Remembering the life of Jim Zabel
Posted on 24. May, 2013 by admin in Iowa Basketball, Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com In the wake of Thursday evening’s news regarding the death of Iowa broadcasting legend Jim Zabel, I thought it would be appropriate to reach out to some of those deeply entrenched in the Hawkeye community who knew Zabel well and would perhaps be willing to share with me (and all of [...]
Four kickoff times for 2013 season official
Posted on 24. May, 2013 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Start times for four of Iowa’s Big Ten games in 2013 have been made official by the conference. For the third straight year, the Hawkeyes’ Black Friday showdown against Nebraska is set for 11 a.m. CT and will be televised by ABC. This year’s contest takes place at Memorial Stadium in [...]
Zabel passes away
Posted on 23. May, 2013 by admin in Iowa Basketball, Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Iowa broadcasting legend Jim Zabel passed away Thursday at his home in Arizona. News of Zabel’s death was first reported Thursday evening by WHO-TV in Des Moines. He was 91. In 1944, Zabel joined WHO-AM radio in Des Moines and eventually became Central Iowa’s “Voice of the Hawkeyes,” a title he [...]
Banks, Clemons headline 2013 Hall of Fame class
Posted on 22. May, 2013 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Former Iowa football players Brad Banks and Craig Clemons are among the group of 2013 inductees into the Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame, the UI announced Wednesday afternoon in a release. Joining them in this year’s class were Sam Bailie (gymnastics), Jennifer Brower-McNutt (cross country/track and field), Franthea Price (women’s basketball) [...]
New 2014 Iowa football schedule released
Posted on 16. May, 2013 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com A trip to Maryland and the resumption of a rivalry with Illinois highlights the Iowa Hawkeyes’ new 2014 Big Ten football schedule released by the conference on Thursday. Iowa’s first Big Ten game in 2014 will take place on Sept. 27 when it plays at Purdue, marking the third trip in [...]
No night games at Kinnick Stadium in 2013
Posted on 06. May, 2013 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com After having one prime time game at Kinnick Stadium each of the past four seasons, the Iowa Hawkeyes won’t be playing any home games under the lights in 2013. The Big Ten Network announced its slate of 12 prime time games for the upcoming 2013 season, none of which featured Iowa. [...]
Kaeding retires from NFL after nine seasons
Posted on 02. May, 2013 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Former Iowa kicker Nate Kaeding announced his retirement from the NFL on Thursday after playing nine seasons in the league. The news of Kaeding’s retirement was first reported by Pat Harty of the Iowa City Press-Citizen and comes one month after signing as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [...]
Big Ten officially approves new divisions, 9-game schedule
Posted on 28. Apr, 2013 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com The Big Ten made new formats for football divisions and scheduling official Sunday afternoon as its Council of Presidents and Chancellors unanimously approved decisions of splitting divisions into an East and West and eventually going to a nine-game conference schedule in 2016. According to the release sent out by the conference, [...]
Hyde picked by Packers
Posted on 27. Apr, 2013 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com Former Iowa defensive back Micah Hyde was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft on Saturday. The Packers used the 159th overall pick on Hyde, who was the only Hawkeye taken in this year’s draft after six Hawkeyes went off the board each [...]
Hawkeyes conclude spring football with Kinnick scrimmage
Posted on 27. Apr, 2013 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles HawkeyeDrive.com IOWA CITY, Iowa — The theme of difference resonated throughout Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, and really, throughout the entirety of Iowa’s spring football period. Instead of conducting an open practice similar to what took place in West Des Moines two weeks earlier, the Hawkeyes added some spice to their regimen and [...]


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