(From hawkeyesports.com) IOWA CITY, Iowa – – University of Iowa junior defensive back Josh Jackson has been named the recipient of the 2017 Jack Tatum Award as the best defensive back in the nation.  The award was announced Tuesday by the Touchdown Club of Columbus, and is named for the late Ohio State and NFL legend Jack Tatum.

Jackson (6-foot-1, 192-pounds), a native of Corinth, Texas (Lake Dallas), is tied as the national leader with seven interceptions.  He leads the nation with 25 passes defended and is tied for second in interception return touchdowns (two), and pass break-ups (18).  He ranks third in interception return yards (163).  Jackson’s seven interceptions rank fourth best for a single season at Iowa, just one from tying Iowa’s single-season record (Desmond King, 2015; Lou King, 1981; Nile Kinnick, 1939).

Jackson tied Iowa’s school record with two interception returns for touchdowns (B.J. Lowery, 2013) at Wisconsin, covering 43 and 52 yards.  The previous week, Jackson tied Iowa’s school record with three interceptions in Iowa’s 55-24 win over No. 3 Ohio State.  Jackson also had a forced fumble at Wisconsin, and a blocked field goal in a win over North Texas.  He has started all 12 games this season and recorded 47 tackles.

Jackson is one of three finalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, which is also awarded to the top defensive back in the nation.  He was named the Walter Camp, Bednarik Award, and College Sports Madness national defensive Player of the Week for his play against Ohio State.  He was named Big Ten Conference defensive Player of the Week in consecutive weeks following games against Ohio State and Wisconsin.

Jackson is the second Hawkeye in the past three seasons to earn the Jack Tatum Award.  Former Hawkeye Desmond King earned the award in 2015, when he also received the Thorpe Award.

The Jack Tatum Award will be presented during the 63rd Touchdown Club of Columbus Awards on Saturday, Feb. 17.

Iowa (7-5) is bowl eligible for the 16th time in the last 17 seasons.  Iowa’s bowl destination and opponent will be announced on Sunday.

(From hawkeyesports.com) IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior linebacker Josey Jewell has been named the recipient of the 2017 Jack Lambert Award as the best linebacker in the nation. The award was announced Monday by the Touchdown Club of Columbus.

The Jack Lambert Award was first presented in 1991 and is named in honor of the former Pittsburgh Steeler. Lambert is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and was a four-time Super Bowl champion during his career.

The Jack Lambert Award will be presented during the 63rd Touchdown Club of Columbus Awards on Saturday, Feb. 17. Clemson’s Ben Boulware earned the award in 2016.

Jewell, a native of Decorah, Iowa, leads the Big Ten and ranks third nationally in tackles (125 total, 11.4 per game). He is one of five finalists for the Bronko Nagurski Award, and is a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award. Jewell is a semifinalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy and was a semifinalist for the Bednarik and Butkus Awards.

Jewell recorded eight tackles and three pass break-ups as Iowa closed the regular season with a 56-14 win at Nebraska. He also added his second interception of the season and recorded one tackle for loss as the Hawkeye defense allowed just 67 net rushing yards. Jewell has 125 tackles this season.

He is the third Hawkeye in program history to have three seasons with at least 115 tackles (Larry Station 83, 84, 85; Abdul Hodge 03, 04, 05). Jewell has led the team in tackles in each of the last two seasons (126 in 2015, 124 in 2016). Jewell has 426 career tackles, fifth all-time in program history. He needs nine stops to match Brad Quast for fourth all-time (435).

Jewell was named the Lott IMPACT Trophy national defensive Player of the Week for his play against Wyoming and Purdue. He was the Chuck Bednarik Award national and Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Week following Iowa’s 24-3 win over Wyoming (14 tackles).

Jewell was named Big Ten co-Defensive Player of the Week, Bronko Nagurski Defensive Player of the Week, Bednarik Award, and College Sports Madness Defensive Player of the Week following his performance versus No. 4 Penn State (16 tackles).

Jewell was named midseason first team All-American by five media outlets, including Associated Press, ESPN.com, CBSSports.com, Sporting News, and The All-American.

The Hawkeyes (7-5, 4-5) are bowl eligible for the 14th time in the last 16 seasons. Iowa’s bowl destination and opponent will be announced on Sunday.

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Wisconsin and Michigan have three players apiece on the coaches’ All-Big Ten defense first team.

The conference began announcing its postseason awards on Tuesday. The coaches’ All-Big Ten offense will be announced Wednesday and individual awards on Thursday.

Linebacker T.J. Edwards and defensive backs Nick Nelson and D’Cota Dixon represent Wisconsin on the first-team defense. Michigan players on the first team are linemen Rashan Gary and Maurice Hurst and linebacker Devin Bush.

Ohio State linemen Nick Bosa and Tyquan Lewis also are on the first team, along with linebacker Josey Jewell and defensive back Josh Jackson of Iowa. Penn State defensive back Marcus Allen rounds out the first team.

First-team specialists are Indiana kicker Griffin Oakes, Rutgers punter Ryan Anderson and return man Saquon Barkley of Penn State.

Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources report Conservation Officers responded to a hunting incident at around 3:30 p.m., Saturday, in Audubon County. Authorities say 56-year old Arthur Goupille, of Negaunee, Mich., was hunting pheasants in Audubon County when his gun discharged hitting two members of his hunting party standing about six feet away.

