Walthall: ‘It’s a tough business’ – University of Iowa men’s basketball coach Todd Lickliter and assistant coach Chad Walthall had heard the whispers of Lickliter’s job status circulating around the Hawkeye program ever since Iowa’s 59-52 loss to Michigan in the first round of the Big Ten Conference tournament last Thursday. (Read More…)

Decision by Iowa AD Makes Sense -

SIOUX CITY — Fair enough. Three years probably was cutting it a little short in terms of giving Todd Lickliter time to make a difference.

Fair enough. I’m probably not on Lickliter’s bandwagon because I believe the way he handled a young man from Sioux City has been questionable if not downright shameful. (Read More…)

Possible Lickliter successors -

Iowa athletic director Gary Barta said the next coach likely will have head-coaching experience. Steve Batterson offers a list of names worth thinking about:

Bruce Pearl, Tennessee

The Hawkeyes were quickly turned away when they inquired about the former Tom Davis assistant three years ago, but the landscape might have changed a bit in Tennessee. Pearl wouldn’t come cheaply, making around $2 million per year now. (Read More…)