We bid a fond farewell to Brent Balbinot on the Hawkeye Report Podcast as he leaves to become the play by play voice of Toledo athletics this fall. The farewell show was a special one with many great guests stopping by to wish him well. Head Football Coach Kirk Ferentz and his wife, Mary, stop by and join us. Iowa Baseball Coach Rick Heller and his coaching staff, Deputy AD Gene Taylor, Jess Settles from the Big Ten Network, plus several members of the Iowa media and Hawkeye Sports Information staff are also part of the show, which took place at 2 Dogs Pub in Iowa City.
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That was a wonderful sendoff for Brent. I enjoyed every minute. Good luck in Toledo Brent. Hawkeye Nation will miss you. I’ll especially miss your call on the baseball games in the spring. Tom, I hope you can find a good cohost for the podcast. Keep up the great work gentlemen!
Best of luck. Great listening to you as an Iowa baseball announcer. Remember you will always be a Hawkeye first and Rocket second