their 13 game schedule -- and after getting a little bit of time to shut it down -- they're feeling cole fisher: the rest was key. we've been pretty banged up for really good stanford team. austin blythe: the rest has start playing again. here we are starting to practice again and it feels good. it looks like the hawks will head to pasadena as the underdog it looks like the hawks will -- stanford currently sits as a the new year's day match-up -- in medical and drug costs for aidan. for other families it's higher deductibles, premiums and co-pays that keep adding up. that's why we've got to crack down on price gouging, cap p t-of-pocket costs, and fast track approval of less expensive generic drugs. because we've got to get health care costs under control for lynn's family and for yours. the new star wars movie thousands of star wars fans gathered to attempt to break a world record for the world's largest lightsaber battle in a 24-hour period. the numbers are being combined with battles in three other cities. san francisco had a battle friday as well -- and battles in seattle and san diego took

(cole fisher) we had one year, obviously, when we didn't make a bowl game um you know i was home for christmas and yea it's great seeing the famly but at the same time sitting at home with the family watching the football games it's not ideal. (alex giaimo) the hawkeyes head out tomorrow morning for warm weather and sunny skies. not to shabby of a christmas after all. in iowa city with your hawkeye headquarters report. i'm alex giaimo. " and a week from friday, the 102nd rose bowl game kicks off between iowa and pac 12 champ stanford. things get underway at 4 pm new years day on espn. stanford remains a 6.5 point favorite. on a sadder note. this evening is the track coach randy hinkel. hinkel died sunday evening at the age of 58. the visitation has been going on at the high school since 4 and will run until 7 pm, when the funeral will be held also at the school. we'll have more on the celebration of the legendary coach's life coming up tonight at 10. we'll be right back... go -- check this out! it seems some robots could put santa's hard-working reindeer out of a job! sabrina: rudolp

(cole fisher) we've been trying our best to stay away from all the noise and that's really what we've got a great group of guys they are all really mature and are all able to do that. so i don't see any problems coming off with that you know we've done it all year long we just got to finish strong with one more game. (giaimo) just one more game left this season but it's the biggest one of them all. the hawkeyes have just two days left to prepare for stanford and come friday they'll get their chance to do what they do best out on the field. in los angeles, with your hawkeye headquarters report, i'm alex giaimo. jenna: pasadena police are getting assistance from the l-a county sheriff's department for security during the rose parade and the rose bowl game. a caravan of more than a dozen sheriffs vehicles arrived from whittier in pasadena this morning. concerns about terrorism are certainly fresh in everyone's minds. expect to see a lot more security this year... from undercover officers, to surveillance in the sky and more than a dozen rapid response teams on the ground. law enforcement

cole fisher--"personally disneyland so that interereing to see but you know at the same time we are going there for one reason and that's to win the football game so. just as long as you keep that in mind. you can have fun on the side but just remember you have one main job while your down there." george kittle--"i haven't been to california in n ke 15 years sosot will be really ieresting. i'm really looking forward to our trip to disneyland so i think that will be really fun." matt vandeberg--"it's just the game i mean everything about going to california is going to be exciting you know whether it be disneyland or going to anything else but the game is obviously going to be the main attraction." alex giaimo--"and the entire hawkeye football team will be taking off for pasadena on they'll be there doing tons of activities, especially football activities, all the way up until the first which is game day on friday. in iowa city, with your hawkeye headquarters report. i'm alex giaimo." chris: across the area, it's an incredibly full day of college basketball. nearly every regional d-1 men's

and cole fisher, jaleel johnson, ben niemen and dillon kidd were honorable mention. they will announce the offensive big 10 team tomorrow. parker hesse was named the big 10 freshman of the week today. the former waukon standout had six tackles and that big pick six in the win over nebraska. congrats to uni cornerback deiondre hall for being the named the missouri valley defensive player of the year today. tim kilfoy, brett mckakin, jacob rath- macher, and karter schult were also first team. panther qb aaron bailey was the newcomer of the year and linn-mar grad neilson was the coach of the year for his turnaround season at western illinois. and finally it's monday time to get stupid and obnoxious with the golden klutz awards. hit it andrea! let's start off with ole charlie brown kick. he's lucky he got part of the ball. and their is nothing worse than getting tackled by the turf monster. they should put the turf monster in the stat book. actually it could be worse you could trip over the flag and get tackled. and sometimes you can out think yourself. i don't the colts

defensive coordinator phil parker and senior linebacker cole fisher talked about what special. 3 "well the thing is it's hard to tackle him. i think he's got good quickness he's got great vision. i think he sees the holes before they open. and people bounce off of him. you'd better wrap up and tackle him and i think we need to do a better job of that. especially after last game. i think he does a good. job. you see guys hitting him and he doesn't go down. and he has great vision. i think he can go.""you know i think with a guy like that you've just got to really be prepared for everything. he's shown that he can hurt you in a lot of different ways through the pass game. obviously through the run game. i mean he's even thrown the ball a couple times. you really have to be prepared for everything. what makes him so good is i would say his patience. with a gap offense that they run you really have got to wait for the holes to open up. he does a really god job of seeing where that will happen. 3 the usd coyotes (ki-yotes) clashed with florida gulf coast at the pentagon. look at that snow!*

