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Every Iowa Hawkeyes conversation from the day's podcasts. One playlist.

The Cutdown listens to leading college football podcasts every morning, keeps only the parts about your team, Iowa, and cuts them into one playlist.

Get the Iowa playlist Free on the App Store, for iPhone.
QR code that opens the app install page On a laptop? Point your iPhone camera here.

Try a sample clip

Real Iowa clips from this week, straight from each show's own servers. Press play.

New playlist every morning by about 6:30 ET. Free.

This week in Iowa talk

6 clips · 24 min. Some clips only play in the app.

In this week's clips: Hank Brown, Kamari Moulton, Jalen Raynor, Tony Diaz, Jaylen Raynor.

How it works

Only the Iowa talk. Every morning.

1We listen to college football's biggest podcasts
Cover 3 College FootballJosh Pate's College Football ShowThe Solid VerbalBrandon Walker College Football ShowShutdown FullcastThe Joel Klatt Show
2We find the Iowa conversations
IllinoisDuke gets no AP respect after beating Illinois
IowaCy-Hawk thriller goes to Iowa
IndianaLSU ranked too high over Indiana
IowaCyHawk picks: Iowa minus 13.5 breakdown
IowaCyHawk preview: Iowa as 14-point favorite

Everything that isn't Iowa talk gets cut. Sorry, Illinois, Indiana.

3We create one Iowa playlist for you every morning
Your Iowa Feed
Monday, September 14
24 min
this week
  • Cy-Hawk thriller goes to IowaCover 3 College Football · 8 min
  • CyHawk picks: Iowa minus 13.5 breakdownCover 3 College Football · 7 min
  • CyHawk preview: Iowa as 14-point favoriteThe Solid Verbal · 4 min
  • Iowa State at Iowa upset alertJosh Pate's College Football Show · 3 min
See the full week ↑
6 college football shows monitored/ seven mornings a week/ you pick the shows and the minutes

Talked Iowa most this week: Cover 3 College Football (2), The Solid Verbal (1), Josh Pate's College Football Show (1).

We only play a clip here when we can verify its exact start in your browser. The app has the full slate and plays everything.

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Common questions

Which podcasts get reviewed for Iowa conversations?

Cover 3 College Football, Josh Pate's College Football Show, The Solid Verbal, The Joel Klatt Show, Brandon Walker College Football Show, Shutdown Fullcast. Any time one of them has a substantive Iowa conversation, it becomes a clip.

What are the best Iowa podcasts right now?

Going by who actually talked about Iowa this week: Cover 3 College Football (2), The Solid Verbal (1), Josh Pate's College Football Show (1). The Cutdown reads all of the big national shows every morning and pulls the Iowa parts into one playlist, so you get the best of every one of them.

What are people saying about Iowa today?

Lately: Cy-Hawk thriller goes to Iowa, CyHawk picks: Iowa minus 13.5 breakdown, CyHawk preview: Iowa as 14-point favorite. Press play at the top of this page to hear it, or get the app for the full playlist every morning.

When is it ready?

By about 6:30am Eastern, seven mornings a week.

Is it free? Do I need an account?

Free, and no account. Your follows and history stay on your phone.

Is this an official Iowa Hawkeyes app?

No. The Cutdown is independent and not affiliated with the Iowa Hawkeyes or the NCAA. We just listen to the podcasts so you don't have to skip around.

Is there an Android version?

iPhone only for now.

Do you rehost the audio?

No. Every clip plays from the show's own servers, exactly like a podcast app, and every clip credits the show and links the full episode. We send listeners to shows.

Can I follow other teams too?

Yes, in the app. Follow as many teams as you want, NBA and NFL included, plus individual players, and every morning they all land in one playlist.

Tomorrow's Iowa edition is already being cut.

Your teams, your players, your shows, your minutes. Just press play.

Get the Iowa playlist
QR code that opens the app install page On a laptop? Point your iPhone camera here.