Published on: 9th July, 2010
The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that Hawkeye defensive end Broderick Binns was pulled over by police just before 1 a.m. Friday, June 9 for suspicion of drunk driving after steering his vehicle through a left turn lane. University Heights Police claim Binns initially denied that he had been ...Published on: 9th July, 2010
The 2009 Big Ten football season saw defensive backfields across the conference hold their own along with the nation's top players. Safeties and cornerbacks made a lasting impression. Three conference teams—Penn State, Iowa, and Ohio State—finished among the top 25 teams in the country for passing defense. The Hawkeyes ranked fourth ...Published on: 8th July, 2010
Another Hawkeye is about to join the long list of Iowa football players and coaches to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Former linebacker Larry Station will be inducted into the hall during the National Football Foundation’s annual Enshrinement Festival in South Bend, Indiana on July 16-17, 2010. The original ...Published on: 6th July, 2010
Since 1935, Big Ten schools have produced 14 Heisman Trophy winners. The Ohio State Buckeyes account for six of the recorded winners, with running back Archie Griffin receiving the honor twice. Quarterback Troy Smith was the most recent Big Ten winner, earning the trophy in 2006. Michigan has three ...Published on: 5th July, 2010
Over the weekend, Phil Steele's 2010 College Football Preview arrived in my mailbox. Steele's magazine is a ridiculously thick publication full of statistics on almost every major team in college football. College football writers/addicts go into a frantic fury of page flipping for hours after it arrives with ...Published on: 2nd July, 2010
Hawkeyes and Cyclones don’t get along. Never have, never will. At a recent mini-media day at Iowa, senior defensive end Adrian Clayborn echoed that sentiment when asked about expectations on Iowa football this upcoming season. "[It] comes with being a Hawkeye football player. I mean, we’re the only team in the state as ...Published on: 30th June, 2010
The 2010 season could be a breakout year for several wide receivers in the Big Ten. The entire conference is loaded with talent at wideout, and should be able to improve upon a decent 2009 season. Seven of the league's top 10 receivers return to action this fall, including ...Published on: 28th June, 2010
In comic books, the superhero usually has an arch-nemesis. Batman has The Joker. Superman has Lex Luther. The idea of the arch-nemesis carries over into video games and television sitcoms, as well. Bowser terrorizes Super Mario. Newman agitates Seinfeld. College football coaches are all too familiar with the arch-rival concept. Bo Schembechler battled Woody ...Published on: 24th June, 2010
Not to be out-strategized by Texas politicians , two U.S. Senators from the state of Iowa decided to put forth a bi-partisan effort to investigate the intentions of college football expansion. With major war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and one of the biggest ecological disasters in the history of the ...Published on: 24th June, 2010
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was ...