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Iowa football head coach Kirk Ferentz discusses love of the game, offense, and improved players at Big Ten Media Days

Iowa football head coach Kirk Ferentz discusses love of the game, offense, and improved players at Big Ten Media Days
vlog EIGHT NEWS AT TEN. WE CAN EXPECT A DIFFERENT LOOK FOR THE IOWA HAWKEYES OFFENSE THIS FOOTBALL SEASON. YEAH, AND TAKE IT FROM KIRK FERENTZ HIMSELF, BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT HE SAID AT BIG TEN MEDIA DAYS IN LAS VEGAS TODAY. IT’S A LOT MORE FLUID NOW BECAUSE IT WAS ALL NEW YEAR AGO, I SAID EARLIER, I’VE NEVER IN MY CAREER BEEN INVOLVED IN A WEST COAST OFFENSE, CERTAINLY KNEW ABOUT IT IN THE NFL. IT’S A VERY DIFFERENT OFFENSE IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATION. SO IT’S VERY WORDY. A LOT OF VERBIAGE, AND I’VE ALWAYS BEEN IN SYSTEMS WHERE IT’S AS CONCISE AS POSSIBLE. SO THAT WAS AN EXCHANGE. BUT IT WAS A BIGGER EXCHANGE FOR ME BECAUSE I HAVE A BIGGER KNOWLEDGE BASE. OUR PLAYERS TOOK TO IT REAL EASILY, BUT EVERYTHING’S A LOT MORE FLUID NOW THAN IT WAS CERTAINLY A YEAR AGO. AND QUARTERBACKS ARE DOING JUST FINE WITH IT. FERENTZ IS ENTERING HIS 27TH SEASON IN IOWA CITY. HE’S THE LONGEST TENURED HEAD COACH IN AMERICA AND HIS OLD
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Updated: 10:20 PM CDT Jul 24, 2025
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Iowa football head coach Kirk Ferentz discusses love of the game, offense, and improved players at Big Ten Media Days
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Updated: 10:20 PM CDT Jul 24, 2025
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Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz talked on the final day of Big Ten Media Days. He talked about his love for the game and how he always just wanted to be "the best line coach I could be.""I said earlier if it's ironic or interesting, it was never a goal of mine to be a head coach. I know for some people it's what they want to do. I just wanted to be the best line coach I could be. And the fact that I am a head coach, it just happened and probably the only place it would happen is Iowa. Mainly because I don't think I would've left the NFL for another job in the collegiate level," he said.The Hawkeye coach said the offense is "a lot more fluid than it was a year ago" thanks to offensive coordinator Tim Lester.Ferentz also made note that TJ Hall and Deshaun Lee are taking big strides and have improved a lot.See the full news conference with the Hawkeye coach in the video above.

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz talked on the final day of Big Ten Media Days.

He talked about his love for the game and how he always just wanted to be "the best line coach I could be."

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"I said earlier if it's ironic or interesting, it was never a goal of mine to be a head coach. I know for some people it's what they want to do. I just wanted to be the best line coach I could be. And the fact that I am a head coach, it just happened and probably the only place it would happen is Iowa. Mainly because I don't think I would've left the NFL for another job in the collegiate level," he said.

The Hawkeye coach said the offense is "a lot more fluid than it was a year ago" thanks to offensive coordinator Tim Lester.

Ferentz also made note that TJ Hall and Deshaun Lee are taking big strides and have improved a lot.

See the full news conference with the Hawkeye coach in the video above.