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Des Moines Register Hawkeyes columnist Chad Leistikow leads the conversation with our beat writers and frequent special guests to discuss the latest in Iowa football, men's and women's basketball and more.Follow coverage from the entire Hawk Central team at hawkcentral.com or with the Hawk Central app.
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Signup to Generate a PitchDes Moines Register Hawkeyes columnist Chad Leistikow leads the conversation with our beat writers and frequent special guests to discuss the latest in Iowa football, men's and women's basketball and more. Follow coverage from the entire Hawk Central team at or with the Hawk Central app.
Hawk Central Hour is hosted by HawkCentral.com. The show has published 100 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Gut-check time for Iowa football vs. Wisconsin, hoops season begins" (28 October 2026, 56 minutes), "Talking 24-team playoff, Iowa vs. Minnesota football matchup" (21 October 2026, 55 minutes), and "Midseason report on Iowa football, season preview for Hawkeye women's basketball" (15 October 2026, 65 minutes).
Hawk Central Hour publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 44 minutes across 100 episodes.
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The Register's Chad Leistikow shares an announcement then is joined by Tyler Tachman to break down the Hawkeyes' bounce-back opportunity against Wisconsin at Kinnick Stadium. We need to talk about the running game and...
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The second half of the Iowa football season is here, and it starts with the first of three trophy games in the final 35 days: Oct. 24 at Minnesota for the Floyd of Rosedale bronze pig. The Register's Chad Leistikow and...
Iowa football coordinators met with the media on Tuesday to help take stock of the Hawkeyes' impressive 5-1 start. With eyes on the second half of the season, the Register's Tyler Tachman and Chad Leistikow evaluate...
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The Hawkeyes look to break their trend of tumbling in Pacific time zone games with a Friday-night matchup in Seattle against a Washington team desperate for its first Big Ten win. The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler...
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The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman go over some of the bigger moments in Iowa's 31-14 loss to Ohio State and the resurfaced conversation of Hank Brown vs. Jeremy Hecklinski at quarterback. We go over your...
The Iowa-Ohio State football game is getting College GameDay treatment, but behind the festive nature of the contest what about the chess match within the game? The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman dig into...
The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman go over the 20-19 win over Michigan again while spinning the conversation forward into what's next, a top-15 showdown against Ohio State.
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The Hawkeyes defeated Michigan, 20-19, on Reece Vander Zee's 16-yard touchdown as time expired. But you already know that. Now come in and join the Register's Tyler Tachman and Chad Leistikow as they go for 45...
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The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman recap a 640-yard day on offense (including a Kirk Ferentz-era high of 422 rushing yards) while revisiting the quarterback conversation (one last time?) after Hank Brown's...
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The Hawkeyes are saddled with some injury questions in Week 3, highlighted by star tight end DJ Vonnahme likely missing the Northern Iowa game. The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman get you updated on the...
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Two days after Iowa defeated Iowa State, 16-13, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman review what we've learned about the Hawkeyes through two games. Chad also wonders, does Iowa now have to go 11-1 if it...
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That was closer than expected, but the Iowa football program moves to 2-0 with a 16-13 win against Iowa State. The Register's Tyler Tachman and Chad Leistikow forge into the wee hours of Sunday morning to recap the good...
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We are deep into Cy-Hawk week, and the Hawkeyes have all the pressure as a two-touchdown favorite. What other story lines are dominating our thoughts heading into this game? The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler...
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Hey folks, this is the FULL version of the Hawk Central show on Monday ... the first version got cut off at 23 minutes for some reason. This is Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman on Iowa QBs, the defense and more heading...
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The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman bring you a Labor Day podcast to dig deeper in Iowa football's Week 1 win over Northern Illinois and discuss quarterback play and what we think will and should happen...
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The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman have lots to discuss after a 40-0 Hawkeye shutout of Northern Illinois at Kinnick Stadium, including a 500-yard day of offense, breakouts from Tony Diaz and Kamari Moulton...
Tyler Tachman of the Des Moines Register spoke with NIU interim head coach Rob Harley to preview Iowa’s 2026 season-opener
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The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman get you primed for the Hawkeyes' long-awaited season opener vs. Northern Illinois with our game-preview show, which follows our annual format. First, big-picture topics...
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The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman outline their thinking of the 2026 Iowa football season and provide rationale for their record predictions, along with where they might be overhyping or underselling the...
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Less than two weeks before Iowa's 2026 season kicks off, the Register's Tyler Tachman and Chad Leistikow break down notable developments from the Hawkeyes' fall camp.
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