Hawk Talk on Melrose

Tyler and Collin attended the spring "game" (practice) on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium. We share our observations and key takeaways from the day as the Hawkeyes concluded spring ball. They discuss the performance on both sides of the ball, highlight some standout players, and share our feelings as we approach the latter part of the offseason. We then wrap up with a brief recap of the players from Iowa drafted in the 2025 NFL Draft. 0:00 Intro0:17 Main Takeaways from the Spring Game3:54 Passing Game and WR Room 9:58 How did the QBs look?14:03 RB Room without KJ215:57 O-Line/D-Line - who won LOS?18:34 Linebackers19:52 Secondary concern or no?22:40 Special Teams23:52 Final Recap of the Spring Game25:11 NFL Draft 

Collin and Tyler dive deeper into the new era of Hawkeye Hoops as they gradually add more players to the roster, including KSU transfer Brendan Hausen. We then transition to football and discuss Brendan Sullivan's departure, examine the spring portal further, and assess which position groups prioritize acquiring a spring portal player the most.

Tyler and Collin begin the episode by discussing the excitement surrounding coach Ben McCollum and the era of Hawkeye Hoops. We dive into the roster so far and explore what else Iowa needs to compete in the Big Ten for year one under Ben. Next, we shift to football as Collin outlines his Spring Football Storylines for both the offense and defense, highlighting emerging players, position battles, and key points to watch for this spring as the team prepares for the 2025 season.

Iowa Men's basketball welcomes Ben McCollum as their new head coach, fresh off a stellar season at Drake. From his dominance at NW Missouri St to leading Drake to a 31-4 record and an NCAA Tournament run, Collin explores what McCollum brings to the Hawkeyes after Fran McCaffery's departure.

Collin dives into the seismic shift in Iowa City as Fran McCaffery, the winningest coach in Iowa Men's Basketball history, is dismissed after 15 seasons. Collin unpacks the highs and lows of Fran's Tenure and analyzes the factors behind the exit. Collin then explores the potential candidates to lead Iowa into a new era of Hawkeye hoops.

In this episode, we explore Tim Lester's first season as Iowa's offensive coordinator in 2024, analyzing how he revitalized one of college football's most stagnant units into a promising offense. With the Hawkeyes showing significant improvement—highlighted by Kaleb Johnson—we explore what worked, what didn't, and whether Lester can build on this foundation in his second year. We discuss and analyze the stats from last year, the strategies, and the potential for Iowa's offense to reach even greater heights in year two under Lester. Finally, we're diving into the exciting news as Iowa hires Warren Ruggiero as their new senior offensive analyst. Warren brings a wealth of experience and offensive firepower to a program looking to elevate its passing game in 2025.

Tyler and Collin begin the episode by reflecting on the 2024 season, which had many highs and lows that defined the 8-5 campaign. The ups and downs, inconsistencies, and everything in between kept us from having a very successful season.Beyond that, we'll explore the state of the program: Is Iowa football in a healthy spot moving forward? With NIL, a shifting Big Ten landscape, and heightened competition, can the Hawkeyes remain contenders in this tougher conference, or will they settle as a mid-tier? 0:00 Intro1:18 2024 Season Reflection11:42 Program Health & Can Iowa Compete in the new Big 1018:07 How Can Iowa Separate Themselves A Little 26:21 Ladell Betts leaves

Carver-Hawkeye Arena was the epicenter of Women's College Basketball on Sunday as Iowa upsets #4 USC and also retires Caitlin Clark's jersey. The best to ever do it and all the memories of the last four years with Caitlin Clark came full circle on Sunday. Tyler and Collin recap the game a little, instead, we discuss CC's impact and greatness at Iowa and now in the WNBA. We discuss what she meant—along with Lisa Bluder and other players like Kate Martin—for all of us Hawk fans. Next, we discuss this current season and what it's been like post-Clark and Bluder era. Finally, we switch over to the men's side which feels like a complete 180 compared to the women's program at this current moment. A program that feels sort of on life support - is the inevitable of a big change only a matter of time? 0:00 Intro 1:10 2-2 Special Day for Iowa WBB 7:28 Caitlin Clark's Legacy 10:13 Thoughts on this current team and Jan Jenson's first year as HC 17:30 Remaining Schedule - can they make the NCC Tourney 18:44 Iowa Mens Basketball in Shambles 27:14 Remaining Schedule for MBB - how many more wins? Video from last year after the National Title Game reminiscing the Clark era: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbe20Y22MbE

