Iowa Football

Following Sunday’s news of Tim Lester’s expected hire as Iowa’s next offensive coordinator, here is a by-the-numbers look at Lester’s past seasons as either an FBS head coach or offensive coordinator.

Tim Lester will come to Iowa City after working as an analyst for the Green Bay Packers. Before that, he spent six seasons as the head coach at Western Michigan.

As Iowa’s search for an offensive coordinator continues, athletics director Beth Goetz feels “really good about where the process is.”

Longevity is the name of the game for high-profile Hawkeye coaches. Beth Goetz’s tenure as Iowa’s athletics director will be judged on how she replaces them after they have retired.

Beth Goetz plans on “staying as long as President Wilson will have me,” she said Tuesday at her introductory news conference as Iowa’s permanent athletics director.

Swarm Collective CEO Brad Heinrichs believes Iowa “can compete against the elite schools” in NIL compensation.

Kadyn Proctor’s commitment to Iowa offset the Hawkeyes’ men’s basketball loss to No. 2 Purdue, unless you were part of that basketball team

Iowa football’s first commitment from the transfer portal is a big one. Former Alabama offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor has committed to Iowa, he announced Saturday on social media.

Swarm Collective CEO and founder Brad Heinrichs is the guest on this week’s episode of the Hawk Off The Press podcast. Heinrichs talks about Iowa naming Beth Goetz its permanent athletics director, Swarm’s growth and his goals for the collective.

In the hours following Thursday’s announcement of Beth Goetz’s appointment as the University of Iowa’s permanent athletics director, Iowa coaches and other key stakeholders were quick to praise the hire and Goetz’s leadership.

As Beth Goetz’s tenure as permanent athletics director begins, some major decisions — ones that could shape the future of Iowa Athletics — are likely looming on the horizon.

Beth Goetz, who has served as the University of Iowa’s interim athletics director since Aug. 1, has been named the university’s permanent athletics director.

Kadyn Proctor, the former five-star offensive line recruit from Southeast Polk High School and ex-Iowa commit, has entered the transfer portal after one year at Alabama.

Iowa football does not have any news to share on an offensive coordinator, saying in a news release that the search is “ongoing” and “an announcement is expected in the near future.” But Kirk Ferentz did announce a few other staff updates on Tuesday.

Ben Kueter beat No. 29 Bennet Tabor, 5-3, in the final match of No. 3 Iowa’s 22-9 victory over No. 10 Minnesota in a Big Ten dual action Monday night. Fans stood waiting for the Hawkeyes’ heavyweight to be announced for his debut. They erupted when Kueter emerged from the smoke at the end of the tunnel.

Iowa tight end Erick All will forgo his extra year of eligibility and declare the NFL Draft, he announced Monday evening on social media.

Iowa wide receivers coach Kelton Copeland will not return in 2024, according to a report by ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Friday evening.

As Iowa football moves closer to naming its next offensive coordinator, here is a statistical look at Iowa’s seven seasons with Brian Ferentz leading the offense.

Iowa invested time in re-recruiting its own roster rather than dipping into the transfer portal, and that strategy has yielded encouraging results for the 2024 defense.