Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger says the Cyclones’ turnaround last week began in practice. After dropping road games to Kansas and Cincinnati, the eighth ranked Cyclones bounced back with a pair of convincing wins and will be at home on Thursday night against Colorado.

Colorado is 2-5 in the Big 12 and enters the game on a five game losing skid.

Otzelberger says the strength of the Buffaloes is their guards. Freshman Isaiah Johnson leads them in scoring at just over 16 points per game.

Otzelberger credits senior forward Joshua Jefferson for stepping up as a vocal leader in the last week. Jefferson is averaging nearly 17 and-a-half points and nearly eight rebounds per game.

Jefferson felt he needed to step up after two straight losses.

The Cyclones are 5-2 in the Big 12 and 18-2 overall.

The eighth ranked Iowa Hawkeye women open a west coast swing on Thursday night with a visit to USC. The Trojans are 3-6 in the Big Ten and have lost six of their last seven games.

That’s Iowa coach Jan Jensen, who says the Trojans cause match-up concerns.

The Hawkeyes were not picked to finish in the top five of the Big Ten preseason poll but they are 9-0 at the midway point and tied at the top of the standings with third ranked UCLA.

The Northern Iowa women will be looking to bounce back from a stunning home loss to Evansville when they visit Illinois State on Thursday night. The Panthers are 6-3 in the Missouri Valley and beat the Redbirds 68-54 in Cedar Falls back in early December.

That’s UNI coach Tanya Warren, who feels it will be a big test for her team.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa football team added 16 transfers to the 2026 roster on Wednesday.

The team’s chief of staff and general manager, Tyler Barnes, had this to say about the Hawkeye additions.

“We are excited to welcome 16 new transfer student-athletes to the University of Iowa football program,” said Barnes. “As we evaluated the transfer portal, our priority was clear: bring in players who have proven on-field production and multiple years of eligibility remaining. These additions not only strengthen our roster immediately, but also align with our long-term vision for sustained success. Each of these young men brings experience, competitiveness, and a strong desire to develop within our culture, and we’re confident they will have a positive impact both on and off the field.”

Click HERE to read bios on the newest Hawkeyes.

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

Harlan – 62 vs Denison-Schleswig – 25

Glenwood – 44 vs Creston – 41

Clarinda – 74 vs Red Oak – 17

Rolling Valley Conference 

Exira-EHK-Audubon – 63 vs Paton-Churdan – 20

CAM – 55 vs Ar-We-Va – 8

Woodbine – 58 vs Boyer Valley – 51

Glidden-Ralston – 41 vs Coon Rapids-Bayard – 40

Western Iowa Conference 

Riverside – 47 vs AHSTW – 27

Tri-Center – 38 vs Logan-Magnolia – 36

Treynor – 46 vs Missouri Valley – 26

Underwood – 56 vs IKM-Manning – 46

Corner Conference 

Griswold – 44 vs Hamburg – 8

Sidney – 67 vs Stanton – 43

Bedford – 61 vs Essex – 13

Fremont-Mills – 42 vs East Mills – 37

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Nodaway Valley – 79 vs Southwest Valley – 53

Mount Ayr – 74 vs Lenox – 23

Non-Conference 

Earlham – 63 vs Shenandoah – 46

Kuemper Catholic – 66 vs Gilbert – 53

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

Harlan – 48 vs Denison-Schleswig – 32

Glenwood – 65 vs Creston – 51

Red Oak – 58 vs Clarinda – 31

Rolling Valley Conference 

Ar-We-Va – 82 vs CAM – 69

Paton-Churdan – 61 vs Exira-EHK – 51

Boyer Valley – 52 vs Woodbine – 38

Coon Rapids-Bayard – 72 vs Glidden-Ralston – 27

Western Iowa Conference 

Riverside – 62 vs AHSTW – 50

Tri-Center – 69 vs Logan-Magnolia – 48

Treynor – 63 vs Missouri Valley – 51

IKM-Manning – 58 vs Underwood – 52

Corner Conference 

Hamburg – 55 vs Griswold – 54

Bedford – 68 vs Essex – 13

Fremont-Mills – 57 vs East Mills – 54

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Southwest Valley – 73 vs Nodaway Valley – 41

Mount Ayr – 88 vs Lenox – 45

Non-Conference 

St. Albert – 61 vs Gross Catholic – 55

Kuemper Catholic – 107 vs Ridge View – 51

Shenandoah – 47 vs Earlham – 36

QUAD AT RIVERSIDE 

Riverside – 50 vs Coon Rapids-Bayard – 25

Riverside – 78 vs MVAOCOU – 3

Riverside – 74 vs AHSTW – 6

MAVAOCOU – 24 vs AHSTW – 14

Coon Rapids-Bayard – 64 vs AHSTW – 10

Individual 

Riverside – Colton Hering (3), Ezariah Singleton (3), Maximus Applegate (3), Maxx Danker (3), Mason Houser (3), Jaxon Gordon (3), Jackson Allen (3), Gaven Hackett (3), Kingston Carigan (2), Rex Shanno, Max Shanno (2), Lucas Manzer (2), Hunter Shady (2), Jack Branan

