(Radio Iowa) Iowa will bid for its 12th Big Ten Championship on Saturday when the Hawkeyes head to Indianapolis to play second ranked Michigan in the league title game. The 15th Hawkeyes overcame a mid-season two game losing streak to finish 10-2 and opened as a nearly 11 point underdog.

That is Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz who was not ready on Sunday to name a starting quarterback. Spencer Petras relieved Alex Padilla in the second half at Nebraska and helped rally the Hawkeyes to a 28-21 win over the Huskers.

Ferentz says they plan to name a starter on Tuesday.

Despite a struggling offense the Hawkeyes have been finding ways to win and erased double digit deficits in their last two games.

After a disastrous 2-4 COVID shortened 2020 season that put coach Jim Harbaugh on the hot seat the Wolverines are 11-1 and a win away from a spot in the College Football Playoff.

The Wolverines are coming off a breakthrough win against arch rival Ohio State and Harbaugh says the stakes are even higher this week.

Harbaugh says the championship is on the line as well as a shot at the national title.

Harbaugh says the Hawkeyes are a fundamentally sound team that excels in special teams play.

That game is a 7:00 p.m. kickoff on Saturday. Our coverage on KJAN will start at 5:00 p.m. on the Hawkeye Radio Network.

ESTERO, Florida – No. 13 Iowa State (6-0) cruised past Penn State (4-2), 93-59, to advance to the Gulf Coast Showcase Championship game in Estero, Florida.

Competing with a limited roster, the Cyclones made the most of their opportunities, shooting 47.1 percent from the field and connecting on a season-high 18 triples to rout PSU.

Iowa State competed for the first 33 minutes of action with just six players with Emily Ryan (9), Ashley Joens (13), Aubrey Joens (21), Morgan Kane (11), Beatriz Jordão (13) and Lexi Donarski (12) giving the Cyclones a 73-43 lead before the ISU bench was emptied. All 10 Cyclones who saw action would score, as Iowa State completed the rout of PSU.

Up Next
Iowa State will take on UMass in the Gulf Coast Showcase championship game on Sunday, Nov. 28 at 6:30 p.m. All the games will be streamed on FloHoops.

The UNI Panther football team saw their postseason run come to an end on Saturday with a 19-9 loss to No. 4 Eastern Washington. Eastern Washington led the entire way behind one touchdown pass and one touchdown run from quarterback Eric Barriere. The Eagles led 9-7 at half and scored ten straight in the second half to seize control.

Matt Morrissey came out in the second half to replace Panther starting quarterback Theo Day. Day threw the Panthers only touchdown in the second quarter to Sam Schnee on a 14 yard connection.

Eastern Washington was held well below their offensive averages but still piled up 412 yards of offense. The Eagles advance to face No. 6 seed Montana on Friday, December 3td in Missoula, Montana at 6:00 p.m.

UNI ends their season with a record of 6-6. It was UNI’s 22nd appearance in the FCS Playoffs.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa coach Fran McCaffery will find out a lot more about his team Monday night (11/29) when the Hawkeyes visit Virginia in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Hawkeyes are 6-0 against a soft early schedule.

After stumbling early with losses to Navy and Houston, Virginia has won four straight and McCaffery says the Cavaliers excel on defense.

It is Iowa first true road game since a 78-76 loss at Illinois on March eighth of 2020 right before the pandemic shut the season down.

It is a 6:00pm, Iowa time tip-off in Charlottesville.

The Drake Bulldogs fell 80-71 to No. 10 Alabama on Friday in the second round of the ESPN Events Invitational in Orlando. Jahvon Quinerly scored eight points in the final 4:29 to lead Alabama to the victory after the game was tied at 61 with 5:16 left. Quinerly finished with 18 points to lead all scorers.

DJ Wilkins led the Bulldogs with 17 points and Shanquan Hemphill had 15 points and 6 rebounds. The Bulldogs were down 33-18 in the first half before and 11-0 run before half brought them back into the game.

Next up for the Bulldogs is a matchup on Sunday against North Texas at 9:30 a.m. to finish their trip to Orlando.

AMES, Iowa – No. 13 Iowa State (5-0) topped Charlotte (1-4) 75-59 in the first game in the Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Florida. Iowa State would take the lead off the bat, using a balanced scoring effort in the first half to push ahead of the 49ers as seven different Cyclones scored in the first half alone.

