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Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz suspended over recruitment of Cade McNamara

Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz and one of his assistants have been suspended for the first game of the 2024 season. Ferentz and wide receivers coach Jon Budmayr have each been suspended one game for alleged violations related to the …

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Kirk Ferentz takes shot at Lincoln Riley, USC

Iowa won the Big Ten West this season despite having one of the worst offenses in the country, and head coach Kirk Ferentz believes that should serve as a reminder that his style of football still works. Ferentz spoke this week about hiring a new …

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Kirk Ferentz makes announcement Iowa fans will hate

Iowa Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz made a significant reveal on Wednesday that will no doubt leave fans of the team feeling very unhappy. Ferentz said he did not plan to make any changes to his coaching staff for 2023. That means he will be retaining …

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Kirk Ferentz answers whether he would fire his son midseason

Iowa’s offense has been so bad this season that there have been repeated calls for Kirk Ferentz to fire his son Brian as the team’s offensive coordinator. After the Hawkeyes lost 54-10 to Ohio State on Saturday, Ferentz again was asked …

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Kirk Ferentz gets big new contract extension to remain with Iowa

Kirk Ferentz had yet another good season at Iowa, and the Hawkeyes are rewarding him with a contract extension. Ferentz received an 8-year contract extension worth $56 million. That breaks down to $7 million per year and keeps Ferentz under contract …

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Kirk Ferentz goes off on Nebraska over complaints about clapping

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz delivered an all-time great postgame rant Friday over Nebraska’s complaints about his sideline’s clapping. The Cornhuskers had serious issues in the first half of Friday’s game, with center Cam Jurgens …

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Kirk Ferentz explains his odd timeout strategy at end of blowout win

Kirk Ferentz used a bizarre timeout strategy at the end of Iowa’s 35-7 win over Minnesota on Friday night and explained his thinking. Ferentz’s Hawkeyes were up 35-0 until Minnesota scored with 14 seconds left. The Golden Gophers started …

Kirk Ferentz admits Iowa coaching style has been at times ‘demeaning’

Iowa’s football program has undergone a reckoning in the last week after former players made allegations of racism and bullying against a staff member. On Friday, coach Kirk Ferentz announced that he was taking steps to address the …

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Kirk Ferentz reaches out to players after complaints about coach Chris Doyle

Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz says he has reached out to some of his players after hearing issues about the team’s strength coach, Chris Doyle. Former Iowa cornerback Manny Rugamba, who played for the Hawkeyes in 2016 and later …

Kirk Ferentz hopes Hayden Fry’s family enjoyed Iowa’s Holiday Bowl win

The Iowa Hawkeyes took it to the USC Trojans with a 49-24 win at the Holiday Bowl in San Diego on Friday, and the win came at an important time for the program. Iowa is grieving after the recent deaths of former athletic director Bump Elliott, and …

Watch: Kirk Ferentz bloodied in wild postgame celebration

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz looked like he’d been in a fight after his team’s 31-28 win over Nebraska, but the reality was quite the opposite. Ferentz was cut on the lip and beneath his eye after the Hawkeyes hit a game-winning field goal as …

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Kirk Ferentz ices Iowa State kicker Cole Netten and strategy backfires

Kirk Ferentz out-thought himself in his Hawkeyes’ 20-17 loss to Iowa State on Saturday. Iowa State had a 4th-and-1 at Iowa’s 24 with two seconds left in a 17-17 game. Ferentz decided to try icing Iowa State kicker Cole Netten on a …

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