Drake still controls its own destiny in the Pioneer Football League race but the margin for error is gone. The Bulldogs are 5-1 after a 20-13 loss to St. Thomas of Minnesota heading into Saturday’s game at Dayton. At 4-2, the Flyers would grab a share of the lead and own the tie breaker with a win.

That’s Drake coach Joe Woodley. With four teams behind Drake with two losses there are a lot of tie breaking scenarios. Woodley says there is no reason to research them.

Woodley says with wins in their final two games the Bulldogs know they will be headed to the FCS playoffs.

SOUTH BEND, Ind.– Four University of Iowa women’s tennis student-athletes — Eline Bex, Pia Kranholdt, Emma Tothová and Nikita Vishwase — will close out the fall schedule this weekend at the Notre Dame Invitational at the Eck Tennis Pavilion.

The Hawkeyes will compete in both singles and doubles matches throughout the weekend against opponents from Northwestern, Notre Dame and Princeton.

Play begins on Friday.

“We’ve arrived at our final fall competition,” said head coach Sasha Boros. “We’re very excited to be in South Bend. This will be a great four-team tournament to wrap up the fall. We’re getting ready for a good ending as we start to transition to team competition in January.”

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Ethan Harris has signed a scholarship agreement with the University of Iowa men’s basketball program, it was announced Wednesday by head coach Ben McCollum.

The Camas, Washington, native is rated as a four-star recruit and as the No. 65 overall recruit in the Class of 2026.  He is the top-ranked player in the state of Washington according to 247Sports Composite.

“I chose the University of Iowa for the coaches, culture and player development,” said Harris. “When I visited campus, talked with the coaching staff and met the players, I knew it was the perfect fit.”

Harris is the first member of Iowa’s 2026 recruiting class.

“Ethan is the definition of the type of player we are looking for to build the Hawkeye culture,” said McCollum. “He’s super competitive, has great versatility, can play a guard position and go inside if need be.  We’re excited about the future with Ethan.”

Ethan Harris
6-9, 200, G
Camas, Wash.
Camas High School

• Swept the 4A Greater St. Helens League Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors as a junior… All-Region Boys Basketball Player of the Year
• Averaged 18.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and three assists per game
• During a win over Portland’s Roosevelt High School, Harris had 25 points, seven blocks, six rebounds, five assists and five steals to join the 5×5 club
• Finished with 32 points (29 in the first half), 12 rebounds, nine steals, seven blocks and four assists in leading the Papermakers to a win over Skyview
• Played club ball for Select Basketball on the PRO16 (Puma) circuit, averaging 10.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.1 blocks and 1.4 steals… shot 38 percent from 3-point range

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa’s offensive line was recognized as one of 10 semifinalists for the Joe Moore Award on Wednesday. The award honors offensive line units that display a high level of toughness, effort, teamwork, consistency, technique and finishing.

The Joe Moore Award is named after Joe Moore, widely regarded as one of the best offensive line coaches in college football history. It is the only major college football award to honor a unit.

Iowa’s offensive line is coached by George Barnett and includes center Logan Jones, guards Beau Stephens and Kade Pieper and tackles Gennings Dunker and Trevor Lauck. The group has started every game for the Hawkeyes this season, while Jones, Stephens and Dunker have combined for 111 career starts.

Lauck and Pieper are in their first seasons as starters on the offensive line.

The unit has helped Iowa gain more than 200 yards in four games and the line has surrendered just 13 sacks.

The Hawkeyes have outrushed their opponents in seven of the nine contests, compiling 245 yards in the comeback victory over Penn State on Oct. 18 and rushing for 310 yards in the season-opening win over UAlbany.

Iowa won the 2016 Joe Moore Award, and were also recognized as semifinalists for the award in 2020 and 2024.

The 21st-ranked Hawkeyes (6-3, 4-2) travel to No. 17 USC (7-2, 5-1) on Saturday. The game will kickoff at 2:40 p.m. (CT) and it will be televised on BTN, and broadcast on the Hawkeye Radio Network and ESPN Radio.

Audi Crooks poured in 43 points as the 16th ranked Iowa State women blasted Valparaiso 97-50 in Hilton Coliseum. The 43 points was an ISU single game record.

The record was set after Crooks began the game under the weather.

The Cyclones improve to 4-0.

The Audubon Football team’s historic season came to a close in a 60-36 state semifinal loss against the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears. Five-Wheeler turnovers were the key difference in the game with the first one occurring on Audubon’s first play from scrimmage deep in their own territory. Audubon matched Bishop Garrigan’s energy for nearly the entirety of the first half until two costly turnovers inside a minute to go in the second quarter turned a 14-14 game into a two-touchdown deficit for Audubon. The turnovers piled up for the Wheelers to a point they couldn’t recover from and were unable to slow down the dynamic Golden Bear offense down falling short to have the opportunity to play in the program’s third ever state championship game.

On Audubon’s first play from scrimmage, Sophomore Quarterback Aiden Kjergaard ran up the ball up the middle and the football was punched out by Senior Ethan Marsh. In just two plays and from three yards out, Bishop Garrigan took a 6-0 lead. Audubon settled into the game with a sustained ten play 60-yard drive which nearly took five minutes. Audubon eventually scored with a five-yard Kjergaard run up the middle. Once Audubon took their first lead of the game at 8-6, the Golden Bears answered right back with a 12-play drive of their own regaining the lead 14-6. In the second quarter, Audubon struck back with another Kjergaard touchdown run from 44 yards out to tie the game at 14. Disaster hit the Wheelers on 4th & 6 as Audubon entered the red zone by throwing an interception caught by Bishop Garrigan’s Madden Miller and returned to the Wheeler 25. Seven plays later, the Golden Bears retook the lead with a nine-yard touchdown run from Senior Quarterback Tate Foertsch. Thirty seconds later, a high snap resulted in another Wheeler turnover and set Bishop Garrigan up at the Audubon six. It took only one play to put the Golden Bears ahead 30-14 at the half.

Bishop Garrigan took their first of three different 24 point leads they would have in the game on a 38-yard touchdown pass from Foertsch to Michael Joyce but Jorgen Nawatzke retuned that kickoff to the house for a 72-yard touchdown. On the next drive, Foertsch ran in a two-yard touchdown and after three quarters it was 44-20. The Wheelers didn’t back down as Carson Wessell punched in a four-yard touchdown on the ground early in the fourth only to be followed by another Foertsch tocuhdown run inside the five for the Golden Bears to put the game at 52-28. After the score, Bishop Garrigan goes with a surprise onside kick the Wheelers were unable to control. The mistake by Auduon resulted in a Bishop Garrigan recovery. First play Foertsch finds Weston Rosenmeyer for a 33-yard touchdown pass giving the Golden Bears their largest lead 60-28. Kjergaard ended his sophomore season with a three-yard touchdown run to end the game at 60-36.

Head Coach Sean Birks says today despite the loss, his team was extremely successful this year.

The high number of turnovers was too tall of a task to come back from.

Birks was satisfied with the way his team moved the ball in the first half despite the mistakes.

The coaching staff was proud of the work ethic they’re team had all year.

Audubon graduates seven seniors and returns several members from both their offensive and defensive starting lineups.