Iowa’s wide receivers have long been the Achilles’ heel of the Hawkeyes’ offense. But now, in year two of Lester’s system, with proven FCS quarterback Mark Gronowski and a group of promising receivers, could 2025 finally be the year Iowa’s passing attack takes flight?

Collin will discuss all things wideouts in this episode and share his opinion on the state of the room and whether they can take that next step this upcoming year or not.

Timestamps might be slighly off due to ads .. (0:00) Intro (0:22) Does Collin see a path of success for the WRs this year (1:05) Reasons why some fans might still be hesitant (2:50) Reasons to feel excited about the group (7:22) Past few years statistics from our Wideouts .. not good (9:46) What does success look like for this group in 2025 (12:03) Why it’s so important to start having success (13:28) Small deep dive into the players in the WR room (16:55) You decide.. are the poised to soar this year?

In this episode, Collin and Tyler ditch the game-by-game rundown of the schedule and spice things up with our own superlatives-style analysis. Questions like "Toughest Game of the Season" to "Most Important Game of the Season”, we dive into different superlatives to explore the matchups Iowa will face in 2025.

(0:00) Intro (0:05) We will not go game by game on this episode to go over the schedule (1:19) 2025 Schedule difficult but exciting matchups (2:56) Random fun facts on the schedule (4:39) Easiest win on the schedule? (6:26) Four Rivalry Games - Rank Easiest to Hardest (8:51) Toughest game on the schedule? (11:50) The most important game on the schedule? (14:10) Road game that we are most nervous for? (18:13) Which game are we most likely to overlook? (20:38) Which game could define the season? (23:00) What is the most underrated matchup on the schedule? (24:58) Which game is a must-win game? (27:25) Iowa after bye week - how will they fare? (31:08) Closing

Collin breaks down his own version of Iowa Football’s post-spring depth chart, all for fun since we’re still months away from Week One. I analyze each position group, examining who I think will start and what we might see this Fall. Plus, I share my experience from attending the Carroll I-Club outing last week, where I had the opportunity to meet the new men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum and Kirk Ferentz!

Chapters below could be slightly off due to advertisements:

0:00 Intro // 0:43 Socials // 1:17 My experience on attending the Carroll I-Club Outing last week // 4:47 My “Post-Spring Version” Depth Chart // 5:10 Quarterback // 6:41 Runningback // 8:57 Wide Receivers // 13:05 Tight Ends // 14:06 O-Line // 16:23 D-Line // 19:38 Linebackers // 20:45 Secondary // 23:14 Special Teams // 24:11 Final thoughts on this 2025 team