1. Iowa Hawkeyes Football: 5 Reasons Why Higher-Quality Recruits Are Choosing Iowa

    When Hayden Fry took over as head coach of the University of Iowa football team in the '70s, he had a plan for turning the previously unsuccessful program around to be a contender in the Big Ten...

    Donna Laube Written by Donna Laube about almost 2 years ago 3,391 reads 7 comments

  2. Hawkeyes Quarterback James Vandenberg: Iowa's Own Signal Caller for 2011

    He doesn’t have as much experience. He isn’t as big a patriot, and he doesn’t have the same “IT” factor or shaggy hairdo. He doesn’t have a “Stanziball” or a pending NFL contract...

    Donna Laube Written by Donna Laube about almost 2 years ago 1,005 reads 4 comments

  3. Hail to the Chiefs: Kansas City Drafts Iowa QB Ricky Stanzi in Round 5

    Iowa’s own Captain America, Ricky Stanzi , has been drafted. Today, he was called to play for the Kansas City Chiefs as selection 135 in round five...

    Donna Laube Written by Donna Laube about 2 years ago 1,560 reads 12 comments

  4. 2011 NFL Draft: Ricky Stanzi the First Iowa Hawkeyes QB To Be an NFL Success?

    Love him or leave him, Ricky Stanzi is currently participating in the NFL combine and turning some heads. After a three-year starting QB career at Iowa and three "upset" bowl wins ...

    Donna Laube Written by Donna Laube about 2 years ago 7,691 reads 18 comments

  5. Iowa Hawkeye Quarterback James Vandenberg: Leadership Weighs Heavy For 2011

    Former Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi had to become a leader as a sophomore, when he took the post from Jake Christensen to be the starting signal caller of the Iowa Hawkeyes in 2008...

    Donna Laube Written by Donna Laube about over 2 years ago 2,604 reads 18 comments

  6. Iowa Hawkeyes Football Success Story: Indianapolis Colts Linebacker Pat Angerer

    In light of the disappointments and criticisms surrounding the Iowa Hawkeye football team as of late, perhaps it’s time to remind the world that all is not dark in the land of black and gold...

    Donna Laube Written by Donna Laube about over 2 years ago 2,837 reads 4 comments

  7. Iowa Hawkeyes Football and Wish's Wishes: Insight Bowl 2010

    My obvious wish is for the Hawkeyes to show up in a big way for the Insight Bowl against Missouri on December 28, mercilessly defeating them as they did Michigan State this season...

    Donna Laube Written by Donna Laube about over 2 years ago 1,155 reads 3 comments

  8. Iowa Football Coach Kirk Ferentz Dispels Rumors of Widespread Drug Problem

    The Hawkeye faithful are breathing a sigh of relief today after Coach Kirk Ferentz dispelled the rumors of a far-reaching “drug scandal” involving his 2010 football players...

    Donna Laube Written by Donna Laube about over 2 years ago 937 reads 0 comments

  9. Iowa Hawkeye WR Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Arrested: Way To Throw It All Away

    It appears that Iowa Hawkeye record-breaking receiver Derrell Johnson-Koulianos has taken a lesson from his team on how to throw it all away when you have it all...

    Donna Laube Written by Donna Laube about over 2 years ago 2,141 reads 7 comments

  10. Iowa Hawkeyes Football: Flash Back at What Could Have Been

    It’s a sunny September day in 2009, the first game of the season against an FCS team, Northern Iowa...

    Donna Laube Written by Donna Laube about over 2 years ago 400 reads 6 comments

  11. 2010 Iowa Hawkeyes Football: Farewell To Ricky Stanzi and the Senior Class

    Saturday I will be trekking to Iowa City for the last home football game of the 2010 season at Historic Kinnick Stadium...

    Donna Laube Written by Donna Laube about over 2 years ago 907 reads 5 comments

  12. Hello Offense: Iowa Shows Prowess on Both Sides of The Ball Against Iowa State

    In the preseason, conversations centering around the Iowa Hawkeyes always began with defense. As well they should, given the defense had to carry many of Iowa’s wins last season...

    Donna Laube Written by Donna Laube about over 2 years ago 105 reads 1 comments

  13. Game By Game Wisdom For 2010 Hawkeyes

    The 2010 football season is nearly a month away. If I imparted one-liner wisdom to the Iowa Hawkeyes this season for each of their games, this is what they would hear. vs...

    Donna Laube Written by Donna Laube about almost 3 years ago 203 reads 4 comments

  14. Eastern Illinois Won't Be Another Northern Iowa For Hawkeyes

    It was a beautiful September day in Kinnick Stadium, the first home game of the 2009 Iowa Football season. A festive spirit hung in the air, a return to tailgates and hoardes of fans in Hawkeye gear walking up Melrose to pour into Nile's shrine...

    Donna Laube Written by Donna Laube about almost 3 years ago 648 reads 12 comments

  15. The Weight Of a Big Ten Title

    Reading pre-season predictions and pontifications about how well the Iowa Hawkeyes will do in the Big Ten and even nationally, I am noticing a common theme in almost every article… ...

    Donna Laube Written by Donna Laube about almost 3 years ago 145 reads 4 comments