At Iowa, Hodge played under head coach Kirk Ferentz and defensive coordinator Norm Parker.

After redshirting in 2001, Hodge played in all 13 games of the Iowa's conference championship 2002 season, coming mostly on special teams and as a backup linebacker.

In 2003, Hodge started all 13 games of the season at middle linebacker, earning first-team all-Big Ten recognition and leading the conference in tackles as a sophomore.

Hodge recorded five solo tackles in win over Penn State, and added a 47-yard fumble return and had one pass break-up.

In the win over Wisconsin to clinch a share of the Big Ten title, Hodge led the team with 11 tackles, including seven solo.

In the win over Illinois he recorded a career-best 18 tackles, including 11 solo, to earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the week honors.

While at Iowa, he led the Big Ten and ranked third in the nation in tackles per game, ranked third in the nation in solo tackles per game, tied for fifth in the Big Ten in forced fumbles, and tied for ninth in recovered fumbles.

[3] He scored his first NFL touchdown on a fumble recovery during his first career start against the Seattle Seahawks on November 27, 2006.

Hodge appeared in six games for the Bengals, recording three tackles, before being placed on injured reserve with an arm injury on November 17.

[5][6] [7][8] Following his career in the NFL, Hodge founded Professional Interactive Solutions in his hometown of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

[9] In 2022, Hodge was hired by his collegiate alma mater Iowa as tight ends coach.