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Kirk Ferentz meets with media after Iowa football’s 34-27 win over Vanderbilt in the ReliaQuest Bowl.
IOWA CITY — Australian punter Boston Everitt has committed to Iowa football, he announced Jan. 21.
Everitt, who is 19 years old and listed at 6-foot-1 and 200 pounds, will come to the Hawkeyes with four seasons of eligibility remaining.
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“I am extremely honoured and grateful to announce that I will be continuing my premedical studies and playing football on scholarship at the University of Iowa,” Everitt posted on social media.
“I want to give a huge thank you to Tyler Barnes, Coach Ferentz, Coach Sherman, and Coach Polizzi for believing in me and giving me this opportunity.
“Also want to thank Mum and Dad for all their support, sacrifice, and love throughout this time.”
Iowa’s special teams unit has changed drastically after the departures of coordinator LeVar Woods, punter Rhys Dakin, returner Kaden Wetjen and kicker Drew Stevens.
Woods left the Hawkeyes to become the assistant head coach and special teams coordinator at Michigan State. Dakin, who spent the last two seasons as Iowa’s punter, followed Woods to Michigan State. Wetjen and Stevens, two all-time special teams greats for the Hawkeyes, exhausted their college eligibility.
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Iowa has made progress in rebuilding that room.
Chris Polizzi was promoted to special teams coordinator. North Dakota State transfer Eli Ozick, who was 16-of-18 on field goal attempts and 62-of-63 on extra points last season, committed to the Hawkeyes and could be Iowa’s replacement for Stevens at kicker. The Hawkeyes also return kicker Caden Buhr, who will be a redshirt freshman in 2026.
Everitt is actually the second punter that Iowa is bringing in ahead of the 2026 season. The previously landed a commitment from Simpson College transfer Tanner Philpott, who averaged 43.9 yards per punt as a sophomore and was named an AFCA Division III Coaches’ second-team All-American last season.
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“No Kings” rallies are scheduled in Boston and across Massachusetts on Saturday and are expected to draw large crowds, organizers said.
Organized by the ACLU of Massachusetts, Indivisible Mass Coalition, and Mass 50501, the event is a mass mobilization in protest of the Trump administration.
The No Kings theme was created by the 50501 Movement, a national movement made up of Americans who stand for democracy and against what they call the authoritarian actions of the Trump administration. The name 50501 stands for 50 states, 50 protests, one movement.
“The Trump administration is trying to shred the Constitution; the No Kings movement is an unequivocal statement that we, the people, will not let that happen. This will be the third global No Kings Day, and it’s not just about protesting what’s wrong—it’s about building something better. We intend to show our power, build our power, and power a democracy that advances freedom, equality, justice, and dignity for all,” organizers wrote.
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The rally, one of thousands scheduled across the country this weekend, is planned for the Boston Common from 2 to 4 p.m. More than 100,000 people are expected to attend Boston’s rally. Other events are scheduled in Pittsfield, Northampton, Lancaster, Worcester, Framingham, Methuen, Lexington, and towns in southeastern Massachusetts and the Cape. For a map of No Kings events near you, click here.
Speakers include elected officials Attorney General Andrea Campbell, Gov. Maura Healey, Sen. Ed Markey and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, and civic leaders Hessann Farooqi Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, Darlene Lombos, president of the Greater Boston Labor Council, Carol Rose, executive director of ACLU of Massachusetts, Jessica Tang, president of the American Federation of Teachers of Massachusetts, and others. It will be moderated by Rahsaan Hall, president and CEO of Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts.
There will also be performances by the Dropkick Murphys, Boston Area Brigade of Activist Musicians, BVOCAL Chorus, and Jimmy Tingle.
A previous No Kings rally in October drew massive crowds estimated in the tens of thousands.
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An aerial view of the crowd at Boston’s “No Kings” rally on the Common on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.
ALLSTON, MASS. (WHDH) – Boston police are searching for a gunman who opened fire in Allston Thursday and left one person hurt.
Police responded to a radio call for a person shot in the area of Brighton Avenue at approximately 6:46 p.m. When officers arrived, they said they found a male “juvenile” suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim’s age has not been released.
Boston police said the shooter fled the scene and remains at large. No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Boston police.
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