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IOWA CITY — No one is allowed to touch the two containers of shots until after the National Anthem is played.

It’s after tables are set up with the Venmo QR codes and donation jars set up. There’s a bag of first-timer buttons off to the side and shot skis in front of Bill Polka and Brian Bullock, the two go-to bartenders for the Hawks to Go tailgate tucked around the corner off Melrose Avenue.

Once the anthem is played, AC/DC’s “Back to Black” is played and plastic shot glasses are passed around. A “Go Hawks” chant is called, and the weekly tailgating fundraiser begins ahead of an Iowa football game.

The Polka family have had Hawks to Go for more than a decade, donating money to the Universi

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