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USA Today
12 hours ago
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- USA Today
10 Iowa football players named to Shrine Bowl 1000 list
The annual East-West Shrine Bowl is a great opportunity for players across the country from all levels to showcase their skills to NFL talent evaluators, in the hopes of being drafted or signed. Every offseason, before the ball kicks off and a new season of college football commences, the Shrine Bowl puts together a list of 1000 college football players from around the nation who they think could have success at the NFL level. The official Shrine Bowl page describes the process a bit more easily. Every year, approximately 1000 all-star game eligible players are drafted, signed after the draft, or attend a rookie mini-camp. Our aim is for this Shrine Bowl 1000 to serve as a look into our scouting process, as well as begin to preview college players who are currently all-star game eligible for the 2026 East-West Shrine Bowl and 2026 NFL Draft class. Putting together this list was extremely challenging for our team, as we scouted players from all four levels of football and consulted with NFL and college personnel to ensure the selection of the best 1000 players for the NFL level. It's a great honor to be named to the preseason Shrine Bowl 1000, as it's a sign that some talent evaluators view you as a potential NFL player. And ten current Iowa football players found their way onto the list. Which Hawkeyes made the Shrine Bowl 1000 list? The 10 Hawkeyes named to the list, all seniors, of course, are as follows: It's a great sign for so many veterans on the roster to be recognized by the Shrine Bowl. Players like Dunker, Jones, Hurkett, and Wetjen have received a lot of praise this offseason, but it's nice to see Stephens, Hall, and Llewellyn receive some flowers as well. They're very underrated players who will be huge parts of the Hawkeye football team this season. The 2026 East-West Shrine Bowl is on January 27, 2026, in Frisco, Texas. The annual game is available to watch every year, and Hawkeye fans should get the chance to see at least one, if not numerous, Hawkeyes take the field for the Shrine Bowl next year. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Zach on X: @zach_hiney
USA Today
12 hours ago
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- USA Today
Former Iowa football QB re-enters NCAA transfer portal
In a continuation of a whirlwind summer for the native of Jacksonville, Florida, former Iowa football quarterback James Resar announced Tuesday evening that he has re-entered his name into the transfer portal for a second time. Resar, a 6-foot-4, 212-pound quarterback, signed with the Hawkeyes as part of the 2024 class. Resar was regarded as a four-star signee, as the No. 23 overall and as the No. 41 recruit in Florida in the 2024 class, per 247Sports. Though he arrived as a quarterback signee, Resar switched positions to wide receiver. Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz revealed that Resar sustained a non-contact knee injury after the position change. Resar then announced his initial entrance into the transfer portal back in December eventually committed to UNC-Pembroke on June 4. After close to two months with the Braves program, Resar will now be searching for another landing spot for the upcoming season. Resar was also a tremendous track athlete when he signed with the Hawkeyes. The Florida product earned four varsity letters in track and was a 100-meter district champion with a personal best of 10.67 seconds. Per 247Sports' 2025 transfer portal rankings, Resar is listed as the No. 58 available quarterback and No. 807 player overall. Wherever he commits out of his second transfer portal experience, the former Hawkeye will have four years of NCAA eligibility remaining. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes, and opinions. Follow Scout on X: @SpringgateNews
USA Today
15 hours ago
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- USA Today
ESPN updates 2026 bracketology: Where will Iowa basketball be?
In Joe Lunardi's July 29 update to ESPN's Way-Too-Early bracketology for the 2026 NCAA Tournament, Iowa basketball earned a rather difficult prediction position as the Hawkeyes enter their first season under new head coach Ben McCollum. According to Lunardi's updated prediction, Iowa is said to finish as an 11-seed as part of the "Last Four In" grouping alongside Texas A&M, Miami, and SMU. Iowa's placement would have them face the Mustangs in the First Four for the right to play No. 6-seeded Kansas in the St. Louis regional. The newest projections also include 10 other Big Ten programs at the following positions: Purdue (Conference automatic qualifier, No. 1), Michigan (No. 2), Illinois (No. 4), UCLA (No. 4), Michigan State (No. 5), Ohio State (No. 6), Wisconsin (No. 7), Oregon (No. 7), USC (No. 7), and Maryland (No. 9). Washington is forecasted to be the "Last Team Out", according to the most recent model. The Hawkeyes' 2025-26 roster will include 12 newcomers on the 14-player roster, with five players (Bennett Stirtz, Kael Combs, Isaia Howard, Tavion Banks, and Cam Manyawu) coming via the transfer portal to follow Ben McCollum from Drake to Iowa. In addition to the Drake transfers, Iowa also received portal commitments from Brendan Hausen (Kansas State) and Alvaro Folgueiras (Robert Morris), and the return of Cooper Koch. Despite the program's major offseason roster and program staff overhaul following the March firing of former head coach Fran McCaffery and subsequent hiring of McCollum later in the month, the Hawkeyes did not move much from Lunardi's June projection, which also had them playing in the First Four round. Regardless of the predictions, Iowa must prove to Lunardi, the NCAA Selection Committee, and the rest of the nation that it deserves more respect, given the talent assembled on the team and the pedigree of its head coach. While a full schedule has yet to be officially released, the Hawkeyes will begin their first season under McCollum on Nov. 4 against Robert Morris at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes, and opinions. Follow Scout on X: @SpringgateNews.
Yahoo
18 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Former Iowa women's basketball player lands first coaching job
Following a four-year career mostly in a reserve role for the Iowa women's basketball program, former Hawkeyes forward/center AJ Ediger is now listed as a graduate assistant coach for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UW-Milwaukee) Panthers women's basketball squad. The 6-foot-2, native of Hudsonville, Michigan played a total of 68 games for the Hawkeyes from 2021 to 2025, where she averaged just 1.7 points on 57.6% from the floor and 65.5% from the free-throw line to go along with 1.0 rebounds, 0.2 assists, 0.1 steals in 3:49 of action per game. Ediger would also finish her Hawkeyes career with three blocks. While Ediger came in off the bench mainly when the results of games were essentially determined, the graduate assistant role in Milwaukee will provide her with valuable skills that she could use to advance herself in the field of coaching, if that is what she desires. Regardless of her future endeavors beyond this upcoming season, Ediger is another example of a former Hawkeye taking their love for the game of basketball to the next level. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes, and opinions. Follow Scout on X: @SpringgateNews. This article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: Former Iowa women's basketball player lands first coaching job
USA Today
18 hours ago
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- USA Today
Former Iowa women's basketball player lands first coaching job
Following a four-year career mostly in a reserve role for the Iowa women's basketball program, former Hawkeyes forward/center AJ Ediger is now listed as a graduate assistant coach for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UW-Milwaukee) Panthers women's basketball squad. The 6-foot-2, native of Hudsonville, Michigan played a total of 68 games for the Hawkeyes from 2021 to 2025, where she averaged just 1.7 points on 57.6% from the floor and 65.5% from the free-throw line to go along with 1.0 rebounds, 0.2 assists, 0.1 steals in 3:49 of action per game. Ediger would also finish her Hawkeyes career with three blocks. While Ediger came in off the bench mainly when the results of games were essentially determined, the graduate assistant role in Milwaukee will provide her with valuable skills that she could use to advance herself in the field of coaching, if that is what she desires. Regardless of her future endeavors beyond this upcoming season, Ediger is another example of a former Hawkeye taking their love for the game of basketball to the next level. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes, and opinions. Follow Scout on X: @SpringgateNews.
