John Steppe
Reporter at The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Iowa #Hawkeyes 🏈 reporter for @gazettedotcom • @AP_Top25 voter • Cheese curd connoisseur • Proud @MarquetteU alum • [email protected]
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6 days ago |
thegazette.com | John Steppe
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — Bobby Elliott went above and beyond on a personal level when he recruited Matt Bowen. “If you ever need a date, I can help you,” Bowen recalled the Hayden Fry-era defensive coordinator saying. “I can get you a date.” Elliott was not kidding either, which was welcome news for the Glen Ellyn, Ill., native.
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1 week ago |
thegazette.com | John Steppe
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — Josh Schamberger can still vividly recall the call he received from Barbara Burke, Iowa’s deputy athletics director at the time. “Josh, we’re very close and serious about starting a women’s program at Iowa,” Schamberger remembers Burke saying. “Would you help?” The answer from Schamberger — the longtime president of Think Iowa City — was a “100 percent” yes.
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1 week ago |
thegazette.com | John Steppe
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — It was hard to not have Jay Higgins on the field in his two years as Iowa football’s starting middle linebacker. He had to exit Iowa’s Nov. 9 loss against UCLA with an injury, but he was back on the field two weeks later for Iowa’s win over Maryland.
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1 week ago |
thegazette.com | John Steppe
Hawk Off the Press Podcast: Iowa Hawkeye Football Assistant Head Coach Seth Wallace Iowa Hawkeye Assistant Head Coach Seth Wallace talks recruiting, head coaching and the upcoming 2025 football season VIDEO Comments: [email protected] Gift Article Copy article link
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1 week ago |
thegazette.com | John Steppe
Iowa offensive coordinator Tim Lester looks down at a piece of paper during a practice in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, ahead of the Music City Bowl. (John Steppe/The Gazette) The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — Iowa football has lost its quarterback commit in the 2026 recruiting class. Three-star quarterback prospect Cash Herrera is reopening his recruitment, he announced Monday on social media.
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After losing an impressive senior group of linebackers, Seth Wallace believes the #Hawkeyes have "a handful of names that I think have to be thrown in there as candidates" at the position group in 2025. https://t.co/HK1Ti3NhuS
🎙️ New episode of Hawk Off The Press: Enjoyed talking with Seth Wallace (@CoachSWallace) about Iowa's 2025 linebacker group, the #Hawkeyes' success recruiting Chicagoland, his journey from D3 player to Big Ten assistant head coach and more: https://t.co/NDq5uKomUt
2026 #Hawkeyes QB commit Cash Herrera has reopened his recruitment. Initially chose Iowa over offers from UCLA, Minnesota, San Diego State and others. Announced offers in May from California and Arizona.
First off, I would like to thank the staff at Iowa for believing in me. After long discussions with my family, I have decided to re-open my recruitment. I wish nothing but the best for the Iowa program in the future. @BishopsFootball @CoachDanny10 @LeftCoastAthl
