Archive for August, 2011

UI to honor fallen Navy SEAL at November game

[ 2 ] August 30, 2011

Iowa is one step closer to honoring fallen Navy SEAL Jon Tumilson and his dog, Hawkeye, at a football game.

Ferentz: Derby is No. 2 quarterback

[ 3 ] August 30, 2011

If the Hawkeyes were to play tomorrow, Kirk Ferentz says A.J. Derby would be the “next guy in the game.”

The voice of Big Ass Turkey Legs says farewell

[ 3 ] August 30, 2011

Chuck Ford, the booming voice behind the Big Ass Turkey Legs stand said Tuesday he won’t be coming back to Melrose Avenue for another season.

Replay Kirk Ferentz news conference live blog

[ 0 ] August 30, 2011

Get the latest from Kirk Ferentz duing our live blog coverage of his weekly news conference.

McNutt wants no part of new celebration penalty

[ 0 ] August 29, 2011

Iowa wide receiver Marvin McNutt has no plans to do anything celebratory before reaching the end zone, even if he does end up catching more touchdown passes than any Hawkeye before him. “First of all, I’m not into that stuff anyway,” the business-like McNutt said. “And another thing: It’s against the rules.” Even if McNutt [...]

Hawkeye hoopsters on display Saturday

[ 0 ] August 29, 2011

Iowa’s men’s basketball team will be on display at Carver-Hawkeye Arena Saturday before the football team opens the season against Tennessee Tech. Coach Fran McCaffery’s second Hawkeye team will be playing a shirts and skins game starting at 8:30 a.m. Iowa returns everyone but Jarryd Cole from last year’s team and has added three freshmen: [...]

Peterson: College football’s new taunting rule

[ 2 ] August 29, 2011

The NCAA says players can’t begin touchdown celebrations until actually crossing the goal line. Pointing skyward while nearing the end zone during Saturday’s’ Iowa-Tennessee Tech game? Fifteen yards from the spot of initial finger-point. Somersaulting into the end zone at the Iowa State-Northern Iowa game? Fifteen yards from takeoff. Points off the scoreboard? You [...]