Ryan M. Jaster, Hawkologist

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Gold "winged" uniforms of the Iowa Hawkeyes in 2019.
A mascot labeled Herky who is not Herky.
Hawkeyes by the numbers
A decal marks the spot whee guard Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes broke the NCAA womens all-time scoring record during the match-up against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on February 25, 2024 in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
Iowa Purchases NCAA Elite Eight Court for Carver-Hawkeye Arena IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa Athletics Department has purchased the official court used in the NCAA Houston Regional Elite Eight, bringing a piece of March basketball’s biggest stage to Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The new playing surface comes as the current Carver-Hawkeye Arena court -- last replaced in 2016 -- had reached a typical point in its lifecycle for replacement. The upgrade ensures a high-performance surface for student-athletes, while introducing a visual update inside the venue. For the first time since the arena opened in 1983, the parquet layout will be replaced with a modern, single-surface design. While the overall look will remain similar to the previous floor, a few new design elements will be incorporated. The court will continue to be known as Mediacom Court. The maple court is manufactured by Connor Sports, a longtime provider of flooring for NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. The department will preserve the current court and is developing plans to create commemorative memorabilia for fans and supporters.
Here's your color coordination calendar for the 2026 Hawkeyes football season: 9/5/26 vs. Northern Illinois (goldout) 10/3/26 vs. Ohio State (Black & Gold Spirit Game) 10/31/26 vs. Wisconsin (blackout) Each with a picture of Kinnick Stadium with fans dressed in all gold, black & gold stripes, or all black. (Photos by Ryan M. Jaster, HawkeyeHQ.com)
Knicks 78, Hawks 29 Scoreboard from CBS Sports
A record 7 #Hawkeyes were picked in this year's #NFL Draft: Logan Jones, Chicago Bears Gennings Dunker, Pittsburgh Steelers Kaden Wetjen, Pittsburgh Steelers Beau Stephens, Seattle Seahawks Karson Sharar, Arizona Cardinals TJ Hall, New Orleans Saints Max Llewellyn, Miami Dolphins
Wide receiver Kaden Wetjen #21 of the Iowa Hawkeyes runs back a punt return for a touchdown in the first half against the Michigan State Spartans at Kinnick Stadium on November 22, 2025 in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "How the Hawkeyes construct their football roster" and a photo of Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz by Evan Denton, HawkeyeHQ.com.
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "Hawkeyes' Addie Deal enters transfer portal" and a photo of Deal by Rebecca Gratz / NCAA Photos via Getty Images.
A woman playing the trumpet at a Dodgers game.
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "Hawkeyes prepare for rematch with Illini" and a photo of Iowa players taking the court by Evan Denton, HawkeyeHQ.com.
Mr. Game and Watch with an Iowa Hawkeyes flag.
Pictures of Wharton Field House and The Mark of the Quad Cities, previous homes of the CBA's Quad-City Thunder.
Bennett Stirtz at the podium
Alvaro Folgueiras #7 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates after defeating the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Toyota Center on March 26, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Caitlin Clark with a smirk and a smile. #Hawkeyes
Iowa script being written out in black cursive on a gold background, then the W gets circled in white, indicating a Hawkeyes win.
Ben McCollum rolling his eyes and looking lost in the Hawkeyes' huddle.
Iowa script being written out, then the W gets circled, indicating a win.
Iowa script being written out in black cursive on a gold background, then the W gets circled in white, indicating a Hawkeyes win.
Iowa script being written out in black cursive on a gold background, then the W gets circled in white, indicating a Hawkeyes win.
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "Hawkeyes prepare for first NCAA tournament in three seasons" and a photo of Ben McCollum by Evan Denton, HawkeyeHQ.com.
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "Hawkeyes surprised with special shoes designed by Iowa fan Harper Stribe" and a photo of Harper with Iowa head coach Jan Jensen by Evan Denton, HawkeyeHQ.com.
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with a Getty Images photo of Hannah Stuelke.
