By Hawk Fanatic

IOWA CITY, Iowa – If you love following the Hawkeyes, this weekend is about as good as it gets from a viewing experience.

The Iowa football team hosts Purdue on Saturday night in a must-win game as far as Iowa having any chance of making the 12-team college playoff.

The Iowa men’s basketball team will face Creighton on Sunday at the Casey’s Center in Des Moines, while the No. 10 Iowa women’s basketball team will face No. 8 Vanderbilt on Sunday at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City.

The women’s game starts at noon and will be televised on FS1; followed by the men’s game at 2 p.m., and also on Fs1.

So for the television viewer, it’ll be the ideal setup with a Hawkeye doubleheader, and would be even more enjoyable if the Iowa football team were to take care of business against Purdue the night before.

The Iowa wrestling team also faces Bellarmine in the season opener on Friday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and just a few hours after the Iowa field hockey team will have faced Duke in the NCAA Sweet 16.

Iowa’s football game against Purdue is sold out, continuing an impressive streak.

Iowa’s first six home contests of 2026 are now sold out. A limited number of tickets remain for the regular season finale versus Nebraska (Nov. 27).

Iowa has sold out 33 consecutive games inside Kinnick Stadium, dating back to the start of the 2022 season.

Shifting to basketball; Iowa will use this coming weekend as a chance to promote its brand in central and northwest Iowa, with signature wins on the line for both teams.

The Iowa men are coming off a 93-88 overtime loss to Virginia Tech this past Tuesday in Sioux City, while the Iowa women annihilated Northern Iowa 78-40 on Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The Iowa men’s basketball team is also coming off a season in which it advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time since 1987 in Ben McCollum’s first season as head coach, while the Iowa women’s basketball team is coming off a season in which it finished 27-7 overall and 15-3 in the Big Ten in Jen Jensen’s second season as head coach.

The Iowa men only finished 10-10 in conference play last season, but completely shifted the narrative by winning three games in the NCAA Tournament.

The Iowa women finished second in conference play, but then fell in the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row.

The Iowa women also have sold out all their home games for the fourth straight season, and you could assume that fans will be out in full force on Sunday in Sioux City, and in Des Moines.

The Iowa football team, meanwhile, has three games left in the regular season, with each a must win.

Following Saturday’s game against Purdue, Iowa will face Illinois, and former Hawkeye turned Illinois head coach Bret Bielema on Nov. 21 in Champaign, Illinois, before closing the regular season against Nebraska on Nov. 27 at Kinnick Stadium, which is Black Friday.

Those three teams have a combined record of 14-13: Purdue (3-6), Illinois (6-3) and Nebraska (5-4).

Bottom line is it’s week-to-week in the Big Ten, and we need to be at our best and be ready,” Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz said of facing Purdue.

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FULL SLATE

Iowa football

Purdue (3-6, 2-4) vs. Iowa (7-2, 4-2)

When: Saturday, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Kinnick Stadium

TV: NBC

Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network

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Iowa women’s basketball

No. 8 Vanderbilt (4-0 ) vs. No. 10 Iowa (3-1)

When: Sunday, noon.

Where: Sioux City, Tyson Events Center

TV: Fs1

Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network

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Iowa men’s basketball

Creighton (2-1 ) vs. (Iowa (2-1)

When: Sunday, 2 p.m.

Where: Des Moines, Casey’s Center

TV: FS1

Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network