Brian Ferentz will be out as Iowa’s offensive coordinator at end of the season, interim AD says
1 year, 2 months ago

Brian Ferentz will be out as Iowa’s offensive coordinator at end of the season, interim AD says

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! After withstanding years of criticism about nepotism and a floundering and unimaginative offense, Iowa brought clarity to Brian Ferentz’s status on Monday as interim athletic director Beth Goetz announced head coach Kirk Ferentz’s son will be out as offensive coordinator after this season. The team’s 232.2 yards per game this season ranks last in the Football Bowl Subdivision by far and its scoring average of 19.5 points per game is 120th. “Our struggles on offense coupled with the offensive coordinator’s contract make this a unique situation.” Former athletic director Gary Barta restructured Brian Ferentz’s contract in February, cutting his salary $50,000, to $850,000, and requiring the Hawkeyes to average 25 points per game over a 13-game season in order to secure his return in 2024. Since Kirk Ferentz hired Brian as offensive coordinator in 2017, the Hawkeyes have averaged 320.2 yards and 25.3 points per game.

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Left out of the playoff, Miami and Iowa State have something still to play for in Pop-Tarts Bowl-
5 days, 1 hour ago

Left out of the playoff, Miami and Iowa State have something still to play for in Pop-Tarts Bowl-

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Cam Ward missed out on the College Football Playoff, the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game and the Heisman Trophy. Ward and the 15th-ranked Hurricanes take on 18th-ranked Iowa State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Saturday, both teams looking for an 11th victory — something Iowa State has never done and something Miami hasn’t done since 2003. “I …

Olsen and No. 21 Iowa host No. 18 Iowa State
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Olsen and No. 21 Iowa host No. 18 Iowa State

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Iowa ranks seventh in the Big Ten with 17.4 assists per game led by Olsen averaging 5.3. Iowa State is seventh in college basketball with 19.9 assists per game led by Emily Ryan averaging 7.2. Iowa’s average of 6.0 made 3-pointers per game is 1.0 …

Hawkeyes Unleash 28 Points in Thrilling Third Quarter Victory over Northwestern
2 months ago

Hawkeyes Unleash 28 Points in Thrilling Third Quarter Victory over Northwestern

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Iowa dominated Northwestern in a 40-14 win, with Kaleb Johnson and Brendan Sullivan leading the charge. Johnson rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns, while Sullivan added another rushing touchdown. The Hawkeyes' defense played their best effort of the season, forcing four turnovers and limiting Northwestern to 163 yards of offense. Iowa now sits at 5-3 in the Big Ten, …

Iowa's Offensive Weapons Pose a Challenge for Ohio State in Big Ten Showdown
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Iowa's Offensive Weapons Pose a Challenge for Ohio State in Big Ten Showdown

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Iowa will face a formidable challenge in slowing down Ohio State's offensive weapons on Saturday. The Buckeyes boast a potent duo in Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson, who pose a constant threat in the backfield. Iowa's defense has been excellent, but they will need to find a way to contain the Ohio State receivers, who have shown an ability to …

Iowa takes back Floyd in 31-14 trampling of Minnesota behind Kaleb Johnson’s 206 yards
3 months, 1 week ago

Iowa takes back Floyd in 31-14 trampling of Minnesota behind Kaleb Johnson’s 206 yards

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! MINNEAPOLIS — Kaleb Johnson rushed for a career-high 206 yards and three touchdowns, with two scores in a dominant third quarter that propelled Iowa past Minnesota for a 31-14 victory that gave the bronze pig trophy back to the Hawkeyes on Saturday night. Having bitterly watched …

No. 21 Hawkeyes will put their offense to the test against Iowa State in the annual CyHawk Game
3 months, 3 weeks ago

No. 21 Hawkeyes will put their offense to the test against Iowa State in the annual CyHawk Game

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Iowa State at No. KEY MATCHUP Iowa State QB Rocco Becht vs. Iowa secondary. PLAYERS TO WATCH Iowa State: WR Jaylin Noel will need to play a major role for the Cyclones win. Iowa: WR Reece Vander Zee was a revelation in his first college game with five catches for 66 yards and two touchdowns and could establish himself as …

No. 25 Iowa wins opener without suspended coach Kirk Ferentz, beating Illinois State 40-0
4 months ago

No. 25 Iowa wins opener without suspended coach Kirk Ferentz, beating Illinois State 40-0

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 25 Iowa cruised to a season-opening victory without coach Kirk Ferentz, pounding Illinois State 40-0 on Saturday. “The second half is probably a better indicator of what kind of team we are.” McNamara said the second half was built on Iowa’s last possession of the first …