The Michael Jordan statue at the United Center, where the 2026 Big Ten Tournament is being played.
HawkeyeHQ.com's Evan Denton reports on Iowa's loss to Ohio State at the Big Ten Tournament in Chicago.
Cam Manyawu #3 of the Iowa Hawkeyes dunks the ball against Amare Bynum #1 of the Ohio State Buckeyes in the second half during the third round of the 2026 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament at the United Center on March 12, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
A GIF of the old pinwheel logo the Big Ten Tournament used to use. It's spinning with the colors of all of the Big Ten teams and has the Sears Tower and the Chicago skyline in the background. (Photo by Ryan Jaster, HawkeyeHQ.com in 2019 at the United Center in Chicago) #pinwheelforever
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "4 Hawkeyes score in double digits to advance" and a photo of Cooper Koch by Michael Reaves/Getty Images.
Hawkeyes head coach Jan Jensen at a University of Iowa news conference on Monday, March 9, 2026.
2026 Big Ten men’s basketball tournament bracket United Center, Chicago, Illinois All times Central in the listings below Tuesday, March 10 Game 1: #17 Maryland vs. #16 Oregon, 4 p.m. CT (Peacock) Game 2: #18 Penn State vs. #15 Northwestern, 25 minutes following Game 1 (Peacock) Wednesday, March 11 Game 3: #9 Iowa vs. Game 3 winner, 11 a.m. CT (Peacock) Game 4: #12 Washington vs. #13 USC, 25 minutes following Game 3 (Peacock) Game 5: #10 Indiana vs Game 2 winner, 5:30 p.m. CT (BTN) Game 6: #11 Minnesota vs. #14 Rutgers, 25 minutes following Game 5 (BTN) Thursday, March 12 Game 7: #8 Ohio State vs. Game 3 winner, 11 a.m. CT (BTN) Game 8: #5 Wisconsin vs. Game 4 winner, 25 minutes following Game 7 (BTN) Game 9: #7 Purdue vs. Game 5 winner, 5:30 p.m. CT (BTN) Game 10: #6 UCLA vs. Game 6 winner, 25 minutes following Game 9 (BTN) Friday, March 13 Game 11: #1 Michigan vs. Game 7 winner, 11 a.m. CT (BTN) Game 12: #4 Illinois vs. Game 8 winner, 25 minutes following Game 11 (BTN) Game 13: #2 Nebraska vs. Game 9 winner, 5:30 p.m. CT (BTN) Game 14: #3 Michigan State vs. Game 10 winner, 25 minutes following Game 13 (BTN) Saturday, March 14 Game 15 Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 12 p.m. CT (Local 4 WHBF / CBS) Game 16 Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 25 minutes following Game 15 (Local 4 WHBF / CBS) Sunday, March 15 Game 14: Semifinal winner vs. semifinal winner, 2:30 p.m. CT (Local 4 WHBF / CBS)
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, Hawkeyes advance to Big Ten title game" and a photo of Kylie Feuerbach and Ava Heiden celebrating by Justin Casterline, Getty Images.
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "Hawkeyes hold off Illinois" and a photo of Chit-Chat Wright by Marc Lebryk/Big Ten/University Images via Getty Images.
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "Hawkeyes focus on seniors after 'not acceptable' loss" and a Bennett Stirtz photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images.
