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Hawkeye Report Podcast talks hoops and wrestling

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Payton Sandfort scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half. (Photo: Dennis Scheidt)

A lot of ground to cover on a Sunday night Hawkeye Report Podcast. Iowa athletics was busy and so were Tom Kakert, Kyle Huesmann, and Tanner Lafever covering their beats in Iowa City at Carver-Hawkeye Arena and on the wrestling mat in Cedar Falls and Madison.

We open the podcast with Tanner talking about his busy weekend and we start with what happened on Sunday in Madison as Iowa men’s wrestling dominated Wisconsin on the mat. What were his thoughts on the lineup that Tom Brands put on the mat and could there be some key pieces returning soon? What’s the state of the team right now heading into the heart of Big Ten season?

After that we move on to Iowa women’s wrestling. Last year the Hawkeyes barely won the national dual in their first time at the event. This year they dominated the event, winning it with relative ease on Friday and Saturday. What did Tanner think of the Iowa women’s team and their performance and just how dominant were their hammers at the upper weights?

Then we move on to a struggling Iowa women’s basketball team. We get Kyle’s thoughts on the Hawkeyes losing their third straight game for the first time since 2018. What’s gone wrong with this team so far this season and are there any quick fixes for head coach Jan Jensen. We ask Kyle if he would make any changes to the current starting lineup and are Big Ten foes settling a few scores with Iowa women’s hoops after the last few years?

After we finish that discussion we move on to Iowa men’s basketball where after giving up 116 in a loss to Wisconsin, Iowa has won two straight, including a dominating performance on Saturday night beating Indiana by 25 points. What do we make of this Iowa team and are they starting to find their footing? We have thoughts on how good Josh Dix is and the impressive second half performance in the last two games by Payton Sandfort. Also, does Fran McCaffery play eight and trust six right now?

Finally we wrap up touching on the news that new transfer quarterback Mark Gronowski needing shoulder surgery that will sideline him for approximately six months. How does it impact the Hakweyes moving forward? Does this make retaining Brendan Sullivan for the 2025 season more likely? 

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