Articles Tagged: Kirk Ferentz

Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz answered questions about the offense’s continued woes a few days after Iowa’s 31-0 loss at Penn State.

Quarterback Cade McNamara believes the Hawkeyes “will be better because of” Saturday’s shutout loss against Penn State.

Former Iowa quarterback Drew Tate is the guest on this week’s Hawk Off The Press podcast. Now an assistant coach with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Tate talks about his coaching journey in the Canadian Football League, his time as an assistant at Northern Iowa, what impresses him about Kirk Ferentz’s coaching career and more.

Once again, Sebastian Castro’s pick-6 against Iowa State was a result of a defense that has gone on the offensive about as much as any in the nation over Kirk Ferentz’s Iowa tenure.

Watch Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz’s opening statement from his postgame press conference after the Hawkeyes beat Iowa State, 20-13. It was Ferentz’s 200th career victory.

As has been the case in many of Kirk Ferentz’s 199 other wins, Iowa’s defense and special teams made up for lesser production on the offensive side of the ball in a 20-13 win over Iowa State.

Kirk Ferentz’s next win will be his 200th as a college head coach. Here are three keys for the Hawkeyes to help him make history in Ames on Saturday.

Iowa’s pass protection showed significant improvement in the win over Utah State although run blocking clearly remains a work in progress.

Iowa football’s season openers historically have not been accurate forecasts of how the Hawkeyes would fare over the course of a full season.

Kirk Ferentz lamented being the “lucky ones” and “chosen ones” in the NCAA’s enforcement of sports wagering rules.

The Hawkeyes are “learning as we go” in transfer portal amid shifting college football landscape.

Iowa Hawkeyes defensive lineman Noah Shannon spoke with reporters Friday at the team’s media day about the gambling probe of Iowa and Iowa State student-athletes in which he is involved. Shannon took responsibility for his actions and vows to be ready when he is allowed to play.

Iowa’s improvement on the offensive line is among the keys for the Hawkeyes as they prepare for the 2023 season.

Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz reiterated this week he has “great respect” for ex-Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald despite hazing allegations at Northwestern that cost Fitzgerald his job and prompted multiple lawsuits from former players.

Kirk Ferentz can be a “little discriminant” with offensive line coaches, but he has a lot of respect for George Barnett.