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#Hawkeyes news, commentary & nostalgia. Now: @HawkeyeHQ . Previous 🛑: @chicagotribune @cbssports @BSMstaff @Iowa @Hawkmaniaq . FWAA.

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Joined June 2011
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Nate Stanley and the #Hawkeyes celebrate with the band and fans after their @HolidayBowl win.
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Nate Stanley kept his helmet on during the celebration with Floyd of Rosedale as the Kinnick crowd rushed the field: "I don't want my helmet to be downtown later tonight." #Hawkeyes
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Kirk Ferentz congratulated by Cade McNamara as he exits the field after a 22-0 win that puts the #Hawkeyes at 8-2.
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A.J. Epenesa: "Kinnick's the best. I mean, obviously it's the greatest stadium in the country." #Hawkeyes
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Caitlin Clark's State Farm commercial airs on the big board at Lucas Oil Stadium before the #B1GFCG .
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Jay Higgins on Quinn Schulte's INT: *points at @ScottDochterman * "You like to do history. ... The free safety position at Iowa is not an easy job. He has a lot to do with the overall defense, the coverage. ... When plays like that happen for him, it really makes me happy."
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Voters were unimpressed by @IowaWBB 's 0-0 record this week, but felt that Indiana's 0-0 performance during the same stretch was significant enough to slide the Hoosiers ahead of the #Hawkeyes in this week's @AP_Top25 poll.
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Brandon Smith calls Tyler Goodson "the human joystick." #Hawkeyes
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The #Hawkeyes are playing in a Final Four tonight. All aboard.
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A.J. Epenesa on the large turnout of #Hawkeyes fans at Northwestern: "Hawk fans are everywhere, and that's the truth. Hawk fans travel. ... It's amazing to have a fanbase that loves you like that."
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A.J. Epenesa turns to his teammates while accepting the @HolidayBowl defensive player of the game award: "I've got great guys behind me." #Hawkeyes
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Zach Johnson on Caitlin Clark: "I figured it out: She's got 3 years of eligibility left." 👀 #Hawkeyes
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From this angle, Cooper DeJean's arm does not appear elevated above the helmet, and I don't see any Minnesota players letting up as if he called for a fair catch.
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Asked @LukaG_55 about that staredown after his dunk: "Just doing what Tyler taught me." #Hawkeyes
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The #Hawkeyes are playing for a national championship today. "We're heading to the top. If you're coming, come on."
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Evergreen tweet...
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The #Hawkeyes take the Heroes Trophy to the fans after their win at Nebraska.
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The @WoodenAward makes FIVE. Caitlin Clark is the Los Angeles Athletic Club's National Player of the Year, which is "presented to the most outstanding women’s basketball player who achieves tremendous on-court success." #Hawkeyes
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"If we win out and I average 40, I can get there." @B1Gcat15 Ryan Kriener joked about his quest for 1,000 points after the #Hawkeyes ' win.
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Hayden Fry called the Tigerhawk "a real splash of sunshine" the first time he saw it, according to this @HawkeyeFootball story by George Wine. Made me think of this photo @uiowa shared in 2013 as the sun sets this Christmas. #Hawkeyes
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Iowa head coach Rick Heller makes his pitch for an NCAA tourney spot for his 36-19 #Hawkeyes : "To me, if we don’t get in the tournament, it's a travesty. ... This team since mid-March has played as good as any team in the country."
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Jack Campbell: "No time to whine or complain. ... For the outside world, everyone can point fingers, but when you're in that locker room, you're one team, you're one unit. We just play for each other, no matter what. No matter what. So that's all I'm gonna say on that." #Hawkeyes
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The Crossover at Kinnick apparently won't be the first time "Caitlin Clark" sinks a jumper in the stadium.
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Keith Duncan hears the boos when the field goal unit comes on: "I mean, we're putting points on the board, why are you guys upset? It's a two-possession game, we should be cheering, right?" #Hawkeyes
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Even if Luka Garza starts slow or shoots poorly, he'll keep attacking: "I'm gonna keep coming... I'm not gonna stop." And finish with 25 and 17. #Hawkeyes
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Etched in brick forever. #Hawkeyes
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#Hawkeyes come get Floyd of Rosedale.