(cole fisher) we had one year, obviously, when we didn't make a bowl game um you know i was home for christmas and yea it's great seeing the famly but at the same time sitting at home with the family watching (alex giaimo) the hawkeyes head out tomorrow morning for warm weather and sunny skies. not to shabby of a christmas after all. in iowa city with your hawkeye headquarters report. i'm alex giaimo. " jordan we'll be right back... you're watching local five news at 10. brad: weather adlib: weather we hadthunder and even a tornado watch was issued for se iowa. there were no tornadoes in iowa, but several touched down in il wednesday. the rain/snow mix is gone for the night, and travel conditions should improve. however, watch out for any moisture on the roads refreezing by morning stephanie: thank you for spending your time with us tonight. " "

"it is what it is, i guess," said linebacker cole fisher. "parker's played great all year long. i didn't see it but t tt's kind of funny i guess." as for all the attention, coach kirk ferentz says it hasn't been distracting. in fact he's making sure his players soak it in before hitting the field on friday. "the more you win, the higher the altitude," said ferentz. "that's the goal though. you want to get up there high. i think the guy's have done a good job dealing with it. i want them to enjoy it. this is something they've earned." remember -- and you can re-live it during a half-hour special called "the road to the rose bowl", on thursday. we'll look back at the undefeated regular season, with a school- record 12 wins -- and look ahead to the matchup against stanford. that t wkeye spspial airs thursday night at 6:30. the game starts at 4-10 on friday on espn. the iowa basketball team was home for their big ten opener against top-ranked michigan state. the hawkeyes have lost nine straight to the spartans. michigan st coach tom izzo, dealing with the loss of his father -- who d

cole fisher/iowa senior linebacker "you know i think with a guy like that you've just got to really be prepared for everything. he's shown that he can hurt you in a lot of different ways through the pass game. obviously through the run game. i mean he's even thrown the ball a couple times. you really have to be prepared for everything. what say his patience. with a gap offense that they run you really have got to wait for the holes to open up. he does a really good job of seeing where that will happen.the usd coyotes (ki-yotes) clashed with florida gulf coast at the pentagon. look at that snow!*** opening half, usd leads by eight, and counting...d.j. davis slips past a pair of defenders and scores via the reverse. davis had 12 points, and the coyotes lead 22-12.*** then craig smith's squad continues to click...around it goes to trey norris, who goes round-and-round and through for three, extending the usd lead to eleven.***the eagles talk it over, but the end result is a missed three, which triggers the break for usd...norris hits casey kasperbauer, and "14" was on his game. kasperbaue

and cole fisher, jaleel johnson, ben niemen and dillon kidd were honorable mention. they will announce the offensive big 10 team tomorrow. parker hesse was named the big 10 freshman of the week today. the former ukon standout had six tackles and that big pick six in the win over nebraska. congrats to uni cornerback deiondre hall for being the named the missouri valley brett mckakin, jacob rath- macher, and karter schult were also first team. panther qb aaron bailey was the newcomer of the year and linn-mar grad and former wartburg coach bob neilson was the coach of the year for his turnaround season at western illinois. thanks scott. hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 50%0%ore data than verizon and at&t for the same price. but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] you're getting data. pony-sized data? no. u.s. cellular sized data. good, strong data you can actually use because it works in the middle of anywhere. i'd like $100! you're getting $400 in promo cards! yes! switch to u.s. cellular and get 50% more data than vereron and at&t. plus $400 per line. good tuesday

"he just seems to run through arm tackles like it's no big deal," said iowa linebacker cole fishers. "he's really dangerous in the pass." "it's hard to tackle him," said iowa defensive coordinator phil parker, "it's hard to get your hands wrapped around him and make tackles. i think you've got to leverage him, and you've got to make sure you can contain him." which is something the iowa defense has been built on, strength and fundamentals, the big battle appears to be up front which is the way the hawks say they like it. "for me that's the most fun when you're down in the trenches, big collisions in the holes," added fisher. "i think that's like true football i guess." the respect the hawks have for mccaffrey seems to be mutual from the stanford star "we know game," said mccaffery. "there's going to be plays made all over the place. iowa's a great football team and they're here for a reason. so, we know it's going to present a lot of challenges." and in order to contain the stanford offense the hawks say they've got to be mean, which apparently isn't a problem for jaleel johnson - "m