Articles Tagged: Kirk Ferentz

Kirk Ferentz recalled his introduction to the Floyd of Rosedale rivalry in the early 1980s when he was on Hayden Fry’s staff.

Kirk Ferentz discussed his “really strange” experience of watching Iowa football from his home instead of the west sideline during his one-game suspension.

Iowa’s season opener against Illinois State will “obviously” be different without Kirk Ferentz, but the Hawkeyes are preparing as if it’s “business as usual” this week.

If the expanded College Football Playoff existed for the first 25 years of Kirk Ferentz’s tenure, here are the teams that would have made the field.

This episode of the Hawk Off The Press podcast features John Steppe’s analysis of the news that Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz and receivers coach Jon Budmayr have been suspended one game for a recruiting violation, plus Thursday’s press conference featuring Ferentz and Iowa athletics director Beth Goetz.

A self-imposed one-game suspension to Iowa football coach Ferentz and receivers coach Jon Budmayr comes over 20 months after quarterback Cade McNamara transfeered to the Hawkeyes from Michigan. Odd.

Kirk Ferentz’s suspension will mark the first time in more than 25 years that he has not been on the sidelines for an Iowa football game.

Kirk Ferentz talked about Iowa football’s fall camp progress and the situation at quarterback following the Hawkeyes’ open practice on Saturday.

Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker had shoulder surgery Thursday and is out of commission right now.

Kirk Ferentz does not want a player who “doesn’t want to be here,” he said Tuesday in his first news conference since Kadyn Proctor informed the Iowa football team of his intention to leave.

Kirk Ferentz believes Iowa is on a “good path” as it looks to fill its vacancy at wide receivers coach.

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.”

A portion of this week’s Hawk Off The Press mailbag with reader-submitted questions, including about Iowa’s spot in the final AP Top 25 and expectations for the 2024 season.

The Hawkeyes’ next offensive coordinator is facing a fixer-upper of a unit. Kirk Ferentz needs to let whomever he hires get to fixing.