Articles Tagged: Brian Ferentz

Hear from Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz as he discusses Cade McNamara’s spring and how much he has been able to do after having knee surgery last year.

Brian Ferentz is “at peace” with the possibility that 2023 could be his final season as offensive coordinator at Iowa.

The former Hawkeye football players who in 2020 filed a lawsuit accusing the UI football program of racial discrimination and harassment have dropped their claims against head coach Kirk Ferentz, offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz, Athletic Director Gary Barta, and former strength coach Chris Doyle.

It’s a mailbag episode of the Hawk Off The Press podcast this week, centering on Iowa’s announced changes to offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz’s contract.

In the last five seasons — excluding the COVID-19-affected 2020 season — FBS teams achieved both of Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz’s “designated performance objectives” about half the time.

Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz will receive a pay cut for the 2023 season, Iowa announced Monday afternoon in a news release.

Come on, you didn’t really expect Kirk Ferentz to fire or even demote Brian Ferentz, did you?

Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz emphasized the importance of points rather than yards Wednesday when defending Brian Ferentz, but the scoring numbers still do not paint a rosy picture.

David Eickholt of 247Sports joins the Hawk Off The Press podcast this week to help break down Wednesday’s Iowa football press conference, in which Kirk Ferentz said he doesn’t plan on any staff changes this offseason despite fans calling for a change at offensive coordinator.

Iowa’s offensive scheme is “not going to look radically different” in 2023, Kirk Ferentz said Wednesday.

Gary Barta said Kirk Ferentz will go through the “same process” as usual to evaluate Brian Ferentz. Barta did not answer whether he would overrule Kirk Ferentz’s decision on Brian Ferentz.

When asked why Iowa’s offense has lacked in execution and improvement through seven games, Kirk Ferentz said he “can’t give you an answer.”

Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz does not want to “change for change’s sake,” but Iowa’s future quarterbacks are increasingly guys who can make plays in what he described as “backyard football.”

Offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz doesn’t see one “root cause” for the Iowa offense’s lack of production.

A year after a judge let Hawkeye head football coach Kirk Ferentz and offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz postpone until after the season their sworn depositions in a discrimination lawsuit from former players, the coaches still haven’t sat for them and are still seeking to delay them.