
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.
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| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 300 | Founded | 11 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Sports | |||

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 disappointed 3-word headlines an... more
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 several questions surrounding th... more
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.
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 minutes to recap the crazy scene at Mich... more
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Chad is prepared, knowledgeable and comes across a pleasant guy who is easy to listen to. My critique is I wish he wouldn’t constantly giggle/laugh so much at things that are not funny or even intended to be humorous.
Maybe add some episode descriptions?
This is a great podcast and I look forward to the new episode dropping each week. My only problem is I can’t hear Tyler. I turn the volume up as loud as I can and it still sounds like he’s 3 feet away from the mic. Hoping that can be dialed in because I really enjoy hearing from both of you.
It was great until cyclone talk with Randy Petersen started on top of Tyler and Chad’s conversation around the 23 min mark.
Chad does a great job touching the relevant topics by keeping an honest, fair opinion. He looks at it from Kirk/Fran/Lisa’s perspective, but gives an honest assessment of where each program and Iowa athletics are as a whole. Look forward to the podcast every week and can’t wait for football season to start again!
Enjoyed Kensington’s SEC takes on the big ten and wish him nothing but the best. Looking forward to what Tyler brings to the table.
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This show takes a Hawks-centric view of Iowa athletics, pairing insider analysis with guest expertise to cover football and both men's and women's basketball, plus occasional cross-over topics. Episodes balance roster moves, coaching strategies, and program-wide context—often tying in coverage from the Des Moines Register Hawk Central team and rotating guest experts to illuminate development, recruiting, and scheduling decisions. Noteworthy is the mix of in-depth coaching interviews, strategic roster discussion, and light, on-air chemistry that makes the analysis approachable for hardcore fans and casual listeners alike.
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