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Postgame punters. #Hawkeyes
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Six years ago today, an unprecedented doubleheader took place at Kinnick Stadium. First, @Hawks_Wrestling took down No. 1 Oklahoma State 18-16 in front of a record crowd of 42,287. Then, @HawkeyeFootball beat Minnesota 40-35 in the nightcap to improve to 10-0. #Hawkeyes
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Iowa's @CaitlinClark22 wins the @NaismithTrophy honoring the college basketball player of the year, becoming only the third #Hawkeyes player to earn the award after @GustafsonMeg10 in 2019 and @LukaG_55 in 2021.
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Kirk Ferentz to BTN when asked after the game about being 3-0 and ranked 5th: "If anybody's watching, we'll probably be 15 this week, based on what I saw." #Hawkeyes
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Reminder: The #Hawkeyes once beat Iowa State 42-3 and *dropped* a spot in the coaches poll.
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Devonte Young is greeted on the sideline after he recovered the muffed punt before another hero Keith Duncan (4 FG) emerges from the celebration with a fist pump. #Hawkeyes #CyHawk
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Floyd of Rosedale on his way back to Iowa City. #Hawkeyes #KeepFloydHome #IOWAvsMINN
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Brady Ross on his touchdown: "It's been a few years. Used to score them all the time on Friday nights. ... Not to be overly self-deprecating, but it hardly took a heroic effort on my end to stumble ahead for a yard." #Hawkeyes
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#Hawkeyes Cooper DeJean, Jay Higgins and Tory Taylor have been named first-team All-Americans by @TheFWAA .
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Announcer: "I'm surprised how conservative Iowa is being with three timeouts left in the half." Kirk Ferentz:
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9 years
Pat Angerer, Ricky Davis to be inducted into Q-C Sports Hall of Fame #Hawkeyes
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Lisa Bluder on hosting a regional in Iowa: "With how well Iowa State and us draw, it would make sense. Des Moines should try for this ... we'd sell out." #Hawkeyes
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3 years
Who did this? 🤣
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7 years
Check this seating chart to make sure you wear the right color for the #Hawkeyes #blackout on Saturday.
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The #Hawkeyes landed at No. 31 in both the @AP_Top25 and the coaches poll this week. Call it fate, call it luck, call it karma, but some believe everything happens for a reason. It's certainly this: Appropriate.
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Honestly, Caitlin Clark might still be signing autographs...
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"We're Iowans now." Kirk Ferentz reflects on his time with the #Hawkeyes : "If you told me in 1981 that I was going to coach at Iowa for 29 years... I would have said, 'You're absolutely crazy -- there's no way.'"
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25 years ago today, the #Hawkeyes scored 60+ points for the third time in the 1997 season in a shutout win over Indiana. Tim Dwight had a 92-yard punt return TD, a 29-yard TD reception and a 64-yard *passing* TD in Iowa's 62-0 victory.
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😇🚫🍻      🌈      ☁      ☁ 🏈🍻👍
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The first Wave to @UIchildrens was six years ago today. No instructions, no music, just an idea by @kristamyoung that started small and became the best tradition in sports. #Hawkeyes
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A.J. Epenesa doing A.J. Epenesa things. INT+ TD. #Hawkeyes
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3 years
Good luck creating this pattern in the stands tomorrow, #Hawkeyes fans. Looks tricky.
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When "5 of the top 10 single season quarterback performances at Iowa have come under Ken O'Keefe's leadership" is in the bio, you're doing something right. Wishing KOK the best in his new role. #Hawkeyes
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Brandon Smith's 33-yard touchdown reception with the extra effort at the end to get across the goal line. #Hawkeyes
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Still the last team to celebrate a @HolidayBowl win. The 2019 #Hawkeyes ' reign remains until at least 2022.
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Nate Stanley and the #Hawkeyes celebrate with the band and fans after their @HolidayBowl win.
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Despite an interception ending it, Nico Ragaini felt the last drive of the first half "gave us life... A bunch of different guys made plays... I felt something on that drive almost turned the page. Even with the mistake at the end, it was something we could build confidence on."
