Hawkeye Report Podcast 824

It's the post game Hawkeye Report Podcast and for the first time in the 2026 season, it comes after a loss. Iowa lost to Ohio State, 31-14 on Saturday afternoon. Everything was great about Friday and Saturday in Iowa City with ESPN College Game Day and Caitlin Clark back in Iowa City, but the only thing that went bad was the actual game. 

We look back at the loss and what went wrong for the Hawkeyes against the Buckeyes. Why it was important for Iowa to put points up early, but they felt settling for field goals and how good was star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith for the Buckeyes in this game. How much did Iowa being without their starting safeties impact the game and Iowa's passing defense? 

Jeremy Hecklinski jumped in at quarterback and played well. Does this open up the quarterback race once again and what is Hank Brown's status moving into next week, on a short week having to travel to Washington. We also look at the struggles of the Iowa ground game and why it is concerning this season. 

Plus we have a few Iowa men's basketball news and notes items for upcoming events.