in that with 61 receptions doubled that number by the third game this season -- "the rise of matt vandeberg in fact when vandeberg decided to come to iowa - weighing approximately 170 pounds - he expected to show up unexpected offer -- "five days before camp, they told me a scholarship opened up campus. it was an exciting opportunity." and it's an opportunity that receiver. he's been great all season long at catching balls and making big plays when they need to be made." and the respect between is having cj at quarterback. and matt vandeberg hopes to keep bringing that spark as the hawkeyes get set to meet stanford in pasadena. and as a reminder -- the game kicks off friday -- new year's day. ron steele, mark woodley and the crew will keep you updated on the hawkeyes -- as they get set for their rose bowl match-up with the stanford cardinal. be sure to join us wednesday at 6-30 for a special broadcast -- how the weather is making a huge we'll be right back with your storm track seven forecast. roads continue to be messy out "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered, with ally "now your s

coach ferentz said matt vandeberg looked like a stick when he first showed up on campus 3 years ago. he originally committed as a grey shirt out of brandon south dakota. "originally i was supposed to gray-shirt and d en five days before camp they told a scholarship had opened up and i needed to be on campus. it was an exciting opportunity. it was nerve-racking, but at the same e me it was exciting." he make not look like an all-big 10 receiver at 185 pounds but vandeberg does most or his work over the middle where the tough guys roam`"it is a oncentratio n? allou see is the ball, you hear nothingsee nothing?" "that's a pretty good way to put it. the ball's the most important thing on the field and i need to make sure it's mine." "he understands where the spots are. i think c.j. has a lot of confidence in him,%especially on third down sitittions. he's a tough guy. i think all "he's a trustworthy g5y out there and i can count him being time and making on bigiglay when he needs to make it." because of wiry build and toughness vandeberg has been given the nickname mercat "my lanky frame

that with 61 receptions his junior season after coming in with just 22 - he already "the rise of matt vandeberg into hawkeye football stardom, it's an unlikely story, and the xt chapter, takes place here in e of the greatest in fact when vandeberg decided to come to iowa - as a walk-on - prior to showing told me a scholaship opened up and i needed to be on campus. it was an exexiting opportunity." and it's an opportunity that would create a favorite target "obviously he's a great eceiver. he's been great all respect between quarterback and receiver - goes both ways -- "i think the biggest thing for me is having cj at quarterback. he's smart with the football and he knows where to place it." and matt vandeberg hopes to keep bringing that spark as the hawkeyes get set to meet 6th ranked stannrd in pasadenn. and as a reminder -- the game ron steele, mark woodley and the crew will keep you updated on the hawkeyes -- as they get set for their rose bowl match-up with the stanford cardinal. be sure to join us wednesday at 6-30 for a special broadcast -- live from pasadena. it's coming up on today in i

in with just 22 - he already doubled that number by the third game this season -- "the rise of matt vandeberg into hawkeye football stardom, it's an unlikely story, and the next chapter, it takes place here in one of the greatest venues in all of college sports." in fact when vandeberg decided to come to iowa - weighing approximately 170 pounds - he expected to show up as a walk-on - prior to showing up - he'd get an unexpected offer -- "five days before camp, they told me a scholarship opened up and i needed to be on campus. it was an exciting opportunity." and it's an opportunity that would create a favorite target "obviously he's a great receiver. he's been great all season long at t catching balls and making big plays when they need to be m me." and the respect between quarterback and receiver - goes both ways -- "i think the biggest thing for me is having cj at quarterback. he's smart with the football and he knows where to place it." in los angeles, mark woodley, ktiv news four. rose bowl coverage will continue here all week. midway through the second quarter of nebraska's bowl game e l

