SOLON — Prior to Friday night, Iowa Hawkeyes defensive end A.J. Epenesa had never touched a hay bale. Friday, he was chucking 60-pound hay bales 12 feet in the air. It was part of the Solon Beef Days ...

SOLON — At first glance, the competition Iowa football players partook in Friday night looked nothing like a game at Kinnick Stadium. The playing surface wasn’t Kinnick’s artificial turf, but rather ...

Iowa football offensive lineman Kade Pieper won the Hay Bale Toss at Solon Beef Days on July 18, 2025. Pieper is now a back-to-back champion. Video: Jacob Gill's TD catch helped spark Iowa offense vs.

For the fourth year in a row, an Iowa offensive lineman has won the Solon Beef Days Hay Bale Toss. The yearly event takes place in Solon, Iowa, only about 20 minutes north of Iowa City. The Hay Bale ...

The Hawkeyes will be missing a starting offensive lineman when the season start because of a hay bale.Last week, Kyler Schott, a senior, was back home at his family's farm in Coggon, Iowa, which is ...

Offensive lineman Kyler Schott, sporting a walking boot on his right foot, used crutches to work his way onto the practice field during Iowa football’s media day on Friday after breaking his foot ...

A northwest Iowa man has died after being hit with a hay bale.The Le Mars Daily Sentinel reports 76-year-old Barry E. Knapp, of Westfield, died Tuesday while stacking hay bales.The Plymouth County ...

IOWA CITY, Ia. — While fielding a question about all-American offensive lineman Tyler Linderbaum during Iowa football media day, Brian Ferentz dove-tailed into an answer about why it's so important to ...