AHSTW – Roman Scheffler (3), Elias Kiesel (2), Drake Kiesel

QUAD AT TREYNOR

Missouri Valley – 48 vs Griswold – 28

Treynor – 51 vs Griswold – 24

Tri-Center – 51 vs Griswold – 24

Missouri Valley – 42 vs Tri-Center – 36

Treynor – 42 vs Tri-Center – 34

Missouri Valley – 47 vs Treynor – 30

Individual

Griswold – Sladynn Jones (3), Launie Smith (3), Gunner Amos (2), Jaden Jensen (2), Quinton Wilson (2), Hudson Perkins, Dane Carey

Tri-Center – Noah Goodwin (3), Judah York (3), Scottie Vorthmann (3), Carter Gittins (2), Tucker Olsen (2), Christoper Rock (2), Rylan Peters

QUAD AT UNDERWOOD

Audubon – 50 vs Southwest Iowa – 24

Logan-Magnolia – 66 vs Audubon – 17

Underwood – 47 vs Audubon – 29

Underwood – 44 vs Southwest Iowa – 30

Logan-Magnolia – 69 vs Southwest Iowa – 12

Logan-Magnolia – 48 vs Underwood – 33

Individual

Audubon – Leyton Elmquist (3), Lane Elmquist (3), Lane Meyer (3), Bentley Strasser (2), Jack Hansen (2), Karsen Juelsgaard, Mason Kasperbauer, Alex Henkle, Talan Petersen

DUAL AT ACGC

ACGC – 48 vs Perry – 35

Individual

ACGC – Chase Slaybaugh, Charlie Christensen, Ryder Cline, Lane Stringer, Angel Martinez, Morgun Nolte, Carter Richter, Jack Sheeder

Iowa women’s coach Jan Jensen says freshman Addie Deal will start on Thursday night when the eighth ranked Hawkeyes visit USC. Senior guard Taylor McCabe was lost for the season after suffering an ACL injury in Sunday’s win over 12th ranked Ohio State.

McCabe was averaging nearly nine points per game and also was one of the Hawkeye’s top defenders.

Deal scored 20 points against Ohio State and was named Big Ten freshman of the week. Jensen says she and reserve Taylor Stremlow will be counted on for larger roles.

Iowa is 9-0 in the Big Ten and 18-0 overall.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa head baseball coach Rick Heller announced two additions to his coaching staff on Tuesday. Casey Sole will join the Hawkeyes as director of programs and player strategies and Travis Mueller joins as director of player development.

Sole replaces Tyler Cropley, while Mueller replaces Wes Obermueller, who was promoted to the Hawkeye’s pitching coach.

Sole was on the Kirkwood Community College coaching staff for the 2024-25 season, helping the Eagles to a 37-22 overall record and a 21-12 mark in ICCAC play. He helped coach NJCAA Division II Player of the Year Cal Sullivan, who hit .438 with 92 hits, 74 RBIs and led the nation in doubles (33). The Eagles had three ICCAC first team selections in Sullivan, Boede Rahe and Jaxon Schumacher.

As a player, Sole spent three seasons as a catcher at Mount Mercy from 2021-24, appearing in 55 games for the Mustangs. Prior to Mount Mercy, he had stints at Southeast Missouri State and Kirkwood Community College, where he hit .273 with five home runs and 22 RBIs in 27 games as a redshirt freshman.

A Cedar Falls, Iowa, native, Sole was a three-time Rawlings Perfect Game Central Region honorable mention All-American at Cedar Falls High School. He was a first-team all-district, all-conference and all-metro selection as a junior and senior.

His brother, J.T. Sole, was on the Iowa baseball roster in 2015.

Before arriving at Iowa, Mueller worked as a private instructor at Dugout Sports and served as a coach in the Perfect Game Iowa Select Organization.

Mueller was inducted into the Upper Iowa University Athletics Hall of Fame as an athlete following a standout four‑year baseball career with the Peacocks from 1994–97, where he played under head coach Rick Heller. A two‑way player, he was named the Iowa Conference MVP as a first baseman in 1996 after hitting .418 with 23 RBIs in 21 league games. He finished the season batting .331 with 43 RBIs over 50 games. On the mound, Mueller earned third‑team All‑America honors as Upper Iowa won the conference title, captured the Central Region championship and made an appearance in the NCAA Division III World Series.

In the World Series, Mueller homered in a 1–0 win over No. 1‑ranked Marietta College in game one. He then pitched all 10 innings in a 2–1 loss to the eventual national champions in game two, striking out 11. His 100 strikeouts that season finished one shy of the program’s single‑season record, and he totaled 180 strikeouts during his Upper Iowa career.

A Davenport West High School graduate, Mueller earned his bachelor’s degree in conservation management from Upper Iowa. He went on to play professionally in the Frontier League with the Canton Crocodiles.