Collin begins discussing Iowa basketball and why the fanbase's apathy is at an all-time low. The question of whether this will be Fran's last year is starting to heat up. Next, Collin reacts to the news from a few weeks back that MG will be out all spring for surgery to repair his shoulder. Also, get into our latest transfer portal commit, as Sam Phillips out of Chattanooga commits to the Hawks. This is a much-needed WR that Tim Lester can work with. Finally, for a little fun, Collin looks back at all the quarterbacks who committed to Iowa since 2017 and eventually transferred out. We look at what schools they transferred to and their stats at the new school. It's a horrible, almost decade-long period of inept recruiting and development. Hopefully, Tim Lester can change that narrative! 0:00 Intro 1:15 Apathy has kicked in for Iowa Men's Basketball 7:24 Mark Gronwoski out for Spring Ball 11:15 WR portal commit - impact? 13:19 The WR room heading into 2025 14:28 QB Room since 2017 20:12 Tim Lester revamping the QB Room

Tyler and Collin react to the big news of the day as Iowa finally gets their QB in the portal.  0:00 Intro  0:20 Mark Gronowski Commits to the Hawks- Our general thoughts   6:57 Will Sullivan leave? 9:54 Tim Lester Effect 13:55 Passing Game NEEDS to improve  18:12 Max Brosmer comparison to Mark Gronowski  21:15 Mark or Beau Pribula 

