Hawkeye Report Podcast

We take one final look back at the Iowa loss to Ohio State with former Hawkeye quarterback Chuck Long on his podcast this week. It was a great weekend in Iowa City with only the result to the game being a bit of a downer for Hawkeye fans. We start with the Iowa offense and their inability to punch in early opportunities for touchdowns instead of field goals. What is missing with the Iowa ground game right now? What can be done to fix it? We then discuss the incredible performance by Buckeye wide receiver Jeremiah Smith, who had over 200 yards receiving on the day. He essentially had a gravitational pull on the entire secondary all game long and dominated even when he was not the target in the passing game. Should we be concerned that Iowa has given up over 400 yards in total offense the last two games? After that we discuss facing Washington and a short week. Iowa also is dealing with a possible injury at quarterback. How would you handle Hank Brown and Jeremy Hecklinski this week in practice? What about other guys who are dinged up? How do you keep the Washington quarterback in check?  Then we discuss this past week in the Big Ten. Is the old Big Ten West on the rise? How impressive were Northwestern, Nebraska, and Wisconsin this weekend? Then we look ahead this week and we predict the winners of several games, including Iowa at Washington. 

It's the post game Hawkeye Report Podcast and for the first time in the 2026 season, it comes after a loss. Iowa lost to Ohio State, 31-14 on Saturday afternoon. Everything was great about Friday and Saturday in Iowa City with ESPN College Game Day and Caitlin Clark back in Iowa City, but the only thing that went bad was the actual game.  We look back at the loss and what went wrong for the Hawkeyes against the Buckeyes. Why it was important for Iowa to put points up early, but they felt settling for field goals and how good was star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith for the Buckeyes in this game. How much did Iowa being without their starting safeties impact the game and Iowa's passing defense?  Jeremy Hecklinski jumped in at quarterback and played well. Does this open up the quarterback race once again and what is Hank Brown's status moving into next week, on a short week having to travel to Washington. We also look at the struggles of the Iowa ground game and why it is concerning this season.  Plus we have a few Iowa men's basketball news and notes items for upcoming events. 

Fun new podcast for the middle of the week leading up to a huge football game on Saturday against Ohio State with ESPN College GameDay in town. We are thrilled to have on the show this week George Wrighster from the Unafraid Show and On3 to look back at the Iowa win over Michigan and we preview the game against Ohio State. The former Oregon Duck and NFL Tight End talks about what he saw from Iowa against the Wolverines and we fully preview the contest against the Buckeyes. What are his thoughts this season on Ohio State and how does he see that game playing out? Then we move over to talking to Kyle Huesmann and Tom Kakert about the upcoming game against the Buckeyes. What do we think of the Ohio State squad this year and their ability on both sides of the ball. This year they have the best player in the country in Jeremiah Smith, but the rest of the receivers have not put up huge numbers this year. We also look how they have given up a decent amount of rushing yards this year.  Then we pick games this week in college football, including the Hawkeyes and the Buckeyes contest. 

This week on the Chuck Long podcast, Tom Kakert and Chuck Long discuss one of the most stunning victories of the Kirk Ferentz era. Iowa went into the Big House at Michigan and walked it off with an incredible 20-19 victory. Was this the most Kirk Ferentz win of the Ferentz era? We start with the game winning play and the drive that Hank Brown authored on Saturday. Can a drive like the really elevate a quarterback and his play moving forward. Long talks about how a game in his day gave him confidence moving forward and how he could see that with Brown after this game winning drive. We also discuss the the other touchdown pass by caught by Reece Vander Zee and his route running along with the two high level throws made by Brown in those situations.  Then we discuss the struggles of the Iowa ground attack against good teams, like Iowa State and now Michigan. Why is Iowa struggling to run the ball and what are some potential solutions? What would Long recommend for an easy solution to open up the box a bit more for running lanes? We also dive into the Iowa defense and what we like and how they have been able to take opposing teams into deep water and get stops in the red zone. Then we look at another wild week in the Big Ten and look at several of the game this past weekend before picking some winners this coming weekend, including the Ohio State vs. Iowa game. 

What in the world just happened? That's what Iowa fans were thinking as they celebrated the Hawkeyes walk-off win on Saturday at Michigan. It was the first road win over a ranked Big Ten team in over a decade and it was a pretty incredible victory. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo break it down shortly after the win. We discuss the final drive that saw Hank Brown connect with Reece Vander Zee for the score. We talk about the decision the drive before by Kirk Ferentz to try a long field goal and miss and how many were being critical of that decision, but Ferentz ends up geting the victory. We also talk about Brown and his development as a quarterback and the progress he has made since his poor performance at Kids Day in Iowa City. Also, we talk about the Iowa defense coming up with a big stop late in the game that made that final drive possible and we look ahead to next week and also what this win over Michigan means longer term this season. Also, could ESPN College Game Day be coming to Iowa City?