2026 Big Ten women’s basketball tournament bracket Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana All times Central in the listings below Wednesday, March 4 Game 1: #12 Nebraska vs. #13 Indiana, 2:30 p.m. CT Game 2: #10 Illinois vs. #15 Wisconsin, 25 minutes after Game 1 Game 3: #11 Oregon vs. #14 Purdue, 25 minutes after Game 2 Thursday, March 5 Game 4: #9 USC vs. #8 Washington, 11 a.m. CT Game 5: #5 Ohio State vs. Game 1 winner, 25 minutes after Game 4 Game 6: #7 Michigan State vs. Game 2 winner, 5:30 p.m. CT Game 7: #6 Maryland vs. Game 3 winner, 25 minutes after Game 6 Friday, March 6 Game 8: #1 UCLA vs. Game 4 winner, 11 a.m. CT Game 9: #4 Minnesota vs. Game 5 winner, 25 minutes after Game 8 Game 10: #2 Iowa vs. Game 6 winner, 5:30 p.m. CT Game 11: #3 Michigan vs. Game 7 winner, 25 minutes after Game 10 Saturday, March 7 Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 1 p.m. CT Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 3:30 p.m. CT Sunday, March 8 Game 14: Semifinal winner vs. semifinal winner, 1:15 p.m. CT
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "Jan Jensen discusses legacy of Iowa senior class" and a photo of Hannah Stuelke by Evan Denton, HawkeyeHQ.com.
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "'Blue collar mentality’ leads Hawkeyes to win over Michigan" and a photo by Evan Denton, HawkeyeHQ.com, of Ava Heiden going up for a shot with Hannah Stuelke in the background.
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "Stremlow, Houston lead Hawkeyes to road win" and a photo of Purdue's Kendall Puryear (22) defending as Iowa's Journey Houston (8) shoots by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images.
Chit-Chat Wright (Photo by Evan Denton, HawkeyeHQ.com)
Iowa head coach Ben McCollum celebrates with fans storming the court after the Hawkeyes upset No. 9 Nebraska. (Evan Denton, HawkeyeHQ.com)
Smart Hulk saying, "Either it's all a joke or none of it is" in Avengers: Endgame.
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with a quote from Northwestern's Chris Collins as the headline, "Ben McCollum is going to have a lot of success" and a photo of McCollum by Evan Denton, HawkeyeHQ.com.
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "Bennett Stirtz scores career-high 36 points to lead Hawkeyes" and a photo of Stirtz by Evan Denton, HawkeyeHQ.com.
Highlights and postgame reaction from Hawkeye Headquarters reporter Evan Denton after Iowa lost to Minnesota.
Hawkeyes gymnast JerQuavia Henderson (Photo by Evan Denton, HawkeyeHQ.com)
Hawkeye fans waving in 2019. (Ryan Jaster, HawkeyeHQ.com)
Kate Martin tells Jay Kidwell: "I think I'm the best athlete on the team." Followed by "I'm kidding" three times. (Video by Ryan Jaster, HawkeyeHQ.com)
A screenshot of the Hawkeye Headquarters home page with the headline, "Hawkeyes win a wild game late against USC" and a photo of Kael Combs celebrating by Evan Denton, HawkeyeHQ.com.
Photo by Evan Denton, HawkeyeHQ.com
Photo by Evan Denton, HawkeyeHQ.com
The home page of HawkeyeHQ.com, featuring a photo of the swarm by Getty Images.
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "Iowa's Taylor McCabe suffers ACL injury, out for the remainder of the season" and a photo by Evan Denton (HawkeyeHQ.com) of McCabe being carried off the court.
Wide receiver Jacob Hillyer (17) of the Iowa Hawkeyes provides this week's throwback visual aid from a Hawkeyes' 27-21 win at Iowa State on September 14, 2013. (Photo by David K Purdy/Getty Images)
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "Hannah Stuelke brings senior leadership to young Hawkeyes" and a photo by Evan Denton, HawkeyeHQ.com.
Photo by Evan Denton, HawkeyeHQ.com
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "Iowa women’s basketball adjusts while Kylie Feuerbach is out with injury" and a photo of Feuerbach by Evan Denton, HawkeyeHQ.com.
A screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters with the headline, "Iowa's Ava Heiden focused on fixing her foul trouble" and a photo of Heiden by Evan Denton, HawkeyeHQ.com.
Ava Heiden #5 of the Iowa Hawkeyes speaks to the media after a game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Welsh-Ryan Arena on January 5, 2026 in Evanston, Illinois. (Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images) As shown in a screenshot of the top story on Hawkeye Headquarters.