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Washed Up Walkons

Go inside the locker room with 3 guys who have worn the Black and Gold. An unfiltered look inside Iowa Football featuring stories, first hand accounts, and personal experience. Join us as we break down and preview games during football season and in the off season enjoy guest interviews from former players, teammates, coaches, staff, and other relevant Iowa Football/Sports names. Hawks By A Million!

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88:21

Ryan Morningstar | WUW 429

Washed Up Walkons ·

2023/06/15

Ryan grew up in Lisbon, Iowa not to far from Iowa City, and was a member of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club from an early age. He stood out in high school winning 3 state championships and eventually decided on the Hawkeyes. He talks in depth about that decision and the recruiting of Tom Brand to Virginia Tech. He performed at elite levels as a Hawk and got into coaching soon after his career ended which has landed him in IC now coaching for the Black and Gold. Ryan talks about the Brands brothers, what

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67:47

Kittle Gets Chubbie, Drake Is Broke, Kevin To...

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2023/06/12

In this Q&A Episode we spend the first half discussing a recap of the Bo Bower wedding, Drake being broke and needing a job, as well as a Montana warrant in Drake's name. We talk about Riley Moss looking like Mathew McConaughey, Kevin finding his way into the Nashville trip to TEU, and then we get into the questions from the fans. What were our extensive thoughts on the Kittle X Chubbies ad video? What are the most listened to WUW ever? What was it like having Aaron Hernandez's brother DJ as a

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61:54

Luka Garza | WUW 427

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2023/06/08

Luka is from the DC area, and chose the Hawks over several other big time D1 schools. He developed into one of the best players in country during his 4 years in Iowa City, locking that status down by officially winning NPOTY in his senior season. He talks all about his time in the Black and Gold, the challenges at the next level and what it takes to succeed and find his role amongst the best in world, his relationship with his dad and how Frank has helped him develop, how the Iowa staff and Fran

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62:49

Matt Haack | WUW 426

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2023/06/05

Matt was born in Phoenix AZ but grew up and graduated an Iowa boy, spending his prep years at Dowling Catholic High School. Kluver competed in travel sports as kids against Matt, who happens to be one of Jon Wiz's best friends from Dowling. Kluver and Matt would later play in Shrine Bowl together before heading off to college. Matt was a talented athlete with some interest as a WR but happened into a boom of Punting interest his junior year. This odd skill landed him a scholarship at Arizona State

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63:21

What Sport Requires The Most Skill? | WUW 425

Washed Up Walkons ·

2023/06/01

In this episode we catch up on each others lives and do some housekeeping items on the agenda. We open up with a bigger discussion about what sport requires the most skill? What Drake and Kevin would have shot at the PGA Championship, and how cool the Michael Block story is. We read some incredibly entertaining reviews of our podcast where one fan gives the best description of the show, and more specifically Kevin, of all time. We discuss Kasper's second son who is an 8th grader already scoring an

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101:19

Josey Jewell | WUW 424

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2023/05/25

Josey is from Decorah, IA. He is one of the crew, similar to Ike, and lived at the infamous Benton St residence with the Walkons. He enters his 6th NFL season later this year and he has spent all 6 in Denver where he was originally drafted. The topics discussed over the next 100+ minutes are numerous.. they include Josey having to go through 4 different staffs, how Denver compares to Iowa, our least favorite day of conditioning ever in Iowa City, Josey being a dad, Russell Wilson, The Slip n Slide

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77:10

Jeremiah Sirles | WUW 423

Washed Up Walkons ·

2023/05/22

One of our most frequent guests on the show Jeremiah Sirles joins us today. Sirles played for the Huskers in the early 2010s. Went on to have an extended NFL career where he spent times with multiple teams including the Dolphins, Chargers, Vikings, and Bills. He now does work with the Husker radio network and sports media department in Lincoln, as well as creating some of his own media content on the side. And, as of last year, officially became an NFL agent which is what most of todays conversation

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103:50

Zach Kluver | WUW 422

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2023/05/18

Zach, brother of Tyler, is also from Marshalltown but ended up going to high school in Ankeny, playing for Jaguars of Centennial. He never planned on playing college football, until a coach recruiting Riley Moss, his high school teammate, mentioned something to Tyler in late 2017. That sparked a multi year process of scratching and clawing his way into the program. His career lasted 2 years before he decided to move on, but sits as an example of how many, maybe the majority of walk on careers

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68:09

What Will It Take To Hire Grant The Intern Full Time?...

