Iowa football's Jack Campbell named Big Ten's top defensive player

Two games. One win. Indianapolis. There are two games remaining in the 2023 season for Iowa -- a Senior Day showdown with Illinois and a Black Friday game at Nebraska. The Hawkeyes need to win just one of those two games to lock up a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game in Indianapolis in two weeks. But the degree of difficulty for Iowa continues…

This writer never thought he would see a college football total as low as 27, but we are inching closer to that number every week that offensively-challenged Iowa takes the field. The Hawkeyes host Rutgers for a Big Ten matchup on Saturday and the opening total on the SportsLine consensus is a miniscule 28.5 points, the lowest in modern history. A…

With the 2023 Rutgers Football season right around the corner, we here at The Knight Report have decided to go around to each of the beat writers from the Scarlet Knights upcoming opponents this season to learn more about each team ahead of the first kickoff to the season. With that being said, let's continue with our Iowa preview as TKR spoke…

2023 Big Ten Betting Preview Series: Iowa Hawkeyes Eric Froton is previewing every Big Ten squad by looking back at their 2022 season, breaking down any changes in 2023, analyzing their rosters and handicapping their win total for the season. In this installment, we breakdown the Iowa Hawkeyes. Iowa 2023 Season Preview HC - Kirk Ferentz (25th…

After a fantastic sophomore season, Iowa cornerback Cooper DeJean made Phil Steele's second-team defense. Behind first-team members Kool-Aid McKinstry of Alabama and Kalen King of Penn State, DeJean is joined on the second team by Notre Dame's Benjamin Morrison. DeJean was a first-team All-Big Ten member last year by the league's media after…

Before diving into the top 10 candidates to win Big Ten defensive player of the year, let's first focus on who won't be winning it. A safety. The conference began awarding a defensive player of the year in 1990. But only once has a safety ever been extended the honor - Michigan's Jabrill Peppers, who played more of a linebacker/safety hybrid when…

When people think about Iowa football, a few things come to mind: a balanced offensive attack tilted toward the running game, a strong, stout defense, and incredible special teams. Punting is winning, after all, and if you're going to have that sort of mantra, you had better be damn good at punting. Fortunately for the Hawkeyes, Levar Woods is at…

The early offseason discussion surrounding Iowa football has largely focused on the program's efforts to rebuild its offense, and for good reason. The Hawkeyes finished the 2022 season ranked 123 in scoring offense, 123 in passing offense, 124in rushing offense, 129 in yards per play, and ahead of only the 2-10 New Mexico Lobos in total offense.…

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Iowa and Kentucky are running it back in the New Year's Eve Music City Bowl in Nashville. It's a rematch of last year's Citrus Bowl in Orlando. It's not often we see Power 5 schools meeting up in back-to-back bowl games. And this one is being frowned upon by college football fans outside of the fan bases, especially by the folks…

Well, the awards start comin' and they don't stop comin' for Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell. Campbell has been sweeping up seemingly all of the available awards this season, putting together a Titanic-like performance in the accolades column. Fitting, seeing how Jack Campbell heroically saved the Iowa offense in quite a few Jack Dawson-esque…

Iowa starting quarterback Spencer Petras was injured in the Nebraska game and Hawkeyes head football coach Kirk Ferentz announced that it required season-ending surgery. That means that either Joe Labas or Carson May will start for Iowa versus Kentucky in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl. Neither has yet taken a collegiate snap. Running back Gavin…

The Hawkeyes closed out the 2022 regular season with three wins in their last four games to finish with a 7-5 overall record and a 5-4 mark in Big Ten play. On Sunday afternoon, Iowa announced that they have accepted a bid to the Music City Bowl and will face Kentucky for the second straight season. The Hawkeyes are 0-1 all-time against Kentucky in…

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Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr. topped the list of Nittany Lions defenders who received All-Big Ten recognition on Tuesday. Porter, a fourth-year player who is considered one of the top draft-eligible corners in the country, was named first-team All-Big Ten by the conference's media and coaches. Penn State defensive tackle PJ Mustipher was…

The annual blood feud between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Iowa Hawkeyes has subplots stacked on subplots this y ear. With a win, Kirk Ferentz notches his eighth straight over the Big Red and will coach in back-to-back Big Ten Championship Games. If Mickey Joseph picks up his third victory as interim head coach, Iowa has to hope Indiana can knock…

Iowa Hawkeyes (6-4) vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-3) November 19, 2022 4:00 pm EDT The Line: Minnesota Golden Gophers -2.5 / Iowa Hawkeyes+2.5; Over/Under: +32.5 (Click here for latest betting odds) The Iowa Hawkeyes and the Minnesota Golden Gophers meet in a Big Ten conference college football matchup from Huntington Bank Stadium on Saturday…

Iowa Hawkeyes (4-4) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (5-3) November 5, 2022 12:00 pm EDT The Line: Purdue Boilermakers -4.5 / Iowa Hawkeyes+4.5; Over/Under: +43.5 (Click here for latest betting odds) The Iowa Hawkeyes and the Purdue Boilermakers meet in a week 10 Big Ten conference college football matchup from Ross-Ade Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The…

Coming off a tough loss at home to one of the top FCS programs nationally, the Nevada Wolf Pack will travel to the midwest to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes in their first of two straight away from Mackay. The Wolf Pack won their first two games over New Mexico State and Texas State, but struggled to contain the high-powered Incarnate Word offense in…

Ranking 13th out of 14 teams in the Big Ten in total offense didn't stop the Iowa Hawkeyes from reaching the conference title game. However, the 42-3 loss to Michigan showed how much of a gap there was in the Hawkeyes' quest to win the conference championship. Quarterback Spencer Petras and tight end Sam LaPorta are among the top returnees on…

INDIANAPOLIS - The annual summer release of Iowa's preseason depth chart always is met with curiosity... and an asterisk. Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz sometimes even feigns surprise even at who is on the depth chart, regularly diminishing the value of what it says. That's his way of making sure players don't take it too seriously, either, and that…

INDIANAPOLIS - Roughly 15 hours after its Big Ten Championship Game result against Michigan is in the books, the Iowa football team will learn who (and where) it plays in the 14th and final game of its 2023 season. Here are a few storylines to watch for the Hawkeyes on college football's version of "Selection Sunday": And the likely opponent would…

The Big Ten announced its annual awards for standout defensive and special teams players in the league on Tuesday afternoon as well select coaches awards and Michigan and Michigan State were well represented. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year while the Wolverines had six players earn All-league honors, three get…

Defensive lineman Noah Shannon will not represent Iowa football at Big Ten Media Days next week due to his involvement in the NCAA investigation into sports gambling, the program announced Wednesday. Initially, Shannon had been announced as one of Iowa's player representatives for Big Ten Media Days, scheduled for July 26-27 in Indianapolis, along…

IOWA CITY - Every position group on Iowa's football team has talking points and/or goals for the upcoming game. The defensive line unit had three leading up to the Wisconsin game, and sophomore Deontae Craig shared the last one with reporters after the game: "Slumpbuster." Iowa had been in a near decade-long slump against its opponent on Saturday.…