Hawk Central Podcast
Hosted by Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman · HawkCentral.com
4.5from 248 ratings
- 543
- Episodes
- 150
- Transcribed
- 248
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 419M
- YouTube views
About Hawk Central Podcast
Des Moines Register Hawkeyes columnist Chad Leistikow leads the conversation with our beat writers and frequent special guests to discuss the latest in Iowa football, men's and women's basketball and more. Follow coverage from the entire Hawk Central team at hawkcentral.com (https://hawkcentral.com) or with the Hawk Central app (https://cm.hawkcentral.com/subscriberguide/#apps).
- Publisher
- HawkCentral.com
- Category
- sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 11 Nov 2018
- Latest episode
- 8 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
150 of 543 episodes have a transcript.
8 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Iowa football cruises past Northwestern to improve to 7-2
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Breaking down a playoff-elimination game between Iowa, Northwestern
31 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
POSTGAME POD: Iowa bounces back with 30-0 blowout over Wisconsin
Inside a recent episode
Iowa football cruises past Northwestern to improve to 7-2
Published 8 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The defense has played the last 120 minutes of football with a lead. They have never been on the field in the last 120 minutes of football without the lead. 3-0 last week versus Wisconsin. 3 and out, up 10-0. Up 14-0 today. And that just helps. That helps a Phil Parker defense, no question about it. […]
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- YouTube views
- 419,108,275
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 244 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 4 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100
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- Quality
- 72
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 96
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Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman host the show. Published by HawkCentral.com.
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