and vandeberg's played a big role in that with 61 receptions game this season -- "the rise of matt vandeberg into hawkeye football stardom, venues in all of collegeg sports." in fact when vandeberg decided to come to iowa - weighing approximately 170 pounds - he expected to show up as a walk-on - prior to showing up - he'd get an unepected offer -- "five days before camp, they told me a scholarship opened up and i needed to be on campus. it was an exciting opportunity." and it's an opportunity that would create a favorite target receiver. he's been great all season long at catching balls and making big plays when they and the respect between is having cj at quarterback. he's smart with the football and he knows where to place it." and matt vandeberg hopes to keep bringing that spark as the hawkeyes get set to meet 6th ranked stanford in pasadena. and as a reminder -- thf game kicks off frfrday -- new yeyer's day. ron steele, mark woodley and the crew will keep you updated on the hawkeyes -- as they get set for their rose bowl match-up with the stanford cardinal. be sure to join us wednesday

sean welsh and matt vandeberg were westerberg has more on the 12-0 hawkeyes. it's been a rollercoaste r ride the last four of five years for iowa's senior class, and it's featured some pretty l moments. "2012 seas was not fun going 4-8, just to be in this position as s niors is really satisfying. all our hard payed off and we just got to go out and finikh it now." "some of the seniors have been through it all. we've e been to a big ten championship now, not making a bowl game earlier in our career so we've had all kinds of results." "last year was a bitter feeling as well. finishing with tennessee was also a bad feeling as well for u we knew that a standard had to be set higher."and has it ever. at 12-0, this season has almost felt like a dream compared to those othe past. "pretty much when ie been here we've had mediocre seasons, so i never thought we'd be sitting here in this situation."eve n though it seems like a miraculous turnaround from just a year ago, the players say there's no magic formula for the success. "keep plugging a ay at it. keep playing har

and matt vandeberg were among some of the final players on the plane. the hawkeyes haven't played in the rose bowl since 19-91... but after one of their best seasons ever... ending with a twelve and one record... it was announced the team would be maglin... kwwl news. the team played in the rose bowl five times before -- and won twice. if you still haven't purchased a are still available through third party sites -- such as stub-hub. ticket prices have also slowly declined. you can find tickets for nearly 140 bucks. meanwhile -- tickets for the lower levels range from 175 dollars to 700. when buying tickets -- be on the lookout. cedar rapids police are warning iowans to be cautious of ticket scams. police say people reported buying tickets through craigslist -- and when they met the sellers -- the tickets were fake. the marion police department says officers are investigating a report of someone driving a car with washington state license plates -- selling counterfeit tickets. an iowa business is cashing in on the hawkeyes ahead of the rose bowl. it's e

(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 christmas eve. and they'll be there doing tons of activities, especially football activities, all the way up until the first which is game day headquarters report. alex giaimo , " jon iowa and the stanford cardinal kickoff new years day at 4pm central time from pasadena. look for a week of coverage starting monday from los angeles and pasadena building up to the rose bowl game. jon: it's a basketball filled tuesday-- iowa state men play cincinnati tonight-- both the men and women iowa teams play at home tonight. and the drake has a few games to speak of as well. but to tip it all off-- iowa state women took on northern arizona at hilton this afternoon. we join in the second quarter cyclones up 6. emily derr with an open look from the corner-- no doubt about it she buries the three ba

"boone myers said he can easily out-eat matt vandeberg but vandeberg thinks myers can't really eat that much and he can out-eat him. w w do you have in that draw? i'd take boone for sure on that one." while this whole rose bowl experience is new to the players and most of the media from iowa, a couple familiar faces have done this many times before. both remember their fifist rose bowl we stayed at the same hotel as the players an they were available for visiting or whatever, , cess was easier and there wa't any television, so you basically had a run of the place." "just as many members of the media then as there is now but the difference is you have all the social media a and the twitteteand snapchat and all that other good stuff which makes it tired answering a million questions, cedar r rids gazette columnist mike hlas took over. "what else do you need to know?" the two head coaches will hold one finalress conference in the morning, but other than that, we won't hear from the team again until after the game on friday. coming up later in sports, scott saville will have more from media

