Hawkeye Report Podcast

We bid a fond farewell to Brent Balbinot on the Hawkeye Report Podcast as he leaves to become the play by play voice of Toledo athletics this fall. The farewell show was a special one with many great guests stopping by to wish him well. Head Football Coach Kirk Ferentz and his wife, Mary, stop by and join us. Iowa Baseball Coach Rick Heller and his coaching staff, Deputy AD Gene Taylor, Jess Settles from the Big Ten Network, plus several members of the Iowa media and Hawkeye Sports Information staff are also part of the show, which took place at 2 Dogs Pub in Iowa City.

The Hawkeye Report Podcast returned to Rocky O’Brien’s in North Liberty on Wednesday evening for the next to last show with our host, Brent Balbinot, before he heads off to the the voice of the Toledo Rockets. We talk about his big move and then take a deep dive into football and hoops recruiting. Then we talk some Iowa Football, Hawkeye men’s and women’s hoops, and update the Iowa Baseball roster following the MLB Draft.

It’s back to back Hawkeye Report Podcasts this week. We were at 2 Dogs Pub in Iowa City and joined by former Hawkeye Tyler Blum to talk about the upcoming Legends of Iowa Football Camp next weekend put on by the Iowa Football Club. Blum talks about the camp and former Hawks that will be attending, plus he discusses his own football program, Taking Back Football, in the Iowa City area with camps around the state.

The Hawkeye Report Podcast returned to Rocky O’Brien’s on Tuesday night and we were joined by our good friend from the Cedar Rapids Gazette, Scott Dochterman. We talk plenty of Iowa Football, including the place of Kirk Ferentz in the rankings of Hawkeye football coaches. We also discuss upcoming season and how Iowa will handle expectations, plus we look at the Big Ten West race. We discuss beer sales at Kinnick and possible new TV deal for the Big Ten and if it will include ESPN. We talk some football recruiting and a possible upcoming commitment and we wrap up discussing who we want to see in the Prime Time League this summer and we update Iowa Baseball.

The Hawkeye Report Podcast returned to 2 Dogs Pub in Iowa City to catch up with an old friend, former Hawkeye hoops standout Melsahn Basabe. We discuss the his career overseas, his future in basketball, playing for Fran McCaffery and the welcoming of former players back to the program, and his work off the court and business venture.

It’s time to get caught up on Hawkeye news and we did that on the podcast this week. Brent Balbinot goes in-depth about the amazing run by the Iowa Baseball team this past weekend in Omaha and the future of the program. Plus we take a long look at the current state of football and basketball recruiting for the Hawkeyes, a discussion of the college football magazines hitting the newsstands and what they are saying about Iowa in 2016, plus some Hawkeye Hoops discussion. Our thanks as always to Rocky O’Brien’s for hosting the show this week!

The Hawkeye Report Podcast was back at 2 Dogs Pub on Monday night with a very special podcast. Joining the show were former Hawkeyes Nathan and Scott Chandler to talk about their time in Iowa City, playing together for one year at Iowa, their Hawkeye careers, and some great stories about Matt Roth and other teammates. Really fun show with the Chandler’s including Scott sharing stories from his long NFL career.

With the spring evaluation period in the books for college basketball coaches, we talked hoops recruiting on Wednesday evening at Rocky O’Brien’s in North Liberty. Joining the show were Greg Stephen and Jamie Johnson from the Iowa Barnstormers AAU program. We discuss their three future Hawkeyes in their program, other potential recruits for Iowa, their new affiliation with Adidas, and a whole lot more.

On Tuesday evening, the Hawkeye Report Podcast turns it’s attention to the good work being done by Mary Ferentz. On June 4th, she and her organizing committee will be hosting the Iowa Ladies Football Academy at Kinnick Stadium. Mary Ferentz talks about the success of the fundraiser, which has raised over one million dollars for the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. We also talk about the Ferentz family, last season’s success and what it meant to them, and a whole lot more.

