The Hawkeyes' fifth-year star is currently at this year's East-West Shrine Bowl, where he's popped up on the radars of many scouts and analysts. NFL Draft analyst Jordan Reid gave credit to the young tight end on Sunday, claiming that was impressed with his play throughout the Shrine Bowl.

Iowa has already put together an impressive group of offensive linemen in its 2026 recruiting class. Four-star Carson Nielsen of Waterloo West committed to Iowa last year. Linder, a 6-foot-5 280-pound offensive lineman who attends Chanhassen High School in Minnesota, announced his pledge to the Hawkeyes on Sunday. Now Whitters joins that group.

Joining Johnson’s staff is Declan Doyle as the offensive coordinator. Doyle, who is the son of former Iowa strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle, will get his shot to call plays in the NFL. The #Bears are hiring #Broncos TE coach Declan Doyle as their new offensive coordinator, per me and @TomPelissero.

Linder becomes the fourth commitment in Iowa's 2026 recruiting class. He joins another offensive lineman, 4-star Carson Nielsen of Waterloo West. The Hawkeyes also have a verbal pledge from quarterback Cash Herrera. Marcello Vitti currently stands as Iowa's lone commitment on the defensive side of the ball in the 2026 recruiting class.

Payton Sandfort and the Iowa Hawkeyes were able to pull off a huge win over the Penn State Nittany Lions on Friday night by a final score of 76-75. For a team t

Prior to Iowa basketball's clash vs. Ohio State, head coach Fran McCaffery discussed forward Riley Mulvey's impact off the Hawkeyes’ bench.

Ohio State plays the Iowa Hawkeyes after Micah Parrish scored 22 points in Ohio State's 73-70 win against the Purdue Boilermakers.

BOTTOM LINE: Iowa faces Northwestern after Lucy Olsen scored 20 points in Iowa's 85-61 win over the Washington Huskies. The Hawkeyes are 6-3 on their home court. Iowa has a 13-7 record against opponents over .500.

Iowa changed that against Penn State. The Hawkeyes led for more than 13 minutes in the first half, taking a five-point advantage into the break. It was Iowa’s most sustained stretch of quality play over the last few games.

It’s Iowa vs Penn State in Big Ten play this college basketball season. Follow for live score updates, game highlights from Friday's contest.

Lehigh's Jack Wilt (white) wrestles against Penn State's Carter Starocci (blue) at 184 as Lehigh wrestling hosts Penn State at PPL Center on Dec. 8, 2024. Alan Sylvestre | lehighvalleylive.com contributor