IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior center Tyler Linderbaum has been named one of four finalists for the 2021 Rotary Lombardi Award. The announcement was made Tuesday by the Rotary Lombardi Award in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Houston.

The Lombardi Award winner will be presented Dec. 8 in Houston. The award annually recognizes the college football offensive or defensive lineman, who in addition to outstanding performance and ability, best exemplifies the character and discipline of NFL Hall of Fame head coach Vince Lombardi.

Joining Linderbaum as finalists are offensive lineman Kenyon Green of Texas A&M, Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson and Iowa State linebacker Mike Rose. Former Iowa defensive end Adrian Clayborn was a finalist for the Lombardi Award in 2010.

Linderbaum has started 30 consecutive games at center for the Hawkeyes after playing as a defensive lineman as a true freshman. Iowa has posted a 23-7 record during that span. Iowa won its final six games in 2020 and began the 2021 season with six straight wins. The Hawkeyes are ranked 14th in the current coaches poll after being ranked No. 2 in the nation earlier this season.

The Solon, Iowa, native was tabbed a midseason first-team All-American by four outlets, including Associated Press, The Athletic, CBSSports.com and Sporting News. He was named preseason first-team All-Big Ten and preseason first-team All-America by five media outlets. Linderbaum was also named to the Big Ten Conference preseason honors list, as well as the Rimington Trophy and Outland Trophy watch lists.

Linderbaum (6-foot-3, 290-pounds) was a finalist for the Rimington Trophy a year ago and earned first-team All-America honors from The Athletic and Pro Football Focus. He was a second-team All-America honoree by the Associated Press, FWAA, Phil Steele, and the Walter Camp Foundation. He was a first-team All-Big Ten selection by league media.

Iowa hosts Minnesota on Saturday (2:40 p.m., BTN). Saturday’s contest is sold out. Iowa closes the home season the following Saturday, hosting Illinois on Senior Day (1 p.m., FS1).

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State All-American linebacker Mike Rose is one of four finalists for the 2021 Rotary Lombardi Award, announced today by the Rotary Club of Houston.

The Rotary Lombardi Award annually recognizes the college football offensive or defensive lineman, who in addition to outstanding performance and ability, best exemplifies the character and discipline of NFL Hall of Fame head coach Vince Lombardi.

Linebackers are also eligible for the prestigious award.

Rose has been the heart and soul of the stout Cyclone defense for the last four years. The 2020 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year has started 46 games in his incredible career, recording 304 tackles, 35.5 TFL and six interceptions.

His 35.5 career TFL ranks second in school history.

A native of Brecksville, Ohio, Rose is one of the top tacklers in the Big 12, ranking sixth in the league in tackles per game (7.0) on a defense that ranks fourth nationally in fewest yards allowed per game (282.1).

Rose was the 2020 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa State coach Matt Campbell says he has no contact with TCU officials regarding their opening as head coach.

Campbell made his comments on the Big 12 teleconference when asked about a report in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that TCU is interested in the Cyclone coach. The Horned Frogs fired long time coach Gary Patterson

ISU is 6-3 and visits Texas Tech this week.

(Radio Iowa) – A new look Iowa basketball team debuts at home tonight against Longwood. After losing much of the scoring from last year’s team that finished third in the Big Ten coach Fran McCaffery is hoping to develop some consistent scorers.

McCaffery likes the depth he has.

The Hawkeyes hope to ramp up the pressure on defense and McCaffery says that will take depth..

(Radio Iowa) – The ninth ranked Iowa Hawkeye women open the regular season at home tonight (Tuesday night), against New Hampshire. It begins a busy opening week for the Hawkeyes.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder who was asked if she will tighten her rotation with the start of the regular season.

Bluder says New Hampshire returns all five starters from a year ago.

Bluder expects a large crowd with it being part of a doubleheader with the Hawkeye men

The Hawkeyes are looking to improve on defense and gave up 32 points in an exhibition victory over Truman State. Sophomore guard Caitlin Clark.

Clark says it will be fun to be part of a doubleheader.

Clark expects New Hampshire to show a variety of defenses.

(Radio Iowa) – The T.J. Otzelberger era begins at Iowa State tonight (Tuesday night), when the Cyclones host Kennesaw State. ISU will be out to improve on last year’s disastrous 2-22 record.

Otzelberger says progress begins with defense.