With spring football in the books, the Hawkeye Report Podcast looks back at what we learned on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium, including an extended conversation on quarterbacks. Plus we dive into football and basketball recruiting news and notes, along with Brent’s rundown on Iowa Baseball. Thanks to Rocky O’Brien’s for hosting the show and to Fleck Beverages for their support of the podcast.

The Hawkeye Report Podcast was back at 2 Dogs Pub in Iowa City on Tuesday evening with a pair of very special guests. We were joined by Iowa hoops standouts Anthony Clemmons and Mike Gesell to talk about their Hawkeye careers, the impact they had on the program, and they look ahead at the future of Iowa Hoops. Really good stuff from Clemmons and Gesell that we think you will enjoy.

Plenty to discuss on this edition of the Hawkeye Report Podcast. We were joined by former Hawkeye Julian Vandervelde to talk about the open practice on Friday at West Des Moines Valley High School and what we saw from the Iowa Football team. Plus we get Julian’s thoughts on the challenge of moving from guard to center. We also discuss the USA Olympic Wrestling event this past weekend and Dan Dennis making the team, plus Brent gives his update on the Iowa Baseball team.

The Hawkeye Report Podcast returned to Rocky O’Brien’s in North Liberty on Thursday night and we were joined by Matt Henderson, who is with the Iowa athletic department to talk about football season ticket sales, improving the environments at Kinnick and Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and the new look of the I-Club spring banquet circuit this spring.

The Hawkeye Report Podcast was back at Rocky O’Brien’s in North Liberty on Wednesday night for a show filled with plenty of news from what turned out to be an eventful day in Iowa City. We discuss the departure of Brandon Hutton from the basketball team and if Nicholas Baer will be put on scholarship. Plus we break down the Iowa Football press conference and the situation with Drew Ott and his appeal to the NCAA based on comments earlier in the day from Hawkeye assistant coach Reese Morgan.

Spring football is underway in Iowa City and we talk a little pigskin on Monday afternoon from Backpocket Brewing in Coralville. We take a look at the rumblings from the first few days of spring football for the Hawkeyes and some of the position battles taking place. Plus, we talk Iowa baseball after the Hawkeyes took two out of three this weekend against Maryland.

We wrap up the 2015-16 Iowa basketball season with special guest Kenyon Murray on the Hawkeye Report Podcast. We look back at the season, the loss to Villanova in the NCAA Tournament. Plus we discuss Peter Jok and his decision to test the NBA Draft waters and look ahead to next season for the Hawkeyes and in the Big Ten.

Spring is in the air and so is spring football as the Hawkeyes held their first official practice on Wednesday in Iowa City. We were joined by former Hawkeye standout Bruce Kittle to discuss what spring football is like for a coach and what they are looking for from players. We also discuss the big news of the day, Peter Jok testing the NBA waters and a pair of defections from the women’s hoops program.

We call this an “emergency” podcast, but it really wasn’t an emergency. We simply wanted to get another Hawkeye Report Podcast in before the start of the NCAA Tournament later this week. So we ventured over to our home at 2 Dogs Pub in Iowa City to look back at Iowa’s short trip to the Big Ten Tournament and look ahead to the Hawkeyes match-up later this week in Brooklyn against Temple. Plus we talk a little women’s hoops, wrestling, and Iowa baseball.

With the Big Ten Tournament upon us, the Hawkeye Report Podcast took a deep dive into the Iowa Basketball team on Monday night. We were joined by John Bohnenkamp from the Burlington Hawkeye and Alex Giaimo from WHBF-TV to look at the Hawkeyes chances of making a run in the Big Ten Tournament and their NCAA seed. Plus we discuss a big recruiting weekend for Kirk Ferentz and the Iowa football team, Hawkeye wrestling, women’s hoops, and Iowa baseball and their home opener on Tuesday.

The Hawkeye Report Podcast was back at 2 Dogs Pub on Sunday for a game watch and then we tried to make some sense of exactly what’s going on with the Hawkeye Basketball team after they fell to Ohio State. We were joined by former Hawk Kenyon Murray to break down the loss to the Buckeyes and try to figure out if Iowa can snap out of their funk that has resulted in losses in four of the their last five contests.