John Steppe
The Gazette
Iowa City, IA, United States
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Joe Evans, Noah Shannon ‘trying to make the most of’ sixth year with Iowa football
Joe Evans and Noah Shannon will again give the Hawkeyes a veteran presence on the defensive line as they use their extra COVID-19 year of eligibility in 2023. → Read More
Hawkeye mailbag: 1-seed for Iowa women? What’s next after settlement in football racial discrimination lawsuit?
It’s a mailbag episode of the Hawk Off The Press podcast, focusing on the Iowa women’s basketball team’s run to the Big Ten tournament championship and the $4.2 million settlement in a racial discrimination lawsuit brought by former Hawkeye football players against the University of Iowa. → Read More
How Iowa football players fared at 2023 NFL Combine
Here’s how Iowa’s five players at the NFL Combine performed last week in Indianapolis. → Read More
Big Ten women’s basketball ‘really going in an incredible direction’ in 2022-23
Between on-court success, attendance and TV ratings, Big Ten women’s basketball appears to be in a golden age in 2022-23. The next step is winning more in March. → Read More
From IHOP to sporting events, Erick All Jr. embraces Iowa City as new home
Iowa tight end Erick All Jr.’s trip to an IHOP epitomizes how welcoming people have been to the Michigan transfer. → Read More
Scenes from Target Center as Iowa celebrates Big Ten women’s basketball tournament championship
See the postgame scene at Target Center in Minneapolis as Iowa celebrated a 105-72 win over Ohio State for its second straight Big Ten women’s basketball tournament championship. → Read More
Iowa blows out Ohio State for Big Ten women’s basketball tournament championship repeat
Iowa not only won its second consecutive Big Ten women’s basketball tournament title Sunday, it made the feat look easy in a 105-72 rout of Ohio State. → Read More
Gabbie Marshall, others step up as Iowa women’s basketball outlasts Maryland in Big Ten semifinals
Gabbie Marshall’s seven threes and other contributions from key role players helped the Hawkeyes outlast Maryland, 89-84, in the Big Ten semifinals. → Read More
Video: Michigan transfer Erick All Jr. talks about joining Iowa, what Cade McNamara is like and IHOP
Erick All Jr. gave some entertaining insights on joining Iowa, what Cade McNamara is like and what happened when he went to IHOP on his first day in Iowa City. → Read More
Cade McNamara, Iowa’s golf-club-throwing QB, sees ‘the potential’ of Iowa’s offense
Erick All Jr. quickly saw Cade McNamara’s competitiveness on display when they golfed for the first time. → Read More
Iowa women’s basketball takes advantage of experience, double-bye as it seeks another Big Ten tournament title
Iowa will have the benefits of a double-bye and an experienced roster in this week’s Big Ten tournament, but repeating as tournament champions will not be an easy feat. → Read More
Kirk Ferentz sees parallels between college football transfer portal and infancy of NFL’s modern free agency
Kirk Ferentz spoke candidly about the transfer portal this week at the University of Iowa’s Presidential Committee on Athletics meeting. → Read More
Caitlin Clark named Big Ten Player of the Year for second consecutive season
An Iowa player has now won Big Ten Player of the Year in five of the last six seasons. → Read More
Carolyn Peck expects Iowa to be ‘rocking and ready to go’ against Indiana after blowout loss to Maryland
ESPN College GameDay analyst Carolyn Peck told The Gazette she expects Iowa to be “rocking and ready to go” against No. 2 Indiana after a “disappointing” 28-point loss to No. 7 Maryland earlier this week. → Read More
Podcast: Joey Woody and Iowa track and field have championship expectations
Iowa’s Joey Woody is the guest on this week’s Hawk Off The Press podcast, previewing the Big Ten indoor track and field championships. → Read More
Iowa track and field has high expectations for Big Ten indoor championships
The Iowa’s women’s track and field team is “probably the best women’s program” since Joey Woody took reins of program. → Read More
What makes Iowa football attractive destination for preferred walk-ons
Iowa’s track record with previous walk-ons was again helpful as the Hawkeyes recruited many who turned down scholarship opportunities elsewhere. → Read More
Turnovers ground Hawkeyes in 28-point loss to Maryland
Tuesday night’s blowout loss closes the door on Iowa’s Big Ten regular-season title hopes. → Read More
Podcast: Catching up with ambitious Iowa gymnastics and tennis coaches
This week’s episode of the Hawk Off The Press podcast features two guests: Iowa gymnastics coach Larissa Libby and Iowa tennis coach Sasha Schmid. → Read More
Iowa football 2023 winter position breakdown: Linebackers
Losing three veteran linebackers, including two with likely NFL careers, is never an easy situation. But considering those circumstances, Iowa has a lot of potential at the position. → Read More