Washed Up Walkons ·

2023/05/15

In this episode all 4 of us finally reconvene on one episode, no guest included, for the first time in over a month. The boys discuss a wide variety of topics most notably how we get to a point with the brand that we can hire Grant full time and Kevin can quit his job. Kluver gives a lesson on Podcasting revenue, and we ponder the actual possibility of the Paulsen's doing a show produced by 'The Walkons'. At the end of the episode we bring back our Walkon Top 5 segment with our favorite ice cream

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77:58

Caleb Shudak | WUW 420

Washed Up Walkons ·

2023/05/11

Caleb is from Council Bluffs, IA. He recently in 2021 finished up his career in Iowa City as an Iowa Hawkeye, but that wasn't always the known ending in his story. He played 6 seasons with the Hawks, something that would only happen when a pandemic hits, and he waited his turn for 5 of those seasons to really be the feature of the Iowa kicking game. He talks about sitting behind guys like Miguel Recinos and Keith Duncan, and what it was like to battle them for the job. He discusses his major injury

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81:13

Ike Boettger | WUW 419

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2023/05/08

Ike is from Cedar Falls, IA and joined the Hawks in the class of 2013 along with all 3 hosts on the show. His story is not an uncommon one in some ways, as he built himself from a slender and mobile 240 pound TE recruit into a behemoth 300+ pound lineman for the Hawks. Fellow resident in the infamous Benton house and best friend of the podcast, Ike has carved his way through 5 years in the NFL almost exclusively with the Buffalo Bills. We talk life, family, and football. We hope you enjoy.If you

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77:49

Austin Blythe | WUW 418

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2023/05/04

Austin is from Williamsburg, IA and was a standout high school wrestler and football player. He went on the play for the Hawks as a critical starter at Center from 2011-2015. After his career with the Hawks he was the sole Iowa guy drafted in the 2016 NFL Draft and spent 4 years with the Colts, before spending the last 3 years of his career between LA, Seattle, and Kansas City. Austin talks about the length of his career, the ups and downs, and why it was finally time to hang it up. He talks about

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72:45

Brady Ross | WUW 417

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2023/05/01

Brady Ross returns to the show as a heavily requested guest. Brady was in the 2015 recruiting class for the Hawkeyes and ended up taking over Fullback responsibilities for the Hawks in 2018 and 2019 as well as splitting time with Drake in 2017. He is a great friend of the show, a wealth of knowledge in multiple conversations, and all around good dude.If you love the show and want to show support, tell your friends! And, check out our exclusive content at Patreon.com/washedupwalkons where you can

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96:52

Landan & Levi Paulsen | WUW 416

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2023/04/27

The Paulsen Twins are back, and ready to entertain the fans again. They debuted on our show all the way back in Episode 088 which is the most common episode named when the discussion of "Best WUW ep ever" gets brought up. With one of the more unique stories out there, Levi and Landan continue to crush life and bring us up to date on all things Paulsen. They love to hunt, and might love preparing the meat they harvest even more, so much so that its now a hobby that could turn commercial. They both

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76:03

Ryan Boyle | WUW 415

Washed Up Walkons ·

2023/04/24

Ryan is from West Des Moines Iowa, and played high school football for Dowling Catholic. He was a standout athlete in the state of Iowa, leading Dowling to back to back State Titles in 2013 and 2014. He was name Gatorade Player of The Year in his senior season. Ryan saw early interest in recruiting from a variety of schools but grew up a Hawk fan, and talks about the visit that started to turn the tide on him eventually ending up in the Black and Gold. His career was unique, and saw him not only

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69:17

Bo Bower | WUW 414

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2023/04/20

Bo Bower is from West Branch, Iowa. He is one of the often mentioned 'Benton Squad'. He was a Walkon himself earning early playing time and a scholarship in our 2nd year within the program. He sits down with us after 3 years since his last appearance on the show to catch us up on his life, and more.If you love the show and want to show support, tell your friends! And, check out our exclusive content at Patreon.com/washedupwalkons where you can find extra podcast episodes, exclusive merchandise,

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60:55

Camping At Kittles, Drake's Stolen Identity, And A...

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2023/04/17

Kevin talks about his golf game, we talk places to live and avoiding natural disasters, the potential of Kevin taking a job in Hawaii, then we get into real discussion about the Walkons opportunity to attend TEU and what our plans look like for that event. Are we getting an Airbnb or camping in Georges back yard, are we going to put together a workout montage at Georges new facility, and answers to plenty of other questions. Then Drake checks in from somewhere in Montana and tells us a quick viral

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63:26

Pat Angerer(E038 Throwback) | WUW 412

Washed Up Walkons ·

2023/04/13

This episode takes us back all the way to Early 2019 when we brought on former All World linebacker and friend of the show Pat Angerer. Pat needs no introduction as he is one of the legends of Iowa Football, played for several years in the NFL for the Indianapolis Colts, and now lives back in Iowa selling life insurance or mortgages or something less cool.

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57:41

Caitlin Clark Is The Perfect Spearhead For The...

Washed Up Walkons ·

2023/04/10

Iowa/Clark v Reece talk starts at 28:00In this episode we do some housekeeping and classic WUW banter to start. We break down the Walkon Bracket pool from March Madness and announce the winners, talk about pork, break down why some people are simply better than others, and then we get into the Caitlin Clark vs Angel Reese drama. Examining why Reese taunted Clark, how Clark handled the situation both on the court and afterwards in the media, what our reactions would have been, why it was different

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65:34

Seth Benson | WUW 410

Washed Up Walkons ·

2023/04/06

Seth is from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A product of Washington high school and one hell of an athlete bloodline. A typical under recruited kid relative to the D1 scene, he fielded offers from the Dakota schools and the like before the Hawks came knocking. After coming into the program with the head down work hard mindset, looking to get playing time on special teams, Seth found himself as a staple of those units already in year 2, and a starting Mike Linebacker in year 3. His career would blossom

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