Happy New Year! Collin provides an almost mid-season update for Iowa hoops as they are now done with non-conference play with a 10-3 record. A look back at some of the games that went our way and some that didn't and preview the rest of the schedule along with a general recap of how the roster is doing. Is this team positioned to make the tourney? 0:00 Intro 1:08 Iowa Hoops a tournament team? 3:33 Recap of the season so far 9:52 Previewing remaining schedule 14:18 PPG for roster 16:09 Starting 5 shuffle 18:40 Injury update 19:16 Sophomore class stepping up --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin react to yet another loss against a ranked team as Iowa loses to Missouri 27-24. This is now the third game this season where the Hawks blow a 10-point lead. We dive into the game and focus our attention on Brenden Sullivan and the secondary. Sully played lights out in the first half but looked completely different in the second half. Is he truly the guy moving forward for us? And then to the defense and the regression we have seen especially in the secondary. Improvement needed is an understatement going into our daunting schedule next year. For ad inquiries, please email hawktalkonmelrose@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin are back after a short hiatus to discuss the miss for Iowa as Beau Pribula chooses Missouri. This is a prime example of Iowa needing to change the narrative on the offensive side of the ball and Lester having his work cut out to change that. We then get into the commit the Hawks got last week when Auburn QB Hank Brown transferred to Iowa. How does he impact the QB room and who will be QB1 in 2025. We end the show talking more about some portal guys that Iowa is going after and our reaction to round 1 of the College Football Playoffs. (Post-Show Edit: Jonas Pace (DT-Central Mich) has committed to the Hawks - he was still in decision mode when we recorded this episode) 0:00 Intro 1:10 Initial Thoughts On Beau Pribula Choosing Mizzou 10:00 What Hank Brown Brings To The Hawks 13:47 Quarterback Room Moving Forward - Sully QB1 in 2025? 18:25 Other Portal Additions 21:26 College Football Playoff First Round Reaction For ad inquiries, please email hawktalkonmelrose@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin recap Iowa's 13-10 win against Nebraska. It wasn't pretty by any means but got the job done. We then get into “The Game” and share our thoughts on Ohio State blowing it against Michigan, discuss some of the matchups this upcoming weekend for Conference Championship weekend, and then talk briefly on the playoffs. 0:00 Intro 1:25 How Did Iowa Win This Game?? 8:11 Offense Felt Like The BF Era, Gameplan Felt Questionable 15:44 The Drive Chart 19:30 Kaleb Johnson Appreciation 20:16 Cade McNamara Not Partcipayting In Senior Day Walkout 21:50 Ohio State vs Michigan 26:04 Big 10 Championship / 4 Big 10 Teams In Playoffs? 26:28 College Football Playoffs For ad inquiries, please email hawktalkonmelrose@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin recap Iowa's win at Maryland on Saturday. We discuss Jackson Stratton starting at QB, the run game, and the defense getting back on track. We then get into the Cade situation and finish with some thoughts on the Black Friday matchup against Nebraska. 0:00 Intro 0:12 Initial Thoughts on the Game 2:42 Jackson Stratton at QB / Offense 13:17 Defense Steps Up 16:33 Thoughts on the Cade McNamara Situation 22:35 Black Friday Showdown Against Nebraska For ad inquiries, please email hawktalkonmelrose@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin recap Iowa's 20-17 loss at the Rose Bowl against UCLA. The theme of this season has been the inconsistency of this team, especially on the road. We discuss that, Sullivan/QB play, the defense, and more. 0:00 Intro 0:21 Inconsitnent / Disappointing Season 4:16 Defense Performance 9:26 Thoughts on Sullivan/Offense 16:27 Cade or Sullivan for the next game 20:08 Jackson Stratton 21:15 Eric Bieniemy (UCLA OC) vs Phil Parker 22:37 Remaining Games for Iowa 23:50 Thoughts on Iowa State For ad inquiries, please email hawktalkonmelrose@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin recap Iowa's dominating win inside Kinnick on Saturday. 0:00 Intro 0:40 Initial Thoughts 4:43 Tim Lester's Offense with Sully at QB1 7:35 The "What If" Sully Started All Year 9:45 Offensive Stats 15:23 Iowa Drive Chart 18:30 Defense Stepping Up 22:56 Will Kirk Go Back To Cade? 26:48 Lookahead To UCLA For ad inquiries, please email hawktalkonmelrose@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin recap the Hawks' win over Northwestern. The major storyline of this game is Iowa switching from Cade to Sully. It felt like it was only a matter of time, and now it will be interesting to see what it looks like the rest of the way. Also, we discuss the much improved performance by the defense this week compared to last week. For ad inquiries, please email hawktalkonmelrose@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Collin is back for his annual episode previewing the upcoming season for Iowa Hoops. Talk about the roster makeup and general thoughts regarding this team, project the starting lineup/backups along with projected points per game for each player, go in-depth with a game-by-game win/loss prediction, and finally give my season record prediction along with whether the team is capable of making it to the Big Dance. 0:00 Intro 0:55 Look Back At Last Year Into This Year 3:39 This Year's Team - Roster Makeup & Expatiation 8:09 Projected Starting 5 & Projected PPG For Each Player 12:10 Can The Defense Be Better 13:50 Secret Scrimmage Recap 15:53 Game By Game W/L Prediction 26:43 Final Record Prediction & Can They Make The Tournament? For ad inquiries, please email hawktalkonmelrose@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin are back to recap the Hawks 32-20 loss against the Spartans. 0:00 Intro 0:23 General Thoughts 4:04 The Defense Struggles 14:33 Offense Inconsistent, Cade Struggles 24:34 Where Do We Go From Here For ad inquiries, please email hawktalkonmelrose@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin recap Iowa's 40-16 dominating win inside Kinnick against Washington. Definitely a feel good win and a get right game after last week's loss. Now it's time to carry the momentum into Spartan Stadium as Iowa takes on Michigan State next Saturday night. For ad inquiries, please email hawktalkonmelrose@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin recap Iowa's 35-7 loss to Ohio St on Saturday. Another game against a ranked opponent and the same result for the Hawks. For ad inquiries, please email hawktalkonmelrose@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Iowa travels to Columbus this weekend to take on Ohio State. Tyler and Collin preview the game and what needs to happen for the Hawks to stay in it. For ad inquiries, please email hawktalkonmelrose@gmail.com (0:00) Intro, (0:43) Iowa's nightmare against ranked teams in the past 3 years, (3:50) Last time Iowa played at OSU, (6:17) Need a big game out of Cade McNamara, (9:00) Bye week adjustments under Lester, (12:40) Kaleb Johnson/Luke Lachey - two Ohio natives need a big game out of both, (16:20) Iowa's defense against the high-power OSU offense, (22:42) Special Teams in this game, (23:55) What does Iowa need to do in this game to feel good the rest of the way, (28:58) Prediction --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

