Iowa and Illinois are among 22 states suing President Trump in response to his executive order intended to end birthright citizenship. The immigration policy guarantees children born in this country are citizens regardless of their parents’ status.

S. Illinois is giving their home crowd exactly what they were hoping for. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead N. Iowa 33-15. S. Illinois came into the game with some extra motivation after the defeat they were dealt the last time these two teams faced off.

The Hawkeyes stayed in control over the Fighting Illini despite many close matches between the two programs. No. 28 Joey Cruz (125) got the Hawkeyes started on a strong start against Caelan Riley (ILL).

Southern Illinois takes on the Northern Iowa Panthers after Gift Uchenna scored 26 points in Southern Illinois’ 85-70 loss to the Evansville Purple Aces

The 2nd-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes kick off a big Friday night of wrestling on BTN with a top-10 Big Ten battle with the No. 9 Illinois Fighting Illini at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Joey Cruz has been competing for the 125-pound starting spot. He has won his last two chances, including a major decision to spark Iowa’s 28-6 Big Ten Conference dual win over Illinois Friday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena,

It's Iowa wrestling vs. Illinois in a dual this college wrestling season. Follow for live results and dual highlights from Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Northern Iowa Panthers (9-9, 4-3 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (3-12, 1-5 MVC) Carbondale, Illinois; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois hosts Northern Iowa after Gift Uchenna scored 26 points in Southern Illinois' 85-70 loss to the Evansville Purple Aces.

Ranked as Intermat's No. 10 dual team in college wrestling (No. 13 as a tournament team), the Fighting Illini present a worthy challenge for the No. 2 Hawkeyes with nine-ranked wrestlers, eight of whom are ranked 20th or higher.

The Fighting Illini dipped into Florida for the third time in their 2026 recruiting class when a three-star receiver committed.

Five straight losses for Iowa, and five reasons why. The Hawkeyes will try to snap the skid Wednesday at Washington.

The Iowa women’s basketball team has been spoiled with great success over the past three seasons, earning three Big Ten tournament titles and qualifying for consecutive NCAA national championship games in 2022 and 2023.