What’s up, all? I hope all of your brackets are thriving and tickets are cashing. My Elite Eight – Arizona, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa St., Florida, Houston, St. John’s and UConn – is still alive. From scanning the people ahead of me (in “max points”) that have the Gators cutting the nets down like I do, … Edwards has plays for UF-Iowa and Texas Tech-Bama
Iowa announced Monday that it has hired Ben McCollum away from Drake. Coaching hires can’t accurately be graded until years later, but this looks like a home run and potential grand slam for the Hawkeyes, who parted ways with Fran McCaffery last week after 15 seasons. McCaffery had a 297-207 record (58.9%) at Iowa, leading … Iowa hires Drake’s Ben McCollum
Iowa (13-8 straight up, 9-12 against the spread) will have to play the rest of the year without its leader in scoring, rebounds and blocked shots. Owen Freeman, a 6-foot-10 sophomore forward, sustained a finger injury in this past Monday’s 82-65 loss at Ohio St. The injury requires season-ending surgery, according to a statement released … Iowa’s Freeman needs season-ending surgery
Circa had Iowa’s season win total at eight flat (-110 either way) last week, but the book now has -125 juice toward the ‘over’ with ‘under’ supporters getting a +105 return. FanDuel had the Hawkeyes’ number at 7.5 last month, albeit shaded to the ‘over’ at a -162 price (‘under’ +132). However, the betting shop … Edwards likes Iowa to go ‘over’ 8 wins
As of this morning, most betting shops had Iowa installed as a nine-point home favorite for tonight’s Big Ten battle vs. Penn State. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. Eastern on the Big Ten Network. Penn St. (14-14 straight up, 14-14 against the spread) has won back-to-back games both SU and ATS, including a 90-89 … Edwards likes play on the side for PSU at Iowa
Story originally published on Monday, Oct. 2, at 3:03 p.m. Eastern. Updated on Thursday, Oct. 5, at 8:32 a.m. Eastern. According to a report from Iowa Hawkeye insider David Eickholt of 247Sports and CBS Sports, Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara will likely miss the rest of the season due to a leg injury sustained in this … Iowa QB Cade McNamara sidelined by leg injury