Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith says the Spartan offense will face a difficult task on Saturday when they visit Iowa. The Spartans are 0-7 in the Big Ten and are averaging just over 19 points per game in conference play.

The Spartans beat the Hawkeyes last season in East Lansing but Smith says the Iowa offense is vastly improved this season.

Kansas is still trying to become bowl eligible as the Jayhawks get ready to visit Iowa State. Kansas is 5-5 and has won the last three games in the series.

That’s Kansas coach Lance Leipold, who says a string of injuries derailed Iowa State’s title chances.

Leipold says The Kansas offensive will have a difficult challenge against the ISU offense.

The competition for the 12th ranked Iowa State women is ramped up Thursday night when the Cyclones visit Drake. ISU coach Bill Fennelly has reminded his team the Cyclones lost at Northern Iowa last year and two years ago lost to the Bulldogs in Des Moines.

Fennelly says the in-state games always have added emotion.

The Iowa Hawkeye men take a 4-0 record into Thursday night’s game at home against Chicago State. To this point the Hawkeyes are shooting 58 percent from the field.

That’s Iowa coach Ben McCollum who feels the most important stat offensively is points per possession.

Junior forward Alvaro Folgueiras has been a spark off the bench. He led the way with 16 points in Tuesday night’s win over Southeast Missouri State.

Chicago State is 0-5 and coming off a 66-54 loss at Minnesota Tuesday night.

Iowa women’s basketball coach Jan Jensen is looking forward to their first major test of the season. The 19th ranked Hawkeyes travel to Orlando and will take on seventh ranked Baylor of Thursday night as part of the WBCA Showcase. The Hawkeyes will also play Miami on Saturday.

The Hawkeyes are 4-0 and the average margin of victory has been 46 and-a-half points.

Jensen has been working on depth but as the competition gets tougher the rotation off the bench may get shorter.

Iowa safety Koen Entringer will take part in Senior Day when the Iowa Hawkeye host Michigan State. The Michigan native is third on the team in tackles and could return for another season.

Entringer says his focus right now is ending the season on a positive note.

Entringer is in his first season as a starter and was elected a team captain.

Linebacker Jaden Harrell says it will be emotional for all of the seniors but the focus is on beating Michigan State.

Defensive end Ethan Hurkett says Senior Day will make him reflect on the journey.

Iowa State offensive tackle Tyler Miller is motivated to end the home season with a win. The Cyclones take a 6-4 record into Saturday’s game against Kansas and it will be the final game in Jack Trice Stadium for Miller and 15 other Cyclone seniors.

Miller is nearing the end of a career that has seen him make ever start the last three years.

After a four game losing skid the Cyclones bounced back with a win at TCU and now look for a string finish.

Miller says the offense faces a test against the Kansas defense.

ROSEMONT, Illinois — The Big Ten Conference on Wednesday announced the 36 student-athletes selected as campus winners of the 2025-26 Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award, while include Iowa’s Ava Bayless (women’s wrestling) and Will Ryan (track and field).

Now in its second year, the honor was created to recognize Big Ten student-athletes who strive to have a positive impact within their community in addition to excellence in competition.

From the collection of 36 local winners, two overall conference honorees will be selected and announced in the spring of 2026.

In recognition of their achievement and as an expression of the conference’s appreciation, each of the 36 campus winners will receive a medal bearing the likeness of Jackie Robinson and the logo of the Big Ten Conference.

Dillan Fontus of Maryland Football and Nanea Estrella, a member of the Iowa Women’s Wrestling team, were named the inaugural national winners last spring. Both will be hosted in Indianapolis next month and recognized on the field during the 2025 Discover Big Ten Football Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday, December 6 (8pm ET; FOX).

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa swimming and diving opened day one of the Hawkeye Invitational on Tuesday evening with a top-10 time in the 200 medley relay.

Through two events, Iowa is tied for fourth place with 58 points.

The 200 medley relay team of freshman Payton Flowers, junior Olivia Swalley and sophomores Rachel Dildine and Audrey Olen took bronze with a time of 1:39.37 and gathered 32 team points. Racing together for the first time this season, the quartet moved to fifth in Iowa’s record book. Also performing well for the Hawkeyes were sophomores Hannah Cousins and Emilie Mosner, junior Josie Hood and freshman Ella Jean Kelly, who finished in 1:41.80 and placed ninth.

“We started off the night with a fantastic effort from all of our relays in the 200 medley, especially the A relay that just missed the school record,” head coach Nathan Mundt said. “It was the way we wanted to start out an event like this. The speed and effort up front was a good sign of things to come. This is a very competitive field that will be tightly contested. We look forward to the battle that will take place all week.”

In the 800 free relay, Iowa swimmers Nora Kemp, Hood, Olen and Swalley placed seventh, touching the wall 7:18.98. The Hawkeyes gained 26 points from the performance. Right behind them in eighth was the Hawkeyes’ team of Olivia Frantum, Dildine, Kelly and Jenna Kerr, that finished with a time of 7:21.07.

In the team diving exhibition, Iowa placed fourth with 259.40 points.

Up Next: Day two of the Hawkeye Invitational resumes with prelims at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. The finals session of day two will start at 5 p.m. inside the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.

HAWKEYE RESULTS
200 Medley Relay
3. Flowers, Swalley, Dildine, Olen – 1:39.37, 5th at Iowa
9. Cousins, Mosner, Hood, Kelly – 1:41.80
20. Crain, Hage, Asay, Kemp – 1:43.72
28. Beam, Kell, Wendel, O’Malley – 1:47.71

800 Freestyle Relay
7. Kemp, Hood, Olen, Swalley – 7:18.98
8. Frantum, Dildine, Kelly, Kerr – 7:21.07

Team Diving Event Exhibition
4. Iowa – 259.40 points