The Floyd of Rosedale returns home thanks to Kaleb Johnson's dominant performance and overall great team effort in the second half as Iowa wins 31-14. Tyler and Collin react to Iowa's rushing attack, the improvement that needs to be made in the passing game, and the defense having a great second half. 0:00 Intro 1:00 Tale of two halves 3:05 Iowa's rushing attack and the TL run scheme 8:40 Team Stat Rankings (Offense) 9:27 The passing attack needs to improve 15:15 Iowa's defense and the adjustments in the 2nd half 20:56 Team Stat Rankings (Defense) 21:35 Iowa's passing defense and look ahead to the Ohio State game 23:53 Improvement for the Special Teams 24:55 Iowa's Redzone Offense For ad inquiries, please email hawktalkonmelrose@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin preview Iowa's upcoming matchup against Minnesota, the battle for the Floyd of Rosedale. We discuss a variety of topics centered around this game.. absolutely must win game, a prove it game for Cade (these are the type of games where he needs to show this is why we got him), more on utilizing Sullivan in different areas, getting KB3 the ball more, and can Iowa's defense step it up this week. 0:00 Intro 0:34 2 Minute Drill (a look at Minnesota in under 2 mins) 2:43 A MUST WIN Game 7:28 Cade Needs To Prove It 12:26 Brendan Sullivan Package 15:13 Can We Please Utilize Kaleb Brown 22:00 Iowa's Defense Against Minnesota 27:26 Game Prediction 30:11 Former Iowa QB Performances In Week 3 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin recap the Iowa vs Troy game, we discuss another great performance in the run game primarily Kaleb Johnson who is currently the leading rusher in the NCAA. We share our thoughts on seeing Brendan Sullivan in red zone packages and what it means moving forward, and we discussed the defense and the need to stop giving up explosive plays. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

The quarterback position is one of the bigger topics following Iowa's crushing defeat against the Clones. In this episode, Tyler and Collin discuss heavily on this topic - what we need out of the QB position but also what is the better choice, Cade or Sully? We then get into Kirk talking about how Cade “needs more time” and “still learning the offense” and why that is unfair for the rest of the team. Collin gives his thoughts (so far) on the offense and the similarities of it while watching week 1 of the NFL season. We end the episode previewing and predicting our week 3 matchup against Troy. For ad inquiries, please email hawktalkonmelrose@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin recap Iowa's 20-19 loss against the Cyclones. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Iowa State comes to town to take on Iowa inside Kinnick Stadium. Tyler and Collin preview and predict the game. For ad inquiries, please email hawktalkonmelrose@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin recap Iowa's 40-0 win against Illinois St. We discuss the slow start, the offense exploding in the second half, Cade McNarmara's performance, the defense, and much more. For ad inquiries, please email hawktalkonmelrose@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Welcome to game week - we have finally made it! Kolby joins the show with Tyler and Collin and we discuss various topics as we gear up for the opening game. We start with the Week 1 Depth Chart, and talk more about Tim Lester's offense and how it might look against Illinois St. We then preview and predict the game, first starting with the 2-Minute Drill where we observe all the facts on Illinois St under 2 minutes. We end the show with each of us giving 3 bold predictions and our final record prediction. For ad inquiries, please email hawktalkonmelrose@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin start the episode by giving a buy, sell, or hold on various football predictions for this season. We then get into the defense and discuss whether they can be as good or better than last year's defense. We end the show talking about some fall camp intel and the Big 10 Network camp tour that came to Iowa last Friday. -- 0:00 Intro 1:08 Buy, Sell, or Hold Iowa Football Predictions 24:31 Iowa's Defense - better this year? 34:31 Fall Camp Insights --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

