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Press Sports updated 2:16 a.m. ET Feb. 11, 2012 (Eds: With AP Photos.) IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Two straight years of disappointing results, star running backs leaving amid controversy and the loss of two top coordinators would land many coaches on the...
He's not going anywhere. Ferentz, who at 13 years and counting is the Big Ten's longest-tenured coach, has the unwavering support of athletic director Gary Barta despite the turmoil that has engulfed the program over the past 18 months. FILE - In this...
Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz looks on as defensive coordinator Norm Parker speaks during a news conference, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, announcing his upcoming retirement following Iowa's Insight Bowl NCAA college football game against Oklahoma on Dec.... View Photo »
A.J. has asked for his release, which has been granted ... We are sorry to see A.J. leave the program. He has been a positive member of our team and a pleasure to coach over the past two years. We wish him the best as he moves forward with his career.
Iowa, a man with a mustache may not kiss a woman in public. "I was at Iowa nine years [as an assistant] and gone nine years," Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz said. "When I came back [as head coach] in '99, the thing that was as different as anything was...
CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz will sit down with reporters Wednesday afternoon to talk about the staff changes with the Hawkeye defense. The visit with local, regional and national media assembled in the Player's...
Speaking of family, Ferentz now needs an offensive line coach — Brian Ferentz of the New England Patriots perhaps? And he still needs an offensive coordinator to replace Ken O’Keefe. No matter who he puts in charge of the offense, Kirk Ferentz will run...
They're both separate situations and separate circumstances
He replaces Norm Parker, who announced his retirement in December. Although Phil Parker, who isn't related to Norm, had been mentioned as a top candidate when Norm announced his retirement, the likelihood of a promotion seemed to decrease as the days...
Parker replaces Norm Parker (no relation), who announced his retirement in December after 13 seasons at the school. Phil Parker has spent the past 13 seasons coaching defensive backs at Iowa after spending the previous 11 seasons coaching defensive...
Kirk J. Ferentz (born August 1, 1955, in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA) is an American college football head coach of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes. Full Article
A.J. has asked for his release, which has been granted ... We are sorry to see A.J. leave the program. He has been a positive member of our team and a pleasure to coach over the past two years. We wish him the best as he moves forward with his career.
They're both separate situations and separate circumstances
Norm has impacted our program in a very positive and significant way over the past 13 years. He is an outstanding defensive coach and has served as a great role model and mentor for our entire staff and all of our players
Same thing all over again
He brings a certain emotion to their defense ... He’s a very fiery guy, an emotional guy. He has a great linebacker temperament, and he’s playing very well out there.
Anytime you win is great, but if you win against a traditional power like Florida, it’s a greater thing
We don’t have the luxury of having 100-plus Division I prospects in our state -typically we’re around five-to-10, somewhere in that ballpark
You never know what’s going to happen out there
They played well in all three phases of the game
That was part of their defensive effort, keeping us off the field in six minutes drives
To me, the story today was we didn’t pass the ball effectively
I'm not going to say there was a turning point in the game, but if there was, it was the drive before the end of the first half where they went 80 yards ... That one, and they nailed one for 85 yards in the third quarter.
We have challenges ahead. We'll take a couple days off and, next week, start focusing on getting that eighth win
The story of the game from my vantage point is that their offensive played very well and we couldn't pass the ball effectively in the first half. We ran the ball early, but couldn't pass it, and we need to be balanced to be successful
It gives us a chance to be in the national spotlight. How can that be a bad thing unless we go out there and play bad? ... It's a great opportunity for our guys to play. It's a good thing for us, and we're excited to get invited to the party.
We're going to get tested ... This group, not only Martinez, but it starts with him. That running back is really good, and they have some younger guys behind him. They'll mix it around. It's going to be a challenge. Our guys are going to have to be at their best to slow them down.
I thought we lost focus somewhere from the time we left practice
We're excited to be invited to the party. It's a great deal
We've played pretty well on defense ... Most people realize that's a real key.
He violated team policy and he won't be with us ... I think the fact that he's not going this week, it's probably safe to assume that, yeah, it was something I learned afterwards (the Purdue game).
We traded one team from the east that wears red uniforms that is really good, and picked up one from the west that is really good and wears red uniforms ... There will be a lot of red in there. There was up in Wisconsin.
It's one tough game to another ... That's the nature of this conference; that's a great thing. We're all really pleased about Nebraska joining the league. It has made us a stronger league, but with that strength comes more challenge, and this is certainly going to be a challenge for us.
Marcus doesn't give you the Opie stuff; Marcus is kind of like the Buckingham Palace soldier, he gives you no reaction at all. Evidenced by what he's done this year already on the field, he's just a very tough, tough minded and physically-tough guy.
I had dark hair back then ... I remember that game. That was my first game. I was basically like Willie off the pickle boat. I had no idea where I was or what was going on.
It seems like it's a broken record. It's interesting, in our conference we have some quarterbacks that are really electrifying and dangerous
