Kirk Ferentz bristles with reporter over possible change of Iowa’s offensive coordinator, his son
By Keith Farner
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Kirk Ferentz and Iowa’s struggles on offense have gone on for a while, and the fact that the offensive coordinator is the Iowa coach’s son only makes the situation more complicated.
Ferentz is routinely asked about Brian Ferentz’ status, but has stuck with him. The topic came up again after Iowa’s lackluster performance on Saturday at Ohio State. Iowa fell 54-10, and registered just 8 first downs, and 158 total yards. The Hawkeyes were 1-for-13 on third down.
Ferentz said he’s not considering any staff changes until after the season. That’s when the reporter asked him why he’d make a quarterback change but won’t think about the staff during the season.
“I think you’re talking about 2 separate job descriptions and 2 separate areas of responsibility,” Ferentz said. “I know people do it, I know it’s been done this year. Again, it’s just not my preference. My preference has been [to] play it out, and there’s evidence to show that it’s worked pretty well in the past.
“We’ll play it out and then we’ll do our assessments and our evaluations when everything’s over. The season’s not over. When the season’s over, we’ll make an evaluation on what’s best for our program.”
Asked about making a midseason change at offensive coordinator, Ferentz said he’s never done that in his career, and isn’t planning on doing it now.
Ferentz added that the potential OC change amid struggles has “no bearing on who the person is.”
“It’s just a matter of who is coaching our football team,” Ferentz said. “The guys on our staff are guys that I think have demonstrated success. They’re good people. We’re going to keep pushing forward.”
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
