📷 HEISMAN PORTRAIT OF THE WEEK: Nile Kinnick💥
In 1939, Nile Kinnick etched his name in history by winning @HawkeyeFootball's first Heisman Trophy, delivering a remarkable season of grit, skill, and leadership.
As a halfback, Kinnick passed for 638 yards and 11 touchdowns, rushed for 374 yards, and contributed as a stellar punter and defensive back, leading Iowa to a 6-1-1 record. His 16 total touchdowns and relentless work ethic earned him the nickname “The Cornbelt Comet.”
Off the field, Kinnick’s academic excellence and humility made him a beloved figure. His Heisman campaign wasn’t just about stats, it was about heart, inspiring a generation of Hawkeye fans. Tragically, his life was cut short in World War II, but Kinnick’s legacy as a scholar, athlete, and hero endures as one of the most revered in Heisman lore.
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New story: "DII Drake" is a DI smash hit, thanks to the importation of a coach and four of his starters. Will the 26-3 Bulldogs get the respect they've earned from the NCAA Tournament selection committee? https://t.co/rsGQ70BmDK
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Bengals vs Cowboys
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Brandon Aubrey: Over 1.5 FGs
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BRACKETOLOGY: TCU's upset of Notre Dame helped propel the Horned Frogs to jump three seed lines to a No. 2 seed -- and opened the way for Texas to replace the tumbling Irish on the top line. https://t.co/oLFeAQfAHG
Stitches Happen! aka It's Just a Flesh Wound:
Thanks to everyone who has checked on Lucy and her knee.
She had a freak trip and fall while leaving the raised playing surface and landed flush on the sharp edge of the court.
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4 OCs have a top 25 scoring efficiency metirc year to date against a top 25 avg defense faced schedules
Lester Iowa
Craddock Tulane
Spavital Baylor
Brohm Louisville
Day 24, Kings Across America
In Iowa City (Wisconsin-Iowa football)
An invitation from ex-Hawkeye and -Chargers kicker Nate Kaeding brought us to the greatest tailgate in creation, just two long spirals from Kinnick Stadium, in the expansive dual garages of a home owned by John Bobst (Iowa, 1999). On this raw and chilly late afternoon, 500 or 600 Hawkeye fans filtered through. Bobst didn’t know everyone, and he knew some uninvited probably have stopped for a free beer or the sausage-in-blankets wrapped in rigatoni and bacon. Welcome to Iowa! Nate handed us cans of Busch Lights—“Iowa’s craft beer,” he said—and brought us a plate of black, gold and white Oreos, with IN HEAVEN THERE IS NO BEER neatly written in the border of the state of Iowa. (Very tasty.) The best feature of the tailgate, on the wall of the first garage: 10 framed and autographed Iowa game jerseys. Kaeding’s is here, and Ed Podolak’s, and Marv Cook’s. They’re not necessarily stars. “Just guys who played at Iowa and came to the tailgate,” said Bobst. JOHNSON 38 … Who’s that? “Greg Johnson. I don’t think he ever played a snap, but he was on the practice team back in the nineties. Now he’s my banker. When he saw this, he got a little tear in his eye. He’s here every tailgate.” And there he was. Greg, CEO of Central State Bank, told me he was a cornerback in 1997 and ’98, and when he saw the framed jersey under Cook’s and Podolak’s, he told Bobst: “Get that thing off your wall! I don’t belong!” Yes he does. He wore the black and gold, and he's Bobst’s pal. That’s good enough for inclusion at the coolest tailgate in Iowa City. BTW: Iowa 42, Wisco 10. Thanks to Kirk and Mark Ferentz for the game tickets and the great night.
Americana factoid: The two punters in the game were from Australia—Iowa’s Rhys Dakin (Melbourne) and Wisconsin’s Atticus Bertrams (Sydney). They came from an Aussie program called Prokick Australia, which trains strong-legged kids to excel in punting and get scholarships to American colleges.
Top 10!!!
I want to say thank you to all the schools that have recruited me. I appreciate the time and effort everyone has shown me throughout this process.
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Game 5 World Series
Dodgers vs Yankees
Gerritt Cole: Over 16.5 Outs
Yankees F5 ML
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We told you Tim Lester had a high ceiling for @HawkeyeFootball and he has not disappointed
#38 offensive scoring efficiency on the #9 toughest defenses faced schedule YTD
Huge turn around for #Hawkeyes
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