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Congrats to @ADisterhoft , the new all-time leading scorer in @IowaWBB history, passing Cindy Haugejorde's 2,059 points. #Hawkeyes
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They didn't move the mat. The court won't move either. Crossover at Kinnick isn't about the view. It's about the experience. #Hawkeyes
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My 7-year-old son found quite the path to #NCAATournament victory for @IowaHoops . #Hawkeyes #MarchMadness
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@darrenrovell cOmPEnSaTiOn tHIs sEAsOn kIRk fEReNTz, iOWa: $4.55 miLLiOn mATt cAmPBeLL, iOWa sTAtE, $1.3 miLLiOn
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Caitlin Clark and the #Hawkeyes are focused heading into the NCAA Tournament: "I think we have that fire inside of us and understand that we can get beat on our home court in front of a sold-out crowd if we don't come out and be ready to play."
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Every logo, everywhere...
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Nate Stanley: “It's awesome to show a team that I’m not going to back down. You can hit me 100 times, but I’m gonna continue to fight. I’m gonna do everything I can to help my teammates.” #Hawkeyes
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"For whatever reason, Iowa is not getting the calls." 😐
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Here come the #Hawkeyes for that #CyHawk Trophy.
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Rutgers is next for Iowa: "We're going to treat it like it's the Super Bowl," A.J. Epenesa said after the #Hawkeyes ' 38-14 win over Miami.
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Final: #Hawkeyes 71, Rutgers 69. @JWieskamp21 with the last-second corner banked 3 off the Baer tip as seen on FS1. (!!!)
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Welcome to the 💯 club, Charlie Jones. #Hawkeyes
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😉
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The gang's all here. #Hawkeyes
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End 3rd at the @HolidayBowl : #Hawkeyes 35, USC 24.
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These five arrived at Kinnick Stadium at 5 a.m. to run 62 miles from Iowa City to Davenport, raising money for @UIchildrens . More details and how to contribute: #WaveAcrossIowa #Hawkeyes
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Final: #Hawkeyes 77, South Carolina 73. Caitlin Clark with 41 points. Iowa will play for the national championship! From start to finish, impeccable. #MarchMadness
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Kirk Ferentz on the #Hawkeyes traveling to Ames: "It happens every other year."
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Tristan Wirfs on the 90-yard touchdown drive that put the #Hawkeyes up 35-24 in the 3rd: "They're grinders for sure, but it's fun when you get to keep a defense out on the field that long and know that you can keep moving the ball. Definitely, definitely a lot of fun."
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Final: Auburn 83, #Hawkeyes 75. The good news? You can go to bed, wake up tomorrow and start #MarchMadness over again with a top 3 team. Jump on the @IowaWBB bandwagon if for some reason you haven't already.
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Final: #Hawkeyes 75, Purdue 66. #B1GTourney
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9 years
Who wore it better? http://t.co/4DIvOinYEB
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After punting a personal-best 10 times against South Dakota State, how many times does @torytaylor09 want to punt against Iowa State with seven members of his family in attendance? #Hawkeyes
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Nate Stanley is emotional to start his postgame news conference after his final game in Kinnick. #Hawkeyes
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Choose wisely. #Hawkeyes
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@HawkeyeElvis I'd look at you like this.
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The #Hawkeyes defeated USC 49-24 in the @HolidayBowl on this date one year ago.
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Nate Stanley and the #Hawkeyes celebrate with the band and fans after their @HolidayBowl win.
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The University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame boasts the largest collection of unused timeouts in the world. #Hawkeyes
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"Sounds a little like Iowa City in here."
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This dagger from @DaviyonNixon will never get old. Good morning to #Hawkeyes fans everywhere. #VictorySunday
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A #B1GFCG #Hawkeyes Swarm as seen from my drone. Correction: From my seat.
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Lisa Bluder doesn't have an issue with the #Hawkeyes being a No. 2 seed: "What's the difference between being the fourth No. 1 or the first No. 2? There's absolutely no difference."
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What if I told you... that's because @kinnickstadium has turf. #MICHvsIOWA
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Here's @TyroneTracy scoring his first #Hawkeyes touchdown.
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Tristan Wirfs on when the Trojans stopped "chirping" in a "fun, aggressive game," adding that physicality made the difference: "Our o-line was coming off the line, hitting 'em. I think that was the edge." #Hawkeyes
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The #Hawkeyes finish the season at No. 15 in the @AP_Top25 . @tgood1110 provides this week's visual aid.
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Peter Jok puts up scores of 21-22-20 on his 23rd birthday to win 3-point championship. #Hawkeyes
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This is not the route from Carver to Kinnick I'd take, but I'm also not a basketball that's free from the constraints of a duffel bag for the first time.
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