Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz is an “old school” football coach, and like with most teams, the Hawkeyes have taken on his personality over the years.
Iowa is always tough, hard-nosed, physical and conservative. That’s “old school football”, after all.
That’s great for defense and special teams, and those are two facets of the game that Iowa is always good if not straight-up elite at.
The problem for the Hawkeyes has been that Ferentz’s philosophies need to be updated in regard to offensive football.
Need proof?
Iowa scored just 17.7 points per game in 2022, which was the 123rd worst in college football. In 2023, the Hawkeyes somehow got worse. They checked in at just 15.4 points per game, which was second-to-last only to Kent State.
That’s abysmal, and that’s why Ferentz had to eventually let his son, Brian Ferentz go. The younger Ferentz had been Iowa’s offensive coordinator since 2017.
It’s also why it sounds like Ferentz is completely open to new offensive coordinator Tim Lester’s ideas heading into the 2024 season.
