Washed Up Walkons

In this episode with J we talk NIL, NFL Draft, joke about watching the Avalanche during recordings, and swap relatable dad-life stories before diving into ultra-competitive U7 flag football, including a 12–0 two-year run, team cuts, and a playbook full of reverses and trick plays. Sirles joins to discuss his agency One West Sports, the NFL draft weekend, why offensive linemen surged in round one, and how agent “packages” for training, housing, transportation, stipends, and marketing advances can financially make or break an agency. The group debates early recruiting and NIL’s ripple effects, roster and eligibility rules, the decline of on-ca...

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Max prepped at Urbandale High School, and was self proclaimed 'trash' at sports. We catch up with him just 1 week after being drafted by the Miami Dolphins. He recounts his journey from being an undersized, uncoordinated high school freshman who got benched by his dad to becoming an Iowa defensive lineman and getting drafted by the Dolphins. He describes quitting other sports to focus on gaining weight, battling injuries, learning Iowa’s fundamentals and disciplined defensive philosophy, and developing his own pass-rush “chess game” inspired by players like Maxx Crosby and Aidan Hutchinson, including the spin move that helped build...

On this episode we welcome former Iowa offensive lineman Nick DeJong. Nick recounts earning early playing time during a turbulent period for the Hawkeyes’ offensive line, including being undersized, battling injuries, and feeling dread and anxiety facing elite defenders like Aidan Hutchinson. The group swaps stories about brutal Iowa practices, conditioning, and extreme weigh-in tactics, plus outside criticism on social media. DeYoung reflects on leadership changes after Tyler Linderbaum, pride in teammates reaching the NFL, and his post-football life in medical sales, fitness coaching, and losing about 70 pounds.

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WashUp Walk-Ons opens with too-early college football national title odds and talk of potentially attending Iowa vs. Ohio State at Kinnick. The hosts recap the NFL Draft with a program-record seven Hawkeyes selected, discuss how an 8/9-win season can still produce that many draftees, and break down landing spots and storylines, including Logan Jones to the Bears and his “ketchup for life” perk, plus the ongoing Iowa-to-Steelers connection with multiple Hawkeyes on Pittsburgh’s depth chart. They also cover undrafted free agent signings, debate which UDFA has the best chance to stick in the league, touch on Broncos draft contex...

Tyler and Drake host Travis Justice of “The Rush with Travis & Ross. Travis shares his family background, time in a mental hospital as a teen, cutting ties with his abusive alcoholic father for 26 years, and later private closure at the funeral home. He outlines a broadcasting career starting in 1988, an early firing after a fight with his boss in Wausau, years as an Omaha TV sports director, and later Des Moines radio including Sound Off. He explains layoffs at KXNO, launching independent streaming with Ross, and his approach to being entertaining over X’s and O’s, plus side projec...

Desmond is from Detroit, Michigan. He joined the Hawks as an under recruited athlete in the class of 2013, and it didn't take long for him to have a massive impact in Iowa City. He joins the podcast to talk about fatherhood, his under-recruited path to Iowa, and how he went from being offered as an athlete to becoming a standout defensive back and returner. He recalls early program memories, being thrown into action as a freshman, calling his first interception, and the instincts and preparation behind key plays. King reflects on Iowa’s 2015 season, including the Wisconsin win, the Mi...

Grant and Tyler turn the April 16 “taglines” into the main Washed up Walk Ons show after recording a late-night guest episode, then bounce through topics including Tyler jokingly promoting his own sponsor, Patreon/Discord perks, and a spring merch sale with discounted tees and upcoming restocks. They briefly discuss Rory practicing at Augusta, Grant’s merch-buying habit and a lost Max Welling jersey order, the status-symbol culture of golf polos, and a hypothetical about eating 360 Oreos in 24 hours for $100 million. They touch on recent Iowa basketball content with Zach Schneider, NBA updates for former Hawkeyes (Garza and Peyton Sanford), WNBA e...

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Today on the podcast, we welcome back Zach Schneider, a former Northwest Missouri State player and longtime assistant/associate head coach under Ben McCollum, to discuss McCollum’s first season at Iowa and the program’s rapid rise from regular-season inconsistency to an Elite Eight run highlighted by beating Florida and rival Nebraska. Schneider recaps his background, explains McCollum’s recruiting approach, emotional intelligence, culture-building, and practice consistency, and argues those factors drive winning more than Xs and Os. The group evaluates Iowa’s roster fit for McCollum’s system, emphasizing the need for an impact true center and a playmaki...