Hawkeyes will be without suspended coach Kirk Ferentz when they open against Illinois State
4 months ago

Hawkeyes will be without suspended coach Kirk Ferentz when they open against Illinois State

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Iowa got all it could handle the last time it played an opponent from the Football Championship Subdivision, winning 7-3 over South Dakota State in the 2022 opener. KEY MATCHUP Iowa fans get their first look at the offense under new coordinator Tim Lester, who takes …

Kirk Ferentz still committed to Iowa after watching friends Bill Belichick, Nick Saban move on
5 months, 1 week ago

Kirk Ferentz still committed to Iowa after watching friends Bill Belichick, Nick Saban move on

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INDIANAPOLIS — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz watched two of his best coaching friends, Bill Belichick and Nick Saban, leave football after last season. I came home one day and I told my wife, ‘If I ever come home and say I’m surprised by anything, just hit me with a baseball bat right in the head.’ One thing I learned real …

QB Cade McNamara says he’s 100% healthy and ready to be back with Iowa’s offense
5 months, 2 weeks ago

QB Cade McNamara says he’s 100% healthy and ready to be back with Iowa’s offense

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! It’s why McNamara, in his sixth college season, made sure to emphasize on Tuesday he is “100%” healthy during summer workouts, as he and the rest of the Hawkeyes go through the process of learning Lester’s new offense. But so far, my body has handled it …

Ex-Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz lands at Maryland as a senior offensive assistant
8 months ago

Ex-Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz lands at Maryland as a senior offensive assistant

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! — Former Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz has joined the Maryland football staff, a spokesman for the Terrapins said Friday. Ferentz, the son of Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz, is a senior offensive assistant and does not count as one of the 10 on-field coaches. Brian Ferentz, …

The Iowa Hawkeyes are installing a new offense. The players say their new OC is ‘intense,’ too
8 months, 1 week ago

The Iowa Hawkeyes are installing a new offense. The players say their new OC is ‘intense,’ too

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “At Iowa, coaching changes don’t happen a lot,” DeJong said. But they’ve done a really good job of mixing some of our old terminology with some of the new stuff.” Iowa went 10-4 last season, winning the Big Ten West Division. “It’s different terminology, being a …

Caitlin Clark and Iowa’s top-ranked offense to face West Virginia’s turnover-hungry defense
9 months, 1 week ago

Caitlin Clark and Iowa’s top-ranked offense to face West Virginia’s turnover-hungry defense

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — West Virginia coach Mark Kellogg is entertained watching superstar Caitlin Clark and Iowa’s offense, up to the point when he realizes his team is going to have to defend the Hawkeyes. “When they get going, they get clicking, it’s fun to watch,” Kellogg said Sunday. “I think coming out with a strong start will be really …

Shannon leads No. 12 Illinois against Iowa
10 months, 1 week ago

Shannon leads No. 12 Illinois against Iowa

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Iowa Hawkeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini Champaign, Illinois; Saturday, 2:15 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 Illinois faces the Iowa Hawkeyes after Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 35 points in Illinois’ 90-89 loss to the Penn State Nittany Lions. Iowa has shot at a 48.0% rate from the field this season, 6.1 percentage points greater than the 41.9% shooting opponents of …

Tim Lester lays out plan to build an aggressive and disciplined offense as Hawkeyes’ new coordinator
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Tim Lester lays out plan to build an aggressive and disciplined offense as Hawkeyes’ new coordinator

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! IOWA CITY, Iowa — A resumé illustrating a wide range of experiences is what led coach Kirk Ferentz to hire Tim Lester as Iowa’s new offensive coordinator. “In my mind, he’s a good fit for us,” Ferentz said Tuesday at a news conference to introduce Lester, …

Iowa defense slows down No. 2 Michigan, but stagnant offense costly for No. 18 Hawkeyes
1 year ago

Iowa defense slows down No. 2 Michigan, but stagnant offense costly for No. 18 Hawkeyes

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18 Iowa won the Big Ten West by mucking things up for everyone else. “Tonight is a low point,” coach Kirk Ferentz said following the second shutout in the Big Ten’s 13-game history. Iowa sacked Big Ten quarterback of the year J.J. McCarthy four times, and limited the conference’s running back of the year, Blake Corum, to 52 yards on …

Iowa-Northwestern matchup posts historically low over-under of 29.5 points, per Circa Sports
1 year, 2 months ago

Iowa-Northwestern matchup posts historically low over-under of 29.5 points, per Circa Sports

New York Times  

The opening line for this week’s Iowa-Northwestern college football game opened with an over-under of 29.5 points at Circa Sports, which is a modern-day low. Iowa is averaging 19.5 points per game and falling after losing quarterback Cade McNamara and NFL-caliber tight ends Luke Lachey and Erick All to season-ending injuries. College Football 🏈 Week 10 Opening Lines Opening App …

Iowa keeps winning despite offensive woes. How do the Hawkeyes do it?
1 year, 2 months ago

Iowa keeps winning despite offensive woes. How do the Hawkeyes do it?

