After decommitting from UCLA on Sept. 29, Iowa football has thrown its hat in the ring in hopes of landing the talented 2026 four-star WR recruit.

Iowa volleyball fell in a three-set sweep to No. 23 UCLA at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday afternoon. The Hawkeyes, while competitive in the second set, were weighed down by 18 attack errors and managed to hit at only a .

Iowa Hawkeyes offensive lineman Logan Jones (65) celebrates after quarterback Mark Gronowski (11) scored a touchdown during a game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Penn State Nittany Lions at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, October 18, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

There wasn’t much of a chance for the Hawkeyes on Thursday night in Los Angeles. An early red card for Iowa put them a player down more nearly the entirety of the match, allowing UCLA to roll to a 3-0 victory.

Entering this Saturday's matchup between Indiana and UCLA, it is quite clear who has the quarterback advantage between Fernando Mendoza and Nico Iamaleava.

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No. 5 Iowa soccer dropped its first match of a two-game road series on the West Coast, falling to unranked UCLA, 3-0, Thursday night. An early red card limited the Hawkeyes to 10 players for 85 minutes of the match.

Iowa's scheduled home opener is Feb. 24 versus Wartburg, with the first weekend series at Duane Banks Field slated for March 6-8 against Lindenwood. The Hawkeyes start Big Ten play with series at Penn State (March 13-15) and Michigan State (March 20-22) before returning home to host 2025 College World Series participant UCLA (March 25-29)

Still, there is another Utah quarterback prospect experiencing the senior-season bump: Tradon Bessinger, a three-star recruit from Kaysville. Bessinger committed to Boise State in the spring but has emerged as a target for BYU, Iowa and UCLA, with the Hawkeyes hosting him this weekend.

Back to Floyd. I’ve had limited exposure to Minnesota this year outside of their 24-6 win over Nebraska on October 17 and their 27-14 loss at Cal on September 13. I can’t recall much from the Cal game – I was at a wedding that night and by the time I watched any of that at a random bar in Fort Collins I was pretty well crispy by then.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) visit the Iowa Hawkeyes (5-2, 3-1) Saturday afternoon. Kickoff from Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NCAA football odds around the Minnesota vs.