In this Friendship podcast episode, Kluv welcomes Drake and GB Bone, open with jokes about Tiger Woods’ crashes and Masters week, and discuss an AI-edited Masters Champions Dinner image, the tradition itself, and the note that the reigning champion pays the tab. They react to Rory McIlroy’s commissioned Masters drawing and criticize his personality, then recap March Madness, including a Duke endgame meltdown, an Iowa highlight in One Shining Moment, and Michigan winning the national title. The conversation shifts to swim technique advice for an upcoming CrossFit event, brief Masters betting odds via FanDuel, an Iowa football big-hit clip...

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TJ is from Fresno, California. He joined in the Spring semester of 2021 in Iowa City, and in this episode he discusses training for pro day in Austin and returning to Iowa after the combine, adjusting to being between teams, and learning the NIL/agent process, including how revenue sharing felt compared to scholarship checks. He reflects on growing up in Fresno, playing baseball and basketball before focusing on football, and the culture and weather shock of arriving in Iowa in January. Hall recounts his unusual recruiting path from Arizona to Washington (including a coaching staff firing during his visit...

On this episode Iowa Hawkeyes football player Jeremiah Pittman returns to discuss balancing football with academics, choosing finance over engineering, and what he gained from demanding coursework like valuation modeling. He reflects on growing up in a strict household with two older brothers, a church-centered upbringing with music, and how maturity shaped his approach to college. Pittman details committing to Iowa during the COVID recruiting era without an official visit, drawn by transparent coaching (especially Coach Bell), program stability under Kirk Ferentz, and faith connections through Jim Goodrich and Athletes in Action. He explains how NIL, transfers, and revenue...

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We recap Iowa men’s basketball’s March Madness run, including the Sweet 16 win over Nebraska, the excitement of Iowa getting a national spotlight moment, and the eventual loss to Illinois, with discussion of how postseason success reshapes fan expectations and how Ben McCollum’s first-year Elite Eight run sets a high bar. The hosts also talk Nebraska spring football culture and attendance, Iowa spring ball clips, and react to a Nebraska defender claiming the Huskers could have the Big Ten’s best defense. They note Iowa’s 2027 commit Jake Thies, a three-star safety/running back from Missouri, and close with...

The Washed Up Basketball podcast recaps Iowa’s upset of No. 1 Florida and the program’s first Sweet 16 appearance in decades, releasing the morning the Hawkeyes face Nebraska after splitting two regular-season meetings. The hosts discuss Drake missing the show, Grant traveling to Houston, and the emotions and key moments of the Florida win, including late-game strategy and Florida’s decision to press. They note betting and March Madness viewing, highlight Ben McCollum’s coaching style, routines, and messaging about ignoring outside noise, and touch on Iowa women’s upset loss to Virginia and optimism for a young roster. The episod...

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Xavier grew up in central Iowa and prepped at South East Polk before joining the Hawks in January of 2022. He joins to discuss being days away from Iowa’s Pro Day after a strong NFL Combine, describing the stressful schedule, extensive medical checks, and interview prep through weekly Zoom mock interviews. He reflects on training in Austin, returning to Iowa City, and his high school recruitment as a Southeast Polk standout, explaining why he chose Iowa over Ohio State and Notre Dame and valuing Kirk Ferentz’s stability and the staff’s honesty about earning everything. X shares early “welcome...

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Tevaun joins the show for a second time. He's from Canada, but prepped in Connecticut to expand his recruiting hopes for College. We discuss Desmond King’s potential NFL return and what made King stand out, including his work ethic and habit of asking questions. Smith reflects on the importance of curiosity for young players, shares experiences with Iowa coaches and the program’s demanding culture, and details his recruiting journey from Toronto to a Connecticut prep school before choosing Iowa over UConn, Temple, and a Miami gray-shirt offer. He describes the uncertainty and short leash of being an undr...

The Friendship podcast returns! Iowa men’s and women’s basketball, including Iowa’s women suffering a 50-point loss to UCLA and how quickly fan sentiment swings toward blaming coaches. A look ahead to conference tournaments and March Madness, praise the Big East and Arch Madness, and then hear Drake recap a Cabo trip supporting Football for Change, which runs a free football camp and funds community projects like water cisterns, fountains, computers, Starlink internet, and a revamped community center. The group also reacts to Tyler Linderbaum potentially becoming the NFL’s highest-paid center, debates what day of the calendar...

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Hayden grew up in Michigan, and was a Wolverine fan, but ended up a Hawkeye. We discuss being a six-year college player after starting at small Christian college Dordt in Sioux Center, Iowa, his Dutch/Michigan connections, and a severe senior-year injury that tore a piece of his pelvis off, forcing surgery and sidelining him from football. He explains how COVID disrupted his senior year, why he chose Dordt, and how entering the portal led to LaVar Woods recruiting him to Iowa, where he became a contributor and embraced the program’s culture. Large reflects on the season’s “what i...