The group had completed a drive and was taking a break when the incident occurred. Goupille’s gun fell over, discharged, and struck the nearby hunters. The hunters were taken to the Audubon County Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. They were treated and released.

The DNR reminds hunters to use safe hunting practices, treat every firearm as if it is loaded and always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction.

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EL PASO, Texas (AP) — UTEP coach Tim Floyd abruptly announced his immediate retirement after a 66-52 loss to Lamar on Monday night. Floyd won 466 games as a college coach at five schools, including Iowa State and Southern California. He also was coach for the Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Hornets in the NBA. The 63-year-old Floyd took over at UTEP before the 2010-11 season, winning 138 games.

The unexpected statement came during his postgame news conference after the Miners (1-5) lost their fifth straight game. Floyd said it was “the right time” and that it was “my last game as a coach.” In a news release, UTEP said it would announce a plan Tuesday for who would lead the program.

In the game, Zjori Bosha scored 18 points to lead Lamar (5-1), which scored the game’s first 13 points and led by 20 points at halftime. Trey Wade scored 13 points for UTEP, which shot 33 percent.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Underwood 57, Shenandoah 33

Rolling Valley Conference

Saydel 68, Paton-Churdan 50

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 73, South Central Calhoun 54
Logan-Magnolia 75, Westwood, Sloan 47
MVAO-CO-U 59, Missouri Valley 41
Southwest Valley 58, Griswold 31

Corner Conference

Diagonal 52, East Mills 47

Other Scores

East Sac County 63, Siouxland Community Christian 33
Grand View Christian 67, Earlham 54
Heartland Christian 45, Whiting 34
Mount Ayr 68, Clarke, Osceola 54
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 59, Sioux City, West 48

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Creston 49, Winterset 44
Shenandoah 56, Underwood 55
Treynor 61, Harlan 43

Rolling Valley Conference

Glidden-Ralston 61, Iowa Christian Academy 19
Paton-Churdan 46, Saydel 37

Western Iowa Conference

CAM, Anita 46, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 27
Logan-Magnolia 65, Westwood, Sloan 52
MVAO-CO-U 38, Missouri Valley 33
South Central Calhoun 55, Audubon 26
Southwest Valley 49, Griswold 37

Corner Conference

Diagonal 50, East Mills 29
Essex 41, Bedford 36

Other Scores

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 90, Sioux City, North 58
East Sac County 55, Siouxland Community Christian 29
Mount Ayr 52, Clarke, Osceola 51

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State coach Matt Campbell and the Cyclones have agreed to a new six-year deal worth $22.5 million, increasing Campbell’s annual compensation from $2.1 million to $3.5 million per season. Campbell, who led Iowa State to a 7-5 record and its first winning season in Big 12 play in 15 years, was expected to be among the top names in the offseason coaching carousel. Iowa State beat a pair of top-5 teams this season.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs started the season 5-0 with the look of a Super Bowl contender. They have lost five of their past six games and seen much of their AFC West lead evaporate. But trying to figure out exactly where everything has gone wrong has been tough for the Chiefs, partly because there are so many problems in so many places.

UNDATED (AP) — The Missouri Valley Conference was supposed to be devastated by the loss of Wichita State. So far, the league has shown it might have been vastly underrated for 2017-18. League teams are 46-16, the best combined start for the Valley since 1962-63. Loyola at Chicago and newcomer Valparaiso are 7-0.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State freshman Skylar Thompson led the Wildcats to dramatic wins over Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and Iowa State. Now, after helping them get bowl-eligible, the young QB has the chance to start three more years and bring some stability to the game’s most important position for Kansas State.

The CAM girls opened up the season with a home win over the AHSTW Lady Vikes 46-27 on Monday night. It wasn’t a pretty game as the two teams combined for 39 turnovers and struggled to make shots. Defense was a bright spot for both teams at times and the Cougars zone really kept the Lady Vikes out of sync in the first half.

CAM was led by Madison Gettler who finished with 18 points on the night, 14 of those coming in the first half. The Cougars led 13-3 after the first quarter and 22-9 at halftime. The Lady Vikes still couldn’t get the offense going in the third quarter and CAM extended the lead to 30-11 to give them a fairly comfortable lead the rest of the way. Paige McAfee added 10 points and Macy Ticknor had 8 for CAM.

AHSTW was led by 9 points from Sarah Butcher who dropped in 3 threes in the fourth quarter. Kinsey Scheffler had 8 points on the night. The Lady Vikes travel to Treynor on Tuesday night to open Western Iowa Conference play.

CAM hosts Paton-Churdan in Rolling Valley Conference play on Friday.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University announced today that football coach Matt Campbell has agreed to a new six-year contract worth $22.5 million. Campbell’s guaranteed annual salary will increase from $2.1 million to $3.5 million effective immediately. The athletics department has also agreed to provide Campbell an additional $1 million for incremental raises for his staff.

Campbell’s 2017 team was 7-5 overall and 5-4 in Big 12 play, matching the school record for conference wins in a season. The Cyclones’ fourth-place tie in the league was their best as a member of the Big 12. Iowa State defeated both Oklahoma (then third-ranked) and TCU (ranked fourth at the time) this year. ISU had one win over a top five school in its history prior to 2017. ISU is bowl-eligible for the first time since 2012 and will learn its destination this week.

Campbell will hold a news conference Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in the Bergstrom Football Complex.