Just a little over an hour away from kickoff between #1 Ohio State and #17 Illinois in Champaign. All the coverage tonight on WQAD!

With everything going against Penn State recently, it might be easy for an opponent to overlook them. It’s a shock to nobody that #Iowa HC Kirk Ferentz is getting the Hawks to take the Nittany Lions seriously. More on Iowa’s prep for Penn State ⬇️ WQAD

In a matchup of top-5 ranked teams in the state, Pleasant Valley prevails over Assumption in four sets! Isabelle Kremer leads the Lady Spartans with 20 kills. PV, Assumption and North Scott now in a 3-way tie atop the MAC with one match to go. PV Volleyball PVHS

“They need to have a chip on their shoulder. They need to have a little edge.” - Ben McCollum It’s Iowa men’s basketball media day! Hear from the Hawkeyes tonight on WQAD

This is about as transparent as you can get from a head coach. Really interested to see how Iowa’s size (or lack thereof) holds up in a physically demanding Big Ten Conference.

Kinnick came to close it out!

Kirk Ferentz proud of Iowa’s ability to come back against Penn State: “You got to fight through discouragement and disappointment.”

Kirk Ferentz was emotional talking about his "poor decision" to attempt a 66-yard FG at the end of the first half in Iowa's win over Penn State. Admitted that his players bailed him out. Joked it off by saying, "I think they know I'm not trying to lose." 😂 WQAD

So weird but so good to see Inside the NBA have a home on ESPN. We didn’t realize how good TNT had it until it was gone. The best music, play by play guys, and production quality in its NBA coverage. So happy this show lives on. Just please don’t ruin it.

"This year had us tumbling ... we still came out on top." Alleman Boys Soccer won its 3rd straight regional title on Saturday in what's been a more difficult journey this year to reach the 3-peat. The Pioneers will face Roanoke-Benson in the sectional semifinals on Tuesday. WQAD

That’s gotta be the craziest 9th inning in World Series history. I’m at a loss for words right now.

The Big Noon Kickoff crew is in the house ahead of Iowa’s game vs Oregon tomorrow! Mark Ingram missed a half court shot to give students free drinks at The Airliner. Urban Meyer would’ve paid. Oh well 😂

“Sometimes that’s football… we just couldn’t quite get it done.” Kirk Ferentz gives credit to Oregon making a few more plays than Iowa. Razor-thin margins made the difference tonight in Iowa City.

"You look around and you see how hungry everybody is." Some positivity to start your week from Iowa center Logan Jones. The Hawkeyes have responded this season from tough losses and believe they can do it again against USC this week. Question from Trey Redfield

Wilton down 21-7 at half to Kuemper Catholic, but RB/LB Hayden Hill is keeping them in it with an INT and rush TD! Beaver Football

"You gotta give these guys a lot of credit for the way they come back, go to work on Monday." Kirk Ferentz was asked if this is one of his better teams from his tenure despite the Hawkeyes' record. He remains proud of the players' commitment to the process. Q: Chad Leistikow🆑

Mark Gronowski on Kaden Wetjen: “If you’re kicking it to him, you’ve got problems..” 😂

The full chaos surrounding Iowa kicker Drew Stevens postgame. Gets the game ball and has an emotional embrace with special teams coach LeVar Woods. Said postgame his last kick at Kinnick felt like redemption for missing his last kick in high school.

One more game wrap up at Kinnick this season! I'm grateful for the people at WQAD for the opportunity to join the Iowa beat. It's been so much fun driving to Iowa City every week and covering this team. Now on to basketball!

Bennett Stirtz just dropped the loudest 29 points you may ever see... 29 points 9-20 FG 6-8 3PT FG 0 layups