Legends & Listeners

Legends & Listeners

The Des Moines Register's Chad Leistikow and Scott Dochterman of The Athletic talk all things Hawkeyes and the Big Ten once a week on Iowa Everywhere.

Hawkeye run ends in Elite Eight, WBB transfer portal updates

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March 31, 2026

Hawkeye run ends in Elite Eight, WBB transfer portal updates

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Iowa Stuns Florida, Eyes Nebraska in Sweet 16

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March 25, 2026

Iowa Stuns Florida, Eyes Nebraska in Sweet 16

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Iowa Men and Women dancing, Big Ten outlook

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March 17, 2026

Iowa Men and Women dancing, Big Ten outlook

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Stirtz has the Hawks on his back, Iowa Women lose ugly but maintain momentum

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March 10, 2026

Stirtz has the Hawks on his back, Iowa Women lose ugly but maintain momentum

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Hawkeyes' Bad Loss, Future of Wrestling, and NFL Combine Recap

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March 05, 2026

Hawkeyes' Bad Loss, Future of Wrestling, and NFL Combine Recap

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Hawkeye Basketball postseason outlooks, Big Ten money, and the NFL Combine

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February 26, 2026

Hawkeye Basketball postseason outlooks, Big Ten money, and the NFL Combine

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Iowa's big-time win over Nebraska, Heiden stays hot, and NFL Combine preview

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February 19, 2026

Iowa's big-time win over Nebraska, Heiden stays hot, and NFL Combine preview

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Iowa Football GM Tyler Barnes talks offseason, roster management, and more

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February 11, 2026

Iowa Football GM Tyler Barnes talks offseason, roster management, and more

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McCollum has Hawks rollin', WBB missing key piece, and more

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February 05, 2026

McCollum has Hawks rollin', WBB missing key piece, and more

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Big Ten Schedule Release, Iowa Hoops heating up, Gronowski MVP, and more

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January 29, 2026

Big Ten Schedule Release, Iowa Hoops heating up, Gronowski MVP, and more

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Award-winning sports writers Chad Leistikow (Des Moines Register) and Scott Dochterman (The Athletic) are bonafide experts on the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Big Ten Conference. If you want the inside scoop on the happenings in Iowa City and the entire Big Ten, you won’t find a better spot than Legends and Listeners.

Chad Leistikow

Chad Leistikow

The Des Moines Register’s Chad Leistikow has been covering the Hawkeyes for parts of four decades, dating to the start of his career at the Iowa City Press-Citizen in 1991. He is also an alum of the Cedar Rapids Gazette and USA TODAY. He returned to the Hawkeyes beat at the Register in late 2014 and has served as the newspaper’s Hawkeyes columnist for the past nine years. In addition to Legends & Listeners, Chad hosts the Hawk Central podcast, which airs three times a week during football season.

Scott Dochterman

Scott Dochterman

Scott Dochterman grew up in Burlington, Iowa and graduated from Western Illinois University. He worked at papers in Burlington, Muscatine, Fort Dodge, St. Joseph, Mo., and Cedar Rapids and has covered Iowa football and college sports for The Athletic since 2018. In 2023, Scott was named national Beat Writer of the Year by the Football Writers Association of America.