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No. 16 Iowa State faces Skattebo, No. 12 Arizona State in Big 12 title game for playoff spot
2 weeks, 5 days ago

No. 16 Iowa State faces Skattebo, No. 12 Arizona State in Big 12 title game for playoff spot

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 16 Iowa State, at Arlington, Texas; Saturday, noon ET BetMGM College Football Odds: Arizona State by 2 1/2. League newcomer Arizona State, which has never won an outright conference championship in any league, is looking for its first 11-win season since 1996. Facts & figures Iowa …

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No. 23 Nebraska enters game vs. Northern Iowa as a ranked team for the first time in 5 years
3 months, 1 week ago

No. 23 Nebraska enters game vs. Northern Iowa as a ranked team for the first time in 5 years

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! My players were probably excited, but we have bigger plans than that.” The Cornhuskers, who are 2-0 for the first time since 2016, will host an opponent from the second-tier Football Championship Subdivision before opening Big Ten play with next week’s Friday night home game against …

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With Brian Ferentz’s departure, it’s time for Iowa to dig itself out from rock bottom
1 year, 1 month ago

With Brian Ferentz’s departure, it’s time for Iowa to dig itself out from rock bottom

New York Times  

IOWA CITY, Iowa — On a cold January afternoon in 2017, one week after losing to Florida in the Outback Bowl, Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz handed the keys to his offense to his oldest son but always kept his foot on the chicken brake. Now, nearly seven years later, Brian Ferentz will exit as offensive coordinator effective at season’s …

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Kirk Ferentz and Iowa football’s blatant case of nepotism is insulting to fans
1 year, 2 months ago

Kirk Ferentz and Iowa football’s blatant case of nepotism is insulting to fans

New York Times  

As Cooper DeJean ran toward the end zone for what would have been the go-ahead touchdown with less than 90 seconds remaining in Iowa’s game against Minnesota on Saturday, it looked like Kirk Ferentz was going to get away with it again. We kept coming up with fake scenarios for how Iowa could fail to reach 25 points per game …

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As college football season arrives, schools pay monitors to stop players and staff from gambling
1 year, 4 months ago

As college football season arrives, schools pay monitors to stop players and staff from gambling

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “They’re just onboarding and they’re going through the documents just like any other student, though in this case, a student-athlete will have a higher obligation,” Creighton sports law professor David Weber said. He said the school also does a good job of “keeping us away from …

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Iowa coach Ferentz says the integrity of the game cannot be compromised as betting probe unfolds
1 year, 4 months ago

Iowa coach Ferentz says the integrity of the game cannot be compromised as betting probe unfolds

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “It can’t be compromised, the integrity of the game, that’s first and foremost,” Ferentz said. “That’s got to be protected, and that’s where everything should start.” Former players Arland Bruce IV and Reggie Bracy and current player Jack Johnson were charged Thursday on suspicion of tampering …

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The Iowa Football Team Is the Best Case Against Nepotism That Humankind Has Ever Seen
2 years, 2 months ago

The Iowa Football Team Is the Best Case Against Nepotism That Humankind Has Ever Seen

Slate  

College football is a window into America. Iowa does not produce much high-end high school football talent, putting the Hawkeyes at a geographic disadvantage even within the Big Ten Conference, the Midwestern league it’s played in for more than a century. It stands apart for the shamelessness with which Kirk Ferentz and his nominal boss, Iowa athletic director Gary Barta, …

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Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard gets extension through 2026
3 years, 8 months ago

Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard gets extension through 2026

Associated Press  

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State extended athletic director Jamie Pollard’s contract through 2026 on Monday after a breakthrough football season. Pollard, the athletic director since 2005, will be the nation’s fourth-longest serving Football Bowl Subdivision AD this fall behind Oklahoma’s Joe Castiglione, Kentucky’s Mitch Barnhart and Ohio State’s Gene Smith. University President Wendy Wintersteen lauded Pollard for his “consistently steady …

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Iowa State gives Matt Campbell new contract through 2028
3 years, 10 months ago

Iowa State gives Matt Campbell new contract through 2028

Associated Press  

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State coach Matt Campbell has agreed to a new eight-year contract through 2028 after leading the Cyclones to the Big 12 championship game and a New Year’s Six bowl. Iowa State also agreed to provide Campbell a total of $3 million for staff salary increases over the next three years. “Coach Campbell has always put investments …

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Iowa State hands No. 18 Oklahoma second straight loss, 37-30
4 years, 2 months ago

Iowa State hands No. 18 Oklahoma second straight loss, 37-30

Associated Press  

AMES, Iowa — It was another milestone win for Matt Campbell’s rising program at Iowa State. 18 Oklahoma’s final drive, giving Iowa State a 37-30 victory Saturday night. Iowa State’s Brock Purdy passed for 254 yards and had a 2-yard touchdown run to tie it at 30. “It’s our senior class,” said Campbell, Iowa State’s fifth-year coach. “We’ve got 16 …

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Doyle out as Iowa strength coach; Barta standing by Ferentz
4 years, 6 months ago

Doyle out as Iowa strength coach; Barta standing by Ferentz

Associated Press  

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa athletic director Gary Barta gave a vote of confidence to longtime football coach Kirk Ferentz on Monday after deciding to cut ties with a strength coach accused of mistreating African American players. “One thing I wanted to do, and it’s really important to me, is to say I’m sorry to former student-athletes, coaches, staff, current …

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Iowa strength coach denies ‘unethical behavior or bias’
4 years, 6 months ago

Iowa strength coach denies ‘unethical behavior or bias’

Associated Press  

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa football strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle denies any “unethical behavior or bias” based on race after being accused by several former players of contributing to what they allege is systemic racism in the program. Doyle was placed on administrative leave Saturday, part of a decision made by coach Kirk Ferentz in what he called …

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