The bulk of this episode is centered around a ranking Tyler and Collin do every year where we rank Iowa's schedule in terms of difficulty - 12 being the easiest game and 1 being the hardest game on the schedule.  We also have a little more on Iowa's scrimmage from this past weekend. We discuss the QB battle between Cade and Sully and how that will all play out. -- 0:00 Intro 2:02  The Negativity Around The Open Scrimmage 5:40 QB Battle Between Cade and Sully 12:03 The Positives From Saturday 17:00 Schedule Difficulty Ranking --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Collin shares his thoughts on Iowa's open scrimmage from Saturday. 0:00 Intro 2:22 Scrimmage (Kid's Day) Overview 6:49 QB Play from Cade and Sully 11:25 Some of the Positives 16:14 Defense 18:55 Special Teams --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Iowa Football begins fall camp this week which means there are plenty of things to watch for throughout this next month. Tyler and Collin discuss the important position group battles, some of the position group concerns, players to watch, and much more. 0:00 Intro 1:37 Position Group Battles 14:52 Concerned Position Groups 20:38 Special Teams 23:23 Players Most Excited To Watch This Fall Camp 28:16 One “Great News” That Happens After Fall Camp Finishes 31:20 Tim Lester --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Big 10 Media Days have come and gone, but there is plenty of information to takeaway from it as Kirk Ferentz and three players met with the media on Wednesday. Collin shares his thoughts on the depth chart, Cade presumed QB1, KF optimistic on the WR room, and much more. 0:00 Intro 1:11 Pre-Camp Depth Chart (Offense) 10:02 Pre-Camp Depth Chart (Defense) 12:54 Cade QB1? 14:56 Kaleb Brown Suspended 1 Game 16:06 KF Optimistic on the WR Room 19:46 D-Line Depth 21:22 Playoffs? 23:45 Last Notes on Big 10 Media Days --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin go through each Big 10 team and predict whether their win total will go over or under. We spend around 2 mins per team highlighting some of the bigger games for them and other interesting trends. This episode is essentially part 2 of our last episode that just came out last week. Please check that episode out if you haven't already! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin preview the entire Big 10 using what Phil Steele's '24 CFB Magazine says about each team. We look at unit position rankings, trends, and much more to preview the teams in the Big 10! 0:00 Intro 2:50 Phil Steele's Big 10 Forecast (Ranking 1-18) 9:00 Position Unit Rankings 19:27 Graph of B1G Position Unit Rankings 20:21 Trends 29:53 Phil Steele's Top 40 32:11 "The Graph" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Happy 4th of July! For something fun around the holiday, Collin shares his top 10 favorite games inside Kinnick Stadium that he has been to. 0:00 Intro 2:04 Two games just outside my top 10 5:33 Top 10 favorite games inside Kinnick --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Kolby joins the show as we go over the 2024 recruiting class. We do our own version of superlatives to review this class. We also share our thoughts on Kaleb Brown's OWI last week and the great news of Cade being cleared to play. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin discuss Ladell Betts's comment about Iowa running a version of the Shanahan offense from the article Chad Leistikow of the DSM Register wrote. Tyler and Collin then get into our off-season grade for Iowa. We discuss Kadyn Proctor's latest comments about his experience transferring to Iowa and finish up with answering two mailbag questions. 0:00 Intro 2:35 Iowa coaches visit Green Bay..Shanahan offense? 11:50 Off-Season Grades 18:36 Kadyn Proctor “Probably one of the worst decisions that I've made” on transferring to Iowa- our thoughts 23:35 Mailbag - 2 questions we answer --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

