Thursday, 24th May 2012

Iowa’s 2015 and 2016 Big Ten schedules revealed

Posted on 21. May, 2012 by in Iowa Football

By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com On Oct. 31, 2015, almost seven years to the date since their last meeting on the gridiron, the Iowa Hawkeyes and Illinois Fighting Illini will play a football game against each other at Kinnick Stadium. The long, awaited home-and-home with Illinois highlights Iowa’s 2015 and 2016 conference schedules, which were released [...]

Four kickoff times set for conference games

Posted on 03. May, 2012 by in Iowa Football

By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Iowa found out from the Big Ten on Thursday that four of its conference games during the 2012 season will start at 11 a.m. Central. Just like last year, the Hawkeyes’ regular season finale against Nebraska at Kinnick Stadium will be televised by ABC. In addition, this marks the second year [...]

New Cy-Hawk trophy unveiled

Posted on 02. May, 2012 by in Iowa Football

By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com A new design for the Cy-Hawk Trophy was released this week by Iowa Corn following a 17-day voting period where Iowa and Iowa State fans could vote for one of three possible looks to the prize given to the winner of the annual football game. After playing for a temporary trophy [...]

Six Hawkeyes taken in 2012 NFL Draft

Posted on 28. Apr, 2012 by in Iowa Football

By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com For the third straight year, Iowa saw a record six of its players selected in the NFL Draft after five more players were selected on Saturday between rounds 4-7. Left tackle Riley Reiff was selected 23rd overall by the Detroit Lions on Thursday, but it took 109 picks before the second [...]

Bernstine picked by Redskins

Posted on 28. Apr, 2012 by in Iowa Football

By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Former Iowa strong safety Jordan Bernstine was selected in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft, as the Washington Redskins took him with the 217th overall pick. Bernstine became the second Hawkeye selected by the Redskins in this year’s draft after they took former offensive lineman Adam Gettis in the [...]

McNutt picked by Eagles

Posted on 28. Apr, 2012 by in Iowa Football

By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Former Iowa wide receiver Marvin McNutt was selected in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft, as the Philadelphia Eagles took him with the 194th overall pick. McNutt became the fifth Hawkeye to be picked in this year’s draft and is also the second Hawkeye taken by Philadelphia in consecutive [...]

Prater taken by Bengals

Posted on 28. Apr, 2012 by in Iowa Football

By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Former Iowa cornerback Shaun Prater was selected in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft, as the Cincinnati Bengals took him with the 156th overall pick. Prater is the second Hawkeye defensive player to get picked in this year’s draft and the fifth defensive back from Iowa to be drafted [...]

Gettis selected by Redskins

Posted on 28. Apr, 2012 by in Iowa Football

By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Former Iowa offensive guard Adam Gettis was selected in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft, as the Washington Redskins took him with the 141st overall pick. Gettis is the second offensive lineman to be taken in this year’s draft, joining first-round pick Riley Reiff. After only being able to [...]

Daniels heads to Packers

Posted on 28. Apr, 2012 by in Iowa Football

By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Former Iowa defensive lineman Mike Daniels was selected in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft, as the Green Bay Packers took him with the 132nd overall pick. Daniels is the fourth defensive lineman to be drafted in the last two years after Adrian Clayborn, Christian Ballard and Karl Klug [...]

Reiff selected by Lions in first round

Posted on 26. Apr, 2012 by in Iowa Football

By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Former Iowa offensive tackle Riley Reiff was selected 23rd overall in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions on Thursday. Reiff became the 19th first-round pick in school history and is the third first-round pick from Iowa in as many years. The Parkston, S.D., native is [...]