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Iowa football, Ferentz achieve redemption
Eight.
That is the number of wins the Iowa Hawkeyes (8-4, 5-3 Big Ten) finished their surprising 2013 season with after a convincing 38-17 road victory over Big Ten Legends foe Nebraska (8-4, 5-3) on Nov. 29.
Coming into this season many thought (including myself) that the Hawkeyes were doomed for a five or six win season at best. On paper, Iowa didn’t resemble a team that would...
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Post-Nebraska: Ferentz
Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz met with the media Friday after his team's 38-17 at Nebraska. He talked about how his program flipped the script this season and turned things around.
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Has Iowa Righted Its Ship?
The Iowa football team site at 7-4 on the season with a chance to make this campaign head turner if it can win its final game at Nebraska. Â 8-4 is a world better than 7-5 and both outcomes are probably better than what the majority of the fanbase expected out of this season.
While it’s too early to definitely say ‘the ship has been righted’, there is a major sign indicating...
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7 days ago
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Ferentz Talks Pelini
Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz was asked if he felt like he would be under fire if he were in the midst of five consecutive nine-win season as Bo Pelini is at Nebraska. Ferentz said he'd like to find out. Watch video and read the transcript from the coach's Tuesday press conference right here.
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9 days ago
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Ferentz Happy for Seniors
After an improbable comeback win against Michigan on Saturday, Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz praised the leadership of his seniors. See what he had to say in this video and transcript from his postgame press conference.
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12 days ago
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Iowa and Kirk Ferentz need a change
The Iowa Hawkeyes (5-4, 2-3 Big Ten) have had the same head coach since 1999 and while Kirk Ferentz has been an great leader, it’s time that Iowa and Ferentz had a change of scenery.
The Hawkeyes 28-9 loss at home on Saturday to no. 24 Wisconsin further validates the fact that the Hawkeyes are no longer moving in the right direction with Ferentz at the helm.
Iowa head coach talks...
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November 05, 2013
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Iowa's Kirk Ferentz mulling getting rid of punt return formations?
If Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz is being serious, the play above might be one of the last times the Hawkeyes ever set up in a punt return formation while he’s the head coach. When Michigan State successfully ran the fake punt above on Saturday, Ferentz said afterward that he was strongly considering never calling for a punt return again to defend against future fakes. Since 2010, Iowa...
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October 09, 2013
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Ferentz Dead Serious, Is He Dead Wrong?
On Tuesday, Kirk Ferentz was asked about his punt return game and comments he made following Iowa’s loss on Saturday where Michigan State became the latest in a long line of teams to convert a fake punt against Iowa.
“If you pressed me today I’d say we may never return a punt again, just because when you do that, the blocked pass you have to turn and go with those guys to shadow...
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October 09, 2013
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Iowa Hawkeyes need improvement in the trenches
The Iowa Hawkeyes have never worried about the battle inside the trenches. Iowa’s linemen have consistently been the key to head coach Kirk Ferentz success. This year however, they still have much to prove in order for the Hawkeyes to not only prevail over Minnesota on Saturday, but also to win more Big Ten games than they did a year ago. Ferentz’s success as an offensive line...
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September 26, 2013
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Ferentz, Hawkeyes Ready For NIU
COACH KIRK FERENTZ
Editor’s note: Transcript is missing opening statement and first four questions.
Q. How do you prepare for the heat? (Bob Brooks, KMRY)
COACH FERENTZ: Yeah, it was almost predictable. It seems like the first Monday back, this is my chamber of commerce week, I was with the quarterback club yesterday, seems like that’s always a hot day. We practiced in itâ...
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August 27, 2013
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