First ever solo episode for Tyler as he gets into three different topics as we navigate through these quiet months before football season. 0:00 Intro 1:30 Realistic expectation year one under Lester 8:30 Lookahead at a few games on Iowa's schedule 14:00 Thoughts on the new EA Sports CFB25 video game --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Collin starts off the show discussing Bluder's retirement and Jan Jenson being announced as the new head coach for Women's Basketball. We then transition to Football and react to Northwestern transfer WR Jacob Gill committing to Iowa, why 'beggars can't choosers' at that position for Iowa and the narrative surrounding the WR room. Collin also talks about Tim Lester's success at Western Michigan with some WRs under 6 feet - can he bring that to Iowa? Lastly, who will be the starting QB in Week 1 against Illinois State, and Deacon Hill commits to Utah Tech. 0:00 intro 3:36 Lisa Bluder Retires/Jan Jenson New HC 8:26 Jacob Gill WR Transfer Commits 12:10 The Narrative for Iowa at WR 17:17 Lester Success with shorter WRs at West Mich 20:07 Starting QB Week 1 22:41 Deacon Hill commits to Utah Tech --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin react to the big news of the day of Iowa finally landing a transfer QB - something we desperately needed before the 2024 season starts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Collin dives into his top 5 questions for Iowa Football post-spring practice. 0:00 Intro 0:48 Q1- D-Line Depth? 5:11 Q2- O-Line Next Step? 9:30 Q3- TL Shift Narrative? 13:05 Q4- Enought WRs? 22:55 Q5- QB Room-Panic? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

*Reupload from Yesterday, Video was cut in half for some odd reason* Tyler and Collin discuss the recent news of Deacon Hill entering the transfer portal.. what that means moving forward, and who does Iowa pursue in the portal at the QB position. We end the show talking the NFL Draft. Cooper Dejean 1st rounder plus a few other Hawks that could get drafted in the later rounds. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin discuss Iowa's Spring Game that took place this last Saturday in Kinnick. Numerous things that caught our eye as we now enter the dead period before Summer workouts and Fall camp. We also get into Tim Lester's presser from last Thursday and one quote that really stuck out for Collin. Please Note - We will be doing some mailbag episodes here in the next month or two, so please leave a comment or question that we can discuss on the show. 0:00 Intro 1:35 Spring Game - Offense Reaction 24:08 Spring Game - Defense Reaction 31:47 Spring Game - Special Teams 33:12 Tim Lester Presser: One Quote That Stood Out --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Collin discusses the latest around spring practice for Hawkeye Football .. Deacon Hill taking 1st team reps, will we go out for a possible QB transfer, Jacob Bostick transferring, WR room with Kaleb Brown leading the way, and thoughts on Lester's new look offense. Tyler and Collin will be back this weekend going over the spring game on Saturday - be on the lookout for that episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin reflect back on this incredible year the Iowa Women gave us and these past few years with CC, Kate Martin, and Gabbie Marshall. End of an era indeed but some great memories to look back on. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

Tyler and Collin react to Iowa's 94-87 big win against the defending WBB Champion LSU. Iowa advances to the Final 4 where they will take on UCONN on Friday night. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support

The first topic was not planned to say the least.. as Collin was about ready to hit the record button, news came out that Kadyn Proctor was leaving Iowa and returning to Alabama. Collin discusses that and provides his initial reaction and then gets into his big storyline as we enter Spring ball. Tyler then joins the show and we talk all things basketball.. Iowa not making the tournament, Fran fatigue, March Madness, and Iowa Women being a #1 Seed.. can they go all the way? 0:00 Intro 0:39 Kadyn Proctor Leaves 7:32 Spring Football Storylines 21:52 Iowa Men's Basketball..Fran Fatigue? 34:33 March Madness 49:17 Iowa Women #1 Seed --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hawktalkonmelrose/support