i've never seen anything like it," said wide receiver matt vandeberg. "but it's exciting." "we've never seen this much media in our lives," said offensive lineman ike boettger. "it's defifitely different but it's a really cool experience for all of us." the questions - a bit odd at times to why cj beathard shaved off much of "during the season it got pretty long," said beathard. "because we hadn't lost, i was keeping it going. then we finally lost so i shaved it off." but to him the strangest question happens to be one he hears nearly every week. "what do you see in their defense and what are you going to do to exploit their defenses," said beathard. "it's as if i'm going to give the game plan away. it's just kind of a weird question to me." for waukon native parker hesse, the walk in may have been a bit surreal. on the left side of the entrance, ap national player of the year christian mccaffery. on the right. the redshirt freshman linebacker from iowa. "being an iowa kid growing up, looking at posters and signs like that all the time, to have yourself up there representin

especially football, it's probably a good thing that you're not home on christmas because that means (matt vandeberg) this is a family so being here is exciting. being a college football player you don't want to be home for christmas so that's kind of a good thing we just push it back a few days. (cole croston) being a collegiate football payer you dont really want to be home for the holidays you know otherwise you haven't doen something rigig during the season and uh it's a great feeling and you know i'm always going to have time to go back home and celebrate christmas later with my family but right now it's great to be with these guys. (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

sean welsh and matt vandeberg were honorable mention. scott westerberg has more on the 12-0 hawkeyes. it's been a rollercoaste r ride the last four of five years for iowa's senior class, and it's featured some etty low moments. "2012 season was not fun going 4-8, just to be in this position as seniors is really satisfying. all our hard work has paid off and we e st got to go out and finish it now." "last year was a bitter feeling as well. finishing with tennessee was also a bad feeling as well for us. we knew that a standard had to be set higher."at 12-0, t ts season has almost felt like a dream compared to those of the past. "pretty much when i've been here we've had mediocre seasons, so i never thought we'd be tting here in this situation."eve n though it seems like a miraculous turnaround from just layers say there's no magic formul for the succccs. "back in january we said this is what we're going to do. we worked hard and it's culminated in this." "we've done a heck of a job just coming out and playing our best every single week and

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 women's teams are in action today, including the iowa state women who wrapped up their non conference schedule this afternoon. isu hosting northern arizona. second quarter...jadda buckley kicks it out to emily durr for the triple...cyclones up 9. but northern arizona came ready to play...they lead it by 1 until buckley drives again and kicks it out to bridge carleton...her only field goal of the game puts isu up 2. then the clones work it inside...seanna johnson...two of

"boone myers said he can easily out-eat matt vandeberg but vandeberg thinks myers can't really eat that much and he can out-eat him. who do you have in that draw? i'd take boone for sure on that one." while this whole rose bowl experience is new to the players and most of the media from iowa, a couple familiar faces have done this many times before. both remember their first rose bowl media day quite vividly. "1956 we stayed at the same hotel as the players and they were available for visiting or whatever, access was easier and there wasn't any television, so you basically had a run of the place." "just as many members of the media then as there is now but the difference is you have all the social media and the twitter and snapchat and all that other good stuff which makes it a lot more unique." and when the players were tired of answering a million questions, over. "what else do you need to know?" if you're not among the thousands of hawkeyes fans taking over the rose bowl stadium, you can watch the game live on espn. kickoff is set for 4:00, iowa time. tonight, we have college basketb

( matt vandeberg) uh probably started with my lanky frame. i'm not necessarily the biggest guys..mere cats are pretty small. (alex giaimo) talk to me about yr hair right now do you feel like a little reindeer? ( desmon king) well you caught me right when i was about to take a picture but yea it feels..um i think it feels good wearing these things...wonder if santa will let me be one of his reindeer. (alex giaimo) when are we shaving this beard is this like a lifetime beard? or are we waiting for the rose bowl? ( henry kregier-coble) i think probably after the game i'll shave it just because i haven't seen my face since august. yea it kind of just been like a season thing just to go for it i've never had a beard like this so i think probably after the rose bowl. i'll do it. jessica rae: after a long and successful non- conference on tuesday night. alex walker has all of the action. the iowa hawkeyes have lost nine straight games against michigan state. their last win against sparty came back in february of 2011. last night, iowa opened confere