Ethan Hurkett is from Cedar Rapids, IA and prepped at CR Xavier High School. We got to sit down with him and talk about the transition after finishing his six-year career, his current training routine in Iowa City, and downtime playing Warzone. Hurkett discusses getting married last July, reflecting on his final season and Senior Day vs. Michigan State, and why the 2025 team chemistry felt special under leaders like Mark Gronowski. He explains the impact of revenue sharing/NIL, why he didn’t use an agent early, and how he later vetted NFL agents with help from his dad, wh...

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David Eickholt joins the podcast for a wide-ranging discussion on Iowa athletics, including women’s basketball standout Chit Chat Wright, roster development, and the team’s NCAA tournament outlook, plus major recruiting momentum with multiple top prospects visiting Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They also assess year one under men’s coach Ben McCollum, Iowa’s strengths and roster needs, Big Ten tournament seeding implications, and upcoming games. The conversation shifts to Iowa football with early spring storylines: quarterback recruiting and rankings, offensive line progress, portal additions, key newcomers on defense and at receiver, special teams turnover, and how the early schedule—especially...

This film room episode breaks down Iowa football’s top plays of the 2025 season based on listener/Discord input. The boys break down some of Mark Gronowski's late game heroics vs Penn St, exciting plays from Aaron Graves and Dayton Howard, and multiple examples of why RVZ is set to shine in 2026.

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Beau is from Blue Springs, Missouri. He joined the Hawkeyes in the class of 2021 and became a massive contributor/starter for the Hawks over his final 3 seasons. On this episode Beau reacts to teammate Logan Jones calling him a “psychopath,” explaining his intense playing style and love of run-game dominance. He details how the offensive line senses opponents breaking, why the slow mesh didn’t fit Iowa’s identity, and what it was like blocking for QB Mark Gronowski, whose running ability changed the offense despite injury concerns. Bo reflects on moving from Iowa’s “dark years” to a Joe Moore Awar...

Aaron Graves is from Dayton, IA and prepped at Southeast Valley High school. He became the youngest player to ever commit to the Hawkeyes just after his Freshman year and completely shut down his recruiting after verbally agreeing to be a Hawkeye. He joins the show from Texas where he’s training for combine/pro day drills while living with his wife and newborn. Graves recounts the hectic 48 hours around the Nebraska game when his son was born on Thanksgiving Day, including a late-night charter flight to Lincoln, skipping meetings, playing, returning straight to the hospital, and receiving a ga...

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Today we covered three main topics: quick thoughts on Iowa men’s basketball after a home loss to Purdue and how expectations should stay grounded in year one of Ben McCollum with a largely rebuilt roster; reaction to FBS coaches unanimously recommending expanding the NCAA football redshirt participation limit from four games to nine, including an argument that five years to play five would make more sense; and discussion of Iowa two-sport athlete Ben Kueter’s challenge balancing football and wrestling, including how weight-class demands may have limited his football impact and influenced his wrestling results.

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Kaden Wetjen is from Williamsburg, IA and just finished his career as a Hawkeye after 6 seasons of college football. He started at Iowa Western, and eventually earned a scholarship for the Hawkeyes. He joins the show to discuss his decorated collegiate career, from winning the Jet Award twice to his recent invitation to the NFL combine. Kaden talks about training in Nashville, reflecting on his time at Iowa Western, and his path to becoming a top return specialist. He shares insights on his preparation for the NFL draft, including aiming to impress scouts in various drills. Wetjen also opens...

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Drew is from SC, and joined the Hawks in the 2022 recruiting class. He saw action immediately his Freshman season and just finished a 4 year career in the Black and Gold. In this episode we go deeper with Drew who is currently training in Charlotte to make his mark in the NFL. Drew shares insights on his career, from growing up in North Augusta, South Carolina, to breaking records at Iowa and overcoming game-day pressures. He also discusses the dynamics of Iowa's special teams under Coach Woods, who recently moved to Michigan State, and his meticulous preparation for the NFL...

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In this episode we dive deep into the critical questions facing the Iowa Hawkeyes football team for the 2026 season. We explore the impact of key transfers, the challenges on defense, the potential of the offensive line, and the pivotal role of quarterback Jeremy Hecklinski. Along the way, we also discuss betting tips for the upcoming Super Bowl and give a shoutout to our Patreon supporters. Don't miss our engaging discussion on Iowa football's prospects and much more!

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Join us as we sit down with Logan Jones, the standout Iowa Hawkeye center and Rimington Award winner, for an in-depth conversation about his remarkable journey in college football. Logan opens up about his transition from 6 years in Iowa City to now prepping for the NFL, memories from his time at Iowa, and the camaraderie among teammates. We dive into the challenges faced during his initial years, how the offensive line evolved into a formidable unit, and his thoughts on the NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) evolution. From humorous anecdotes about teammates to discussing the future of his career, this...