Hawk Central: Drafting Iowa football's top breakout candidates
The Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman convene for 56 minutes, the bulk of which is devoted to evaluating potential breakout player...
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20 of 346 episodesTyler Tachman is back! Recapping Iowa men's basketball practice, latest on QB battle
After some vacation and the departure of our radio show on KXnO, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman are back together for a fre...
Hawk Central: 90 minutes with Iowa offensive coordinator Tim Lester
For the third straight summer, Iowa offensive coordinator Tim Lester sits down with the Des Moines Register's Chad Leistikow to talk footbal...
Hawk Central: A full hour with Iowa offensive line coach George Barnett
The Register's Chad Leistikow sits down with George Barnett, who is entering his sixth year as Iowa's offensive line coach, and they cover a...
Hawk Central: Iowa basketball ramps up schedule, 1-on-1 with Jay Niemann
The Register's Chad Leistikow outlines how the layoffs at KXnO impact Hawk Central going forward before bringing on Tyler Tachman to discuss...
Where Iowa football, men's basketball stand on recruiting trail
The Register's Hawkeye beat reporter Tyler Tachman breaks down where the Iowa football and men's basketball programs stand on the recruiting...
Talking all things Iowa men's basketball with Sean Bock
Sean Bock of 247Sports joins the Register's Tyler Tachman to talk all things Iowa men's basketball. We dive into recruiting, along with pote...
Hawk Central: Summer preview for Iowa's football, basketball programs
The summer program is about to begin for Iowa football and men's and women's basketball, and it is a really big summer for all three. The Re...
Hawk Central 6-3-2026
Chad Leistikow from the Des Moines Register talks all things Iowa Hawkeyes.
Hawk Central: "Ask Us Anything" tackles big-picture Hawkeye topics, how we do our jobs
Readers wanted to know who would be tougher to replace, Kirk Ferentz or Beth Goetz? Is Iowa's next football coach on staff? How much patienc...
Hawk Central 5 27 2026
Chad Leistikow from the Des Moines Register talks all things Iowa Hawkeyes.
Hawk Central: Sitdown with Iowa women's basketball assistant coaches LaSondra Barrett, Sean Sullivan
The Register's Chad Leistikow hosts a special-edition Hawk Central with the architects of the Iowa women's basketball offseason in LaSondra...
Hawk Central 5 20 2026
Chad Liestikow from the Des Moines Register talks all things Iowa Hawkeyes.
Hawk Central: Ben McCollum contract explainers, grading Iowa's Big Ten schedule
A heavy men's basketball episode of Hawk Central this week, as head coach Ben McCollum's new contract opens up a lot of discussion about the...
Hawk Central 5 13 2026
Chad Leistikow from the Des Moines Register talks all things Iowa Hawkeyes.
Hawk Central: Our year-ending Hawkeye awards show, top 1-on-1 takes with Ben McCollum
With spring football and the NFL Draft in the books, we truly usher in the offseason Iowa's major sports, and it's a good time to reflect on...
Hawk Central 5 6 2026
Chad Leistikow from the Des Moines Register talks all things Iowa Hawkeyes.
Hawk Central: Iowa football position groups ranked, from best to worst
Coming out of Iowa's spring football practices, the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman rank the team's position groups, one through...
Hawk Central 4 29 2026
Chad Leistikow from the Des Moines Register talks all things Iowa Hawkeyes.
Did we learn anything significant from Iowa football's 2026 open spring practice?
Live from Iowa City, the Register's Tyler Tachman and Chad Leistikow dissect all they saw from Iowa football's open spring practice.