Drake “Bearcats” 2024-2025

[Mule4ever]

Ben McCollum shows up at the Iowa Hawk Nests tailgate for a Iowa Hawkeyes baseball game and throws out the honorary first pitch for Saturdays game on April 12.

The link below will send you to the video on the Hawk Central sports section of the Des Moines Register. You may have to put up with a short ad. Don't forget to 'click' on the volume. Good crowd shows up to get their picture taken with Coach Mac. Love it when he takes the mound.

https://www.hawkcentral.com/videos/s...h/83063257007/

Nice video. Looks like a natural at baseball.

[Alfred33]

The 4-star kid who commited to Iowa from Miami has re-entered the portal.

Isaiah Johnson-Arigu signed with St. Thomas…. Makes me think Ben wasn’t pushing too hard to keep him.

[Alfred33]

Iowa BearBullHawks question: Are Jesse or Xavier going to follow Ben to Iowa? Jesse’s X acct appears to indicate that but neither are shown as staff on the Hawkeye website as of today

This answers your question.

https://www.si.com/college/iowa/bask...ges-shaw-kurth

[NWFanatic]

Good news-took quite some time to become official-contract negotiations?

[Alfred33]

Not bad for a guy who was coaching in Maryville a little over a year ago…

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[NWFanatic]

We saw Ben’s family at Mass today…probably in town for HS Graduation for Peyton’s old classmates

[NWFanatic]

Any word on what Daniel, Isaiah, Mitch or Jaran are doing?

[Stanger86]

Isaia and Jaran are in Iowa City

[NWFanatic]

I spoke too soon-Jaran is now listed as Director of Scouting for Mac-no surprise that Mac brought him along too

[Stanger86]

[NWFanatic]

Great interview-thanks for posting. Mac being Mac is always entertaining. I love his description of his days playing for Tapp…to paraphrase…he said he was a shooter not a passer but if he passed it probably went to the other team. He said he should’ve been a starter at NW and that it was either Tapp’s mistake or because he wasn’t good enough.

He gives a lot of credit to his years at NW(and even his 1st 2 losing records years) for where he is now. He also said he’s coached against D2 coaches who could out coach some of the teams Drake played last season

[Stanger86]

Twitter is freaking out about this video, and it's not necessarily just about Cooper.....

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[Stanger86]

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[NWFanatic]

Mac still has it. He could’ve started for NW last season😎. He’d be a starter on the AllStar D1 MBB coaches team if there was one😎

[NWFanatic]

BearDog Mitch Mascari will have to postpone his financial career a little longer. He signed with the Phoenix Suns Summer League team. Good Luck Mitch!