Leading the way was All-American Ashley Joens, who finished with 27 points and a season-high 15 rebounds for her second double-double on the year. Joining Joens in double-figures was Morgan Kane, who was an efficient 4-of-6 from the field, scored a career-high 13 points and hauled in four boards. Emily Ryan added 12 points off 4-of-7 shooting and led ISU with five dimes, while Aubrey Joens added a career-high 10 rebounds.

Up Next
Iowa State advances to take on Penn State on Saturday, Nov. 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the semifinal game at the Gulf Coast Showcase, All the games will be streamed on FloHoops.

The Iowa men’s basketball team never trailed and beat Portland State 85-51 on Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Keegan Murray dropped in 21 points on 9 of 13 shooting in the first half and finished with 23 points, 9 rebounds, two steals, and a block.

Kris Murray added 13 points and Patrick McCaffery had 14 points for the Hawkeyes. Iowa lead 31-20 at half and used a 10-0 in the second half to really pull away. Iowa scored 46 points in the paint compared to just 22 for the Vikings.

Iowa improved to 6-0 on the season and will next up play at Virginia in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Monday at 6:00 p.m. We’ll have that game on KJAN with pregame at 5:00 p.m.

The Iowa State men’s basketball team continued their hot start to the season with a championship in the NIT Season Tip-Off in Brooklyn. The Cyclones knocked off No. 9 Memphis on Friday at the Barclays Center 78-59 to win the title.

Gabe Kalscheur had a monster game with 30 points to lead the Cyclones to their largest margin of victory over a top ten team ever. Kalschuer was named MVP of the tournament. Tristan Enaruna and Aljaz Kunc each scored 11 for the Cyclones.

Iowa State led by 5 at halftime and increased their advantage to as much as 25 in the second half.

Emoni Bates led Memphis with 12 points and the Tigers fell to 5-1 on the season.

The Cyclones are now 6-0 on the year and will return to Ames to face Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

Breece Hall ran for 242 yards and 3 touchdowns and caught 2 passes for 39 yards and one more score to lead Iowa State to a 48-14 rout of TCU on Friday. In the process Hall broke the NCAA record for consecutive games with a rushing touchdown at 24 games. He broke that record on his first score of the game, a 39-yard run in the second quarter. He went on to haul in a 22-yard passing TD in the third and ripped off an 80 yard run to open up the fourth quarter and capped the day with an 4 yard run with 8:53 left.

The day turned in to a great celebration of a senior class of 23 that has helped ISU to a big turnaround under Matt Campbell. Senior quarterback Brock Purdy went 21-30 passing for 262 yards and 2 touchdowns in his final game in Ames. Purdy now holds or has tied 32 school records and finished 16-1 as a starter at home in Big 12 play.

Senior tight end Chase Allen hauled in a touchdown reception with 4:48 to play to cap the scoring. His counterpart Charlie Kolar finished the best tight end season in ISU history with the most receptions (58) and yards (723) in a season. Receiver Xavier Hutchinson also etched his name in the record books. He caught 7 balls for 107 yards and set the school record for receptions in a season with 82.

Iowa State improved to 7-5 overall and 5-4 in Big 12 play. The Cyclones now await their postseason destination.

Former Lewis Central quarterback Max Duggan went 15-26 for 216 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception for TCU. The Horned Frogs are now 5-7 on the season.

Iowa outscored Nebraska 19-0 in the fourth quarter to rally for a 28-21 win on Friday in Lincoln. Kyler Fisher returned a blocked punt 14 yards for a score to kickstart the fourth quarter surge for Iowa. The Hawkeyes followed with a safety, a Caleb Shudak field goal, and a 2 yard rushing score by Spencer Petras with 2:58 remaining to complete the win.

Petras replaced Alex Padilla at quarterback in the game and went 7 of 13 passing for 102 yards and the one rushing score that was Iowa’s only offensive touchdown of the game. Caleb Shudak connected on four field goals during the contest including kicks from 51 and 48 yards in the second quarter.

The Hawkeyes improved to 10-2 overall and 7-2 in the Big Ten. They earned a share of the Big Ten West title and will now wait for the result of the Minnesota vs. Wisconsin game on Saturday to see if they can get into the Big Ten Championship game with a Gopher win.

Nebraska backup quarterback Logan Smothers ran for two touchdowns and threw for 198 yards in his start replacing the injured Adrian Martinez. Nebraska falls to 3-9 overall and 1-8 in the Big Ten.