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John Steppe

Iowa City

Iowa #Hawkeyes 🏈 reporter for @gazettedotcom • @AP_Top25 voter • Cheese curd connoisseur • Proud @MarquetteU alum • [email protected]

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  • 1 week ago | thegazette.com | John Steppe

    Fans wave to the children’s hospital during an Iowa football game against Nebraska at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City in 2024. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — Iowa football’s 2025 schedule has a couple fewer question marks. The Big Ten released the start times and TV assignments for seven of Iowa’s 2025 football games on Thursday, including the first four games of the season. The Hawkeyes’ Aug.

  • 1 week ago | thegazette.com | John Steppe

    The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — On a scale of one to 10, Rhys Dakin would give himself somewhat of a modest score for the Hawkeye punter’s freshman season. “I’d probably give it like a seven out of 10,” Dakin said last month amid spring practices. “Six or seven honestly.” A six or seven on Dakin’s 10-point scale would be superb for many other college punters.

  • 2 weeks ago | thegazette.com | John Steppe

    The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — Tim Lester perhaps did not make the best first impression on Bryce George out of high school.

  • 2 weeks ago | thegazette.com | John Steppe

    The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — Jaden Harrell has needed to be patient in his first four years with Iowa football. The linebacker did not see any game action in his first two seasons. He appeared on special teams in every game during his third season, but he only had 22 defensive snaps, per Pro Football Focus. Even in 2024, he had only 97 defensive snaps.

  • 3 weeks ago | thegazette.com | John Steppe

    The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — Iowa football’s 2025 spring transfer portal shopping appears to be over. “We’re probably not in the market at this point for any more transfers,” said Seth Wallace, Iowa’s assistant head coach and linebackers coach, at a Linn County I-Club event.

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John Steppe
John Steppe @JSteppe1
13 May 25

RT @mgronowski11: Excited to say I have officially graduated with my Master’s of Engineering from South Dakota State University!!🐰🎓

John Steppe
John Steppe @JSteppe1
13 May 25

RT @Hlas: Hlas column: Iowa needs two wins this week to assure itself its first Big Ten baseball regular-season title in 35 years. https://…

John Steppe
John Steppe @JSteppe1
13 May 25

Now with another Sash in Iowa City (on Ben McCollum's staff), Kirk Ferentz recalled a couple memories of the late Tyler Sash earlier this month: https://t.co/QozX7e1HOw #Hawkeyes