Chad Greenway is embracing a youth movement. The former Iowa linebacker is an elder statesman for the Minnesota Vikings, a franchise that advanced to the NFL playoffs last season and continues to overhaul its roster. “We’re very excited about where we’re at,” said Greenway, a seven-year veteran, “and we’re also very excited about where we’re [...]
Once again this season, 35 bowl games are scheduled to be played in 28 communities across the nation over a span of 17 days.
If Iowa State football coach Paul Rhoads had his way, he’d only sweat out the rest of the summer and early fall while his top recruit, already verbally committed to the Cyclones, plays footsie with other programs. He’d have an opportunity to lock up Urbandale receiver Allen Lazard and other high school seniors-to-be who accepted [...]
Iowa State recruit Allen Lazard, a receiver from Urbandale, is No. 25 on Rivals.com’s list of the top 100 high school football players in the Class of 2014. The 6-foot-5, 204-pounder is the top-ranked receiver in the country, according to Rivals. The list, released on Monday, also had Iowa recruit Ross Pierschbacher of Cedar Falls [...]
IOWA CITY, Ia. – The list of BCS-level football coaches who have led the same programs since at least 1999 is short, which probably isn’t surprising in a game long on win-or-else demands, financial pressures and leadership erosion because of hiring sprees and NCAA storm clouds. Frank Beamer accepted the job at Virginia Tech in 1987. [...]
Cyclone and Hawkeye football fans are finding common ground this spring on the landscape of college football recruiting. Allen Lazard, a blue-chip prospect from Urbandale High School, made headlines Friday when he revealed that even though he has verbally committed to Iowa State, he would take an official recruiting visit to Notre Dame in June. [...]
FROM UI SPORTS INFORMATION: IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior linebacker James Morris has been named to the 2013 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List. Named after Pro Football Hall of Fame member, Ronnie Lott, the Lott IMPACT Trophy is awarded to college football’s Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. Those selected to the [...]
Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz sat down with Des Moines Register sports columnist Bryce Miller to talk about his time with the Hawkeyes. They covered a range of topics — some serious and some light-hearted. You might be surprised at what the coach had to say. Read the whole interview in this weekend’s Des Moines [...]
A team-by-team look at how conference realignment affected scheduling.
