Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins will return next season. An All-America honoree and the Big Ten's leading tackler, Higgins made the announcement on social media Tuesday night, saying simply, "I got ...

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Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins (34) runs off the field after the Hawkeyes defeated Illinois on Nov. 18 at Kinnick Stadium. CHARLIE NEIBERGALL, ASSOCIATED PRESS Facebook ...

He was Iowa’s Roy Carver Most Valuable Player on defense for a unit that ranked fourth nationally, surrendering 14.8 points per game. Higgins started all 14 games in 2023, leading the team with ...

Few linebackers in college football right now are playing at as high of a level as Iowa Hawkeyes linebacker Jay Higgins. The leader of Phil Parker's defense entered this year after an outstanding ...

Iowa Hawkeyes linebacker Jay Higgins (34) hands the intercepted ball to his teammate Iowa Hawkeyes linebacker Nick Jackson (10) while celebrating in the third quarter at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa ...

Hawkeye running back Kaleb Johnson was selected as a Maxwell Award semifinalist. Iowa (6-4, 4-3) returns to action Saturday, Nov. 23 at Maryland. Kickoff is slated for 11 a.m. (CT) in College Park ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa-- The Hawkeyes will have one of the best defenses in the country and the preseason accolades are pouring in.On Wednesday, CBS Sports/247Sports awarded Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins ...

Iowa's Jay Higgins talks with reporters during an NCAA college football news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days at Lucas Oil Stadium, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Indianapolis.

He was Iowa’s Roy Carver Most Valuable Player on defense for a unit that ranked fourth nationally, surrendering 14.8 points per game. Higgins started all 14 games in 2023, leading the team with ...

Kirk Ferentz compared Jay Higgins to some all-time great linebackers in NFL Hall of Famer Ray Lewis and Iowa legend Jack Campbell.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins was the first one to decide to skip the NFL draft and come back for another season. And then he waited for his defensive teammates to follow him.