( matt vandeberg) uh probably started with my lanky frame. i'm not necessarily the biggest guys..mere cats are (alex giaimo) talk to me about your hair right now do you feel like a little reindeer? ( desmon king) well you caught me right when i was about to take a picture but it feels..um i think it feels good wearing these things...wonder if santa will let me be one of his reindeer. (alex giaimo) when are we shaving this beard is this like a lifetime beard? or are we waiting for the rose bowl? ( henry kregier-coble) i think probably after the game i'll shave it just because i haven't seen my face since august. yea it kind of just been le a season thing just to go for it i've never had a beard like this so i think probably after the rose bowl. i'll do it. jessica rae: after a long and successful non- conference campaign, iowa began big ten play on tuesday night. alex walker has all of the action. e iowa hawkeyes have lost nine straight games against michigan state. their last win against sparty came back in february of 2011. last night, iowa

sean welsh and matt vandeberg were honorable mention. scott westerberg has more on the 12-0 hawkeyes. it's been a rollercoaste r ride the last four of five years for iowa's senior class, pretty low moments. "2012 season was not fun going 4-8, just to be in this position as seniors is really satisfying. all our hard work has paid off and we just got to go out and finish it now." "last year was a bitter feeling as well. finishing with tennessee was also a bad feeling as well for us. we knew that a standard had to be set higher."at 12-0, this season has almost felt like a dream compared to those of the past. "pretty much when i've been here we've had mediocre seasons, so i never thought we'd be sitting here in this situation."eve n though it seems like a miraculous turnaround from just a year ago, the players say there's no magic formula for the success. "back success. "back in january we said this is what we're going to do. we worked hard and it's culminated in this." "we've done a heck of a job just coming out and playing our best every s

ktiv's sam curtiss has more in << when matt vandeberg first seemed like little more than a pipe dream. "when i came here, i committed to a 4-8 football team," vandeberg added. "we've been able to change the culture and change the way iowa football is presented on the football field." vandeberg's played a big role in that with 61 receptions his junior season after coming in with just 22. a number he was able to double by the third game of the season. in fact when vandeberg decided to come to iowa, weighing approximately 170 pounds, he expected to show up as a walk-on. prior to showing up he got an unexpected offer. "five days before camp, they told me a scholarship opened up and i needed to be on campus," he opportunity." and it's an opportunity that would create a favorite target for quarterback cj beathard. "obviously he's a great receiver," beathard said. "he's been great all season long at catching balls and making big plays when they need to be made." the respect between quarterback and receiver goes both ways. "i think the biggest thing for me is having c.j. (beathard) at quarter

matt vavadeberg meerkat. my lanky frame and the fact that i would bounce right back up. coach kennedy gave me the nickname meerkat from the lion king. at 185 pounds vandeberg does most of his work across the middle and he is one tough dude. it wasn't all work for the players they got to eat tonight. ya they went lawerys beef bowl and consumed aa lot beef they probably liked disneyland. i can see your breath. it is a little chilly but as bad eastern iooa back to youn the studio. don't miss a special hour- long dd't miss a special hour- long edition of t-v nine's "countdown to kick-off" on new year's day. the t-v nine sports team will preview the rose bowl starting at 9 a-m right before the tournament of roses parade. you can see that hereron kcrg t-v nine. the 12-and-1 hawkeyes will face the 11-and- 2 stanford cardinal in the rose bowl on new years day. kickoff is scheduled for just after 4 p-m, iowa time. you can watchchhe game on e-s-p-n. door on your monday. 20-16 democratic presidential candndate martin o'malley will be in eastern iowa today. he'll host campaign stops in terloo and tama. on the republican side, chris christie will make stops in eastern