Otzelberger has been focusing on effort in practice.

Health will be a major factor this season. The Cyclones only have 10 scholarship players.

The Audubon School District is inviting the public to come out Tuesday afternoon to send the Wheeler football team off to the UNI-Dome in style.

The team is set to leave the school grounds at 2:50 p.m. and travel down Stadium Drive and then north on East Division Street and Leroy Street, and finally down Broadway leaving town.

Come support the Wheelers as they head out for the state semifinals.

IRVING, Texas – A pair of Cyclone football players were honored by the Big Conference today for their performances against Texas. Defensive end Will McDonald IV was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week and placekicker Andrew Mevis received Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week accolades, announced today by the league office.

Both players earned their respective awards for the second time this season.

McDonald IV posted another dominating effort in Iowa State’s 30-7 victory over Texas on Saturday, registering career highs in tackles (six) and sacks (2.5). He also had a forced fumble and a pass breakup.

A native of Pewaukee, Wis., McDonald IV was a key player in ISU’s second-half surge on Saturday, as the Cyclones outscored (27-0) and outgained (296-81) the Longhorns after intermission.

It was the third time this season McDonald IV had two or more sacks in a game. He’s currently second in the Big 12 and fifth nationally in sacks at 10.0.

McDonald IV became ISU’s all-time career sack leader (27.5) in the victory and his 20.5 sacks since 2020 is the most in the nation. His 27.5 sacks is seventh all-time in Big 12 history.

Mevis was perfect again against Texas, making all three field goals and all three PATs. He drilled a 51-yarder in the fourth quarter, his second-longest kick of the season. It marks the first time since 2012 a Cyclone kicker has made two 50+ yard field goals in a season.

A native of Warsaw, Ind., Mevis has made 88.2 pct. of his field goals (15-of-17), on pace to be the second-best season clip in ISU history and is 9-of-11 on kicks from 40 yards or longer. His nine made field goals of 40+ yards are the most by a Cyclone in a season and ranks second nationally among FBS kickers.

Mevis is currently riding a streak of 11-straight field goals made, tying for the second-best string in school history and the fourth-best active streak nationally.

Atlantic’s Lexi Reynolds earned a spot in the 200 Yard Freestyle race at the upcoming State Swimming and Diving Championships. Reynolds finished 5th in the race at the Waukee Regional Meet on Saturday with a time of 2:00.48. That comes in as the 25th best time in the state, earning Reynolds a spot amongst the top 32 at the state meet this weekend.

Also on Saturday Reynolds placed 7th in the 500 Yard Freestyle with a time of 5:30.12. Atlantic’s Ava Bruckner went 13th in two regional races. She swam 27.25 in the 50 Yard Freestyle and went 59.52 in the 100 Yard Freestyle.

The State Swimming and Diving Meet will be held this upcoming Friday and Saturday at the Marshalltown YMCA/YWCA with the following schedule.

Friday, November 12
11:00 a.m. – State Diving Competition
5:00 p.m. – State Swimming Preliminary Meet
Saturday, November 13
12:00 p.m. – State Swimming Finals

Tickets for the meet can be purchased through varsity bound and are $10 plus fees for each session of the meet.

Regional Meet Results

Ankeny Results
Clinton Results
Dubuque Results
Fort Dodge Results
Johnston Results
Waukee Results

2021 State Qualifiers

Kickoff times have been set for multiple Iowa and Iowa State football games down the stretch run of the regular season. Iowa’s home game this weekend against Minnesota has been set for a 2:30 p.m. We’ll have coverage on the Hawkeye Radio Network starting at 12:30 p.m. that day.

The following weekend on November 20th Iowa’s final home game against Illinois has been set for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff. Our radio coverage that day will start  at 11:00 a.m. The Hawkeyes final regular season game at Nebraska was already known to be a 12:30 p.m. kickoff.

Iowa State travels this upcoming Saturday to Lubbock, TX to face the Texas Tech Red Raiders. That game has been set for a 2:30 p.m. kickoff and will be televised on ESPN2. The following week on November 20th the Cyclones road game against the Oklahoma Sooners has been set for an 11:00 a.m. kickoff and will be televised on FOX in their highlight Big Noon Kickoff game of the week. ISU’s final regular season game at home against TCU on November 26th will be a 3:30 p.m. kickoff on FS1.