Walz stopped in Iowa several times in 2023 as a surrogate for then-President Joe Biden, floating around the state fair, fundraising for local Democrats and holding media availabilities to contrast Biden with the Republican candidates campaigning in the run-up to Iowa’s GOP caucuses.

Walz announced the tour after the national fundraising arm for congressional Republicans advised members in competitive districts against holding town halls

Under McCaffery, Iowa was ranked nationally in eight seasons but never reached the Sweet 16, an ongoing program drought since 1999.

One of the longest tenured active coaches in major men’s college basketball is now out of a job. Iowa has fired coach Fran McCaffery after 15 seasons at the school, the university announced Friday afternoon.

Iowa dismissed men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery after 15 seasons on Friday. The university's all-time leader in wins (297), McCaffery guided the Hawkeyes to seven NCAA Tournament appearances. Unfortunately for McCaffery's teams,

Was this the end for Payton Sandfort and Fran McCaffery? The biggest takeaways from Iowa's loss vs. No. 25 Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament.

The 15th-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes saw their Big Ten Tournament run end Thursday night with a second-round loss vs. seventh-seeded and No. 25 Illinois (21-11, 12-8) in a 106-94 loss from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

After upsetting Ohio State in round one with a 77-70 victory, the Iowa Hawkeyes advance to round two of the Big Ten Tournament where Illinois awaits. Illinois and Iowa take the court 25 minutes after Game 5 between Minnesota and Northwestern.