New York Times  

MADISON, Wis. — As “Jump Around” blared inside the Iowa locker room at Camp Randall Stadium and the Hawkeyes shouted, almost in mocking fashion, of their vanquished rivals, no players stopped their celebration to complain about the 37 passing yards. “We don’t care what it looks like as long as we have the win at the end of the day,” …

Cooper DeJean, with picks and punt returns, does it all for Hawkeyes on defense and special teams
1 year, 2 months ago

Cooper DeJean, with picks and punt returns, does it all for Hawkeyes on defense and special teams

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! DeJean’s breakout 2022 season earned him a spot on this year’s Associated Press preseason All-America first team, but he was relatively quiet through four games. He busted loose last week, stopping a Michigan State drive with an interception in the end zone in the first half …

Hawkeyes reclaim Cy-Hawk Trophy after holding off Iowa St. late in 20-13 win with Trump on hand
1 year, 3 months ago

Hawkeyes reclaim Cy-Hawk Trophy after holding off Iowa St. late in 20-13 win with Trump on hand

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! AMES, Iowa — Jaziun Patterson rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown, Iowa’s defense made a final stand in the last two minutes, and the Hawkeyes beat Iowa State 20-13 on Saturday to take back the CyHawk Trophy and give Kirk Ferentz his 200th win as …

Iowa OC Brian Ferentz’s contract changes include $50,000 pay cut, points-per-game target
1 year, 10 months ago

Iowa OC Brian Ferentz’s contract changes include $50,000 pay cut, points-per-game target

New York Times  

Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz received a $50,000 pay cut and a designated performance objective to average at least 25 points per game while the program wins at least seven games, athletics director Gary Barta announced Monday. After one year with the program, every Iowa football assistant is on a two-year rolling agreement, but Brian Ferentz’s deal now is halted …

Iowa football’s passing game: 3 areas the Hawkeyes need to improve in 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

Iowa football’s passing game: 3 areas the Hawkeyes need to improve in 2023

New York Times  

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Questions continue to swirl around Fortress Kinnick about potential Iowa coaching staff changes or if the Hawkeyes will extend the status quo for another season. Tight end usage Iowa’s passing game runs through its tight ends, as it did last fall. Analysis: In 2018, 61.8 percent of Iowa’s offensive snaps featured at least two tight ends. …

Iowa football: 10 observations for Hawkeyes’ Music City Bowl matchup with Kentucky
2 years ago

Iowa football: 10 observations for Hawkeyes’ Music City Bowl matchup with Kentucky

New York Times  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — At the end of most football seasons, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz has two physical traits that regularly come to the forefront. He’s extremely humble and appreciative.” GO DEEPER Iowa's star trio looks to go out with a win against Kentucky “I’ve coached some good players,” said Brian Ferentz, who led New England’s tight ends in 2011. When …

Dochterman: What Cade McNamara joining Iowa means for the Hawkeyes and their new QB
2 years, 1 month ago

Dochterman: What Cade McNamara joining Iowa means for the Hawkeyes and their new QB

New York Times  

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Cade McNamara entered the transfer portal Monday. McNamara, a graduate transfer with two years of eligibility, committed to Iowa on Thursday, which first was reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel. In 2021, McNamara threw for 2,576 yards, 15 touchdowns and six interceptions in leading the Wolverines to the Big Ten title and a College Football Playoff berth. …

Iowa football fact or fiction: Can Kirk Ferentz fix historically bad offense?
2 years, 2 months ago

Iowa football fact or fiction: Can Kirk Ferentz fix historically bad offense?

New York Times  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The range of emotions for Iowa fans this year is unlike anything I have witnessed in covering this program during parts of four different decades. Let’s get into a fairly strong version of fact or fiction about the Iowa football program: Iowa has worst offense in modern Big Ten history This isn’t hyperbole; this is indisputable. The …

Defense carries Wisconsin to 27-7 triumph over No. 9 Iowa
3 years, 2 months ago

Defense carries Wisconsin to 27-7 triumph over No. 9 Iowa

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Each time a Wisconsin player made a big play on defense, he wore Wilder’s hat with the homemade slogan, “The Grit Factory.” Consider it a more blue-collar, Midwestern version of Miami’s turnover chain. There’s no quit in this team.” Iowa had no answers for a Wisconsin …

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