The Cardiac Bears did it again. As they move onto round two of the playoffs, they send their rivals, the Green Bay Packers, back to the offseason training.
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For nearly 40 years, Jhe Russell needed to be perfect. After all, his dance career demanded it. But when injuries and the chaos of life took him in a different direction, he found peace in a job he never expected.
KRUI is pretty special, not only do we like music, but we also enjoy other things! From movies, video games, a DJ set, and sports, here’s a list of some of our KRUI picks from all things media that we loved to see in 2025.
No. 23 Iowa closed the 2025 season with a statement win, knocking off No. 14 Vanderbilt in the ReliaQuest Bowl behind a clutch performance from senior quarterback Mark Gronowski. The victory snapped Iowa’s long skid against ranked opponents and served as a fitting sendoff for a senior class that chose loyalty and one last ride together.
Joshua Dobbs led the Tennessee Volunteers to a 45-28 dismantling of the Hawkeyes in the 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
Mark Weisman had a season high 145 rushing yards as Iowa downed Illinois 30-14. (Photo: Michael Hickey/Getty Images).
Minnesota defeats Iowa 51-14. Camden Palmisano has the recap from TCF Bank Stadium. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)
Jake Rudock was held to 81 yards and sacked four times as the Iowa offense stalled against Minnesota (Photo: AP Photo/Hannah Foslien).
Iowa celebrated early and often in a 48-7 rout of the Northwestern Wildcats. (Photo: Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
Mark Weisman led the charge as Iowa routed Northwestern 48-7 and improved to 6-2. Scott Hastings has the recap from Kinnick. (Photo: Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
Dylan Anderson recaps Iowa’s victory over Indiana on Homecoming.(Photo: Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
Deciphering Iowa’s quarterback situation, Jeremy Meyer explains why Kirk Ferentz will not need to make a decision between Jake Rudock and C.J. Beathard at all. (Photo: Source: Chad Leistikow/Hawk Central)
C.J. Beathard comes in for relief and leads Iowa to a 24-20 comeback over the Pittsburgh Panthers. (Photo: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports)
Dylan Anderson takes a look at the annual Cy-Hawk game in Iowa City this weekend. (Photo: Reese Strickland/USA TODAY Sports)
Despite being down 13-3 with less than 3 minutes in the game, Iowa pulled out a 17-13 win over Ball State. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
