Articles Tagged: Brian Ferentz

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.

Iowa’s “self-inflicted” wounds quickly added up in its 9-6 loss to Illinois.

Iowa athletics director Gary Barta shed light on why he has taken a more patient approach on coaching changes in a one-on-one interview with The Gazette.

It’s been more than 20 years since Bret Bielema last coached at Iowa, but many fond memories remain from his time at his alma mater.

But former players suing them for discrimination, retaliation, and systemic racial hostility are firing back – accusing the coaches of dodging, delaying, and hiding behind attorneys to avoid producing court-compelled records and participating in the legal process.

As Iowa tries to revitalize its offense, the levers it can pull — or at least are willing to pull — are limited with the season already underway.

Iowa targeted its top receivers heavily against South Dakota State, but it didn’t translate to completions.

Hawkeye offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz — among several defendants facing accusations of racial discrimination in a lawsuit filed by former players — wants a judge to rule in his favor and essentially drop the case against him, calling the claims “meritless, unsupported, and contrary to law.”

A “Norm Parker-ism” Spencer Petras recently learned also serves as a key for Iowa’s offense in 2022.

When Kirk Ferentz looked at film of 2021 games, he saw “a lot of makeable plays.” Whether Iowa can correct that this year will be a key for 2022.