the weekend, and we were reminded of something we already knew. Ohio State fans love their football. Urban Meyer’s first spring game at OSU drew 81,112 fans. That’s two-thirds or four-fifths of the po... »
The University of Wisconsin got a near-unanimous rejection in the national court of public opinion, which is why Cedar Rapids Jefferson grad Jarrod Uthoff is getting what he sought. Bo Ryan wasn’t the first college coach to bar an athlete from transf... »
The story stays the same. Southeastern Conference fans are hotter for football than fans anywhere else. Look at these announced attendance figures from the eight SEC teams that held their spring football games on Saturday: Alabama 78,526 Georgia 44,1... »
Here are the who, what, when and where for Iowa’s spring scrimmage Saturday at Kinnick Stadium (via Iowa sports info): – WHEN: The team practice and scrimmage will begin at noon inside Kinnick Stadium. Gates open at 11 a.m. for the session that is ex... »
I’ll try to have this feature a few times a week here, and see how it goes. It will be a morning collection of links, notes and videos I hope you find interesting. I’m calling it the Hlist, which is what I used to call a weekly notes package I did du... »
HIAWATHA — There will be no former NFL players in the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena Saturday night, other than Tim Dwight, who will be there to sign autographs at halftime. The Indoor Football League game between the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks and Cedar Rapid... »
Iowa wasn’t in the market for a junior college offensive lineman. Eric Simmons just completed his freshman season at Iowa Western Community College, so he was sort of on the market but not totally. Iowa assistant coach Reese Morgan offered a scholars... »
A child sexual abuse scandal has brought a measure of gravity to the traditionally carefree world of youth sports. Last fall’s arrest of former Penn State University assistant coach Jerry Sandusky on child sexual abuse charges has caused youth sports... »
