Iowa's Ferentz on steady ground despite turmoil
(Eds: With AP Photos.) By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer 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 hot seat.
Not Iowa's Kirk Ferentz. He's not going anywhere.
Ferentz, who at 13 years and counting is the Big Ten's longest-tenured coach, has the unwavering...
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General News. Card-Carrying Hawkeyes
Standing inches away from UI football coach Kirk Ferentz and the Iowa football team as they swarmed the Kinnick Stadium field before the 2010 Penn State game, Lou Meyer felt chills shiver down her back.
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Prime Cuts: Ferentz Presser
Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz met with the media on Wednesday to discuss staff changes, the state of the program and more.
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Iowa's Ferentz introduces defensive coordinator
Phil Parker had the opportunity to leave Iowa for a defensive coordinator's job at another major program more than once, yet chose to stay with the Hawkeyes.
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz certainly appreciated Parker's loyalty to the program. But Ferentz said Wednesday that he promoted Parker from defensive backs coach to defensive coordinator after 13 seasons simply because Parker...
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Iowa promotes Parker to run defense (AP)
Phil Parker had the opportunity to leave Iowa for a defensive coordinator's job at another major program more than once, yet chose to stay with the Hawkeyes. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz certainly appreciated Parker's loyalty to the program. But Ferentz said Wednesday that he promoted Parker from defensive backs coach to defensive coordinator after 13 seasons simply because Parker...
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5 days ago
Football. Coach Ferentz Press Conference Transcript
University of Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz met with the media Wednesday afternoon.
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Football. Ferentz Live at 4 p.m. (CT)
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.
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5 days ago
Iowa Hawkeyes name new defensive coordinator
Phil Parker, DBs coach for the Iowa Hawkeyes the past 13 seasons, has gotten a major promotion- to defensive coordinator. Kirk Ferentz announced late last night.
Parker, a member of the Iowa staff since Ferentz took over as head coach, replaces Norm Parker, who retired following this past season. Phil Parker was named by Rivals.com in March, 2011, as a first team member of its...
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Iowa Hawkeyes promote from within and name Phil Parker as defensive coordinator
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The Iowa Hawkeyes have named their new defensive coordinator and have promoted Phil Parker.
Parker has been a member of Kirk Ferentz’s staff since he became the head coach at Iowa 13 seasons ago. He was the secondary coach, and now takes over as the defensive coordinator for Norm Parker (no relation), who retired at the end of the season.
When it was announced that Iowa would...
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Phil Parker New DC
After a long search, Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz named Norm Parker's replacement. Phil Parker will be the team's new defensive coordinator. Reese Morgan and Darrell Wilson also will see a change in their duties.
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6 days ago
Football. Phil Parker Named Iowa Defensive Coordinator
Phil Parker, defensive backfield coach at the University of Iowa the past 13 seasons, has been named defensive coordinator. In addition, Darrell Wilson and Reese Morgan will take over new assignments on the Hawkeye coaching staff. The announcement was made Tuesday by head football coach Kirk Ferentz.
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6 days ago
New defensive coaches for the Iowa Hawkeye football team may have been revealed early
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In today’s world of social media and news now type outlets; it didn’t take long before rumors to confirm fan’s suspicions of who the next defensive coordinator and defensive line coach for the Iowa Hawkeyes could be.
With the retirement of long time defensive coordinator Norm Parker, the Hawkeyes had an opening that many thought was taking a very long time fill.Â...
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Iowa loses offensive coordinator
Iowa used to have one of the nation's most stable staffs under head coach Kirk Ferentz. In less than two months, he has lost the only coordinators he has ever had.
Iowa announced Friday that offensive coordinator Ken O'Keefe had resigned after 13 seasons, leaving the program for another coaching position the school did not identify. The surprise departure, first reported...
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10 days ago
Iowa off coordinator Ken O'Keefe leaving
Iowa offensive coordinator Ken O'Keefe has resigned after 13 seasons, leaving the Hawkeyes for another coaching position.
The Hawkeyes did not say Friday where O'Keefe is going. The surprise departure, which was first reported Friday by the Des Moines Register, leaves both coordinator jobs open at Iowa.
Coach Kirk Ferentz is expected to name a replacement for longtime defensive...
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10 days ago
Football. Football Offensive Coordinator O'Keefe Resigns
Ken O'Keefe, offensive coordinator at the University of Iowa for the past 13 seasons, has resigned from the Hawkeye coaching staff to accept another coaching opportunity. The announcement came Friday from head coach Kirk Ferentz.
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10 days ago
Prime Cuts: Signing Day
Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz met with the media on Wednesday to talk about his 2012 recruiting class. The following is a video including some of the top clips from the press conference.
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11 days ago
Ferentz Talks Recruiting
Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz met with the media on Wednesday to discuss his 2012 recruiting class. The following is a complete transcript from that session
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12 days ago
Football. Signing Day Special: Jake Rudock
Jake Rudock introduces himself to every offensive lineman recruit that visits the University of Iowa. After all, they will have his back in the near future.
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12 days ago
Big Tentacles: Urban Meyer, Marcus Coker, and more.
(Big Tentacles is the SWRT look at the Big Ten and the schools it not-so-secretly covets.)
What's mine is mine, what's yours is mine.
The speed of Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer's ability to get high school recruiting candidates to switch their commitments is declared to be "alarming." (FOX Sports Ohio)
Just Another Day.
With most...
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Football. Ferentz Live Wednesday
University of Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz will sit down with reporters Wednesday, Feb. 1, to discuss the Hawkeye happenings on National Signing Day 2012.
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13 days ago
U. of Iowa refusing to release records from Coker case
The University of Iowa is refusing to release records showing how its administration responded to a woman's sexual assault claim against running back Marcus Coker.
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14 days ago
Iowa releases certain records from Coker case
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- The University of Iowa is refusing to release records showing how its administration responded to a woman's sexual assault claim against running back Marcus Coker.
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14 days ago
U. of Iowa releases some records from Coker case
The University of Iowa is refusing to release records showing how its administration responded to a woman's sexual assault claim against running back Marcus Coker.
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14 days ago
Kirk Ferentz takes the Artic Plunge for Iowa wrestling
This past Saturday Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz joined Hawkeyes wrestling coach Tom Brands (right, the one man in this photo who should be allowed to go out in public shirtless) in taking a chilly Arctic Plunge swim near the Riverside Casino and Golf Resort in Riverside, Iowa. The swim benefited the Hawkeye Wrestling Club. The group supports wrestlers who compete in national...
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Iowa Hawkeye Football Recruiting News About Jaleel Johnson And Quanzell Lambert
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* – Jaleel Johnson and Ryan Ward photo credit: via Hawkeye Insider
The Hawkeyes got some good news on Thursday, when reports started come out that Jaleel Johnson would not be making a visit to Michigan State this weekend. Johnson is regarded as one of the better defensive tackles in the class of 2012 and rumors...
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