The son of Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz beat out 100 other applicants for a position on his father's staff and was given a salary $15,000 higher than a second assistant coach hired at the same time, according to documents released Friday.Brian Ferentz was given a starting annual salary of $202,400 when he was hired away from the New England Patriots in February, placing the 28-year-old's compensation... [Read More]
Iowa running back Jordan Canzeri has suffered a torn ACL and likely will miss the 2012 season, according to multiple reports. Canzeri's father, Brian, told Scout.com that the sophomore-to-be suffered the knee injury in practice Wednesday, and an MRI performed Thursday revealed the tear. Brian Canzeri told the Web site that Jordan will undergo surgery next week and hopes to return to practice by... [Read More]
Former longtime Texas offensive coordinator Greg Davis has been named to the same post at Iowa, the Hawkeyes announced Monday.Davis, who guided the Longhorns offense under Mack Brown from 1998-2010, replaces Ken O'Keefe, who resigned earlier this month after 13 seasons in Iowa City to take a job with the NFL's Miami Dolphins.
The only offensive coordinator Kirk Ferentz has ever had at Iowa is leaving the program.Ken O'Keefe, who has called plays for all 13 years under Ferentz with the Hawkeyes, has left the program for another job, the school announced Friday.The Quad-City (Iowa) Times reported Friday that O'Keefe informed Hawkeyes players that he will join the Miami Dolphins as wide receivers coach. Joe Philbin, the... [Read More]
Iowa football player A.J. Derby is leaving the program after a season in which coach Kirk Ferentz moved him to defense from quarterback.The school said Monday that Derby, an Iowa City native, had been granted a release from his scholarship and will transfer elsewhere.Derby thanked his coaches but said, "unfortunately, I don't feel this is the best fit for me personally to reach my goals as a... [Read More]
Iowa State didn't have to look far to find its new offensive coordinator.Cyclones coach Paul Rhoads tabbed receivers coach Courtney Messingham as the team's new playcaller."Courtney has coached at every level of college football and has head coach and coordinator experience," Rhoads said in a release. "He has earned this opportunity through hard work and positive results as a coach... [Read More]
Iowa freshman running back Mika'il McCall is leaving the program.Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz said Wednesday that McCall intends to transfer.The 18-year-old McCall had a promising debut, rushing for 61 yards in the season opener before breaking his ankle. He returned in late November, but had just 4 yards rushing in a win over Purdue.McCall, from Dolton, Ill., was suspended for the final two games... [Read More]
Iowa has suspended leading rusher Marcus Coker for the Insight Bowl for undisclosed disciplinary reasons.The school said the issue involves a violation of the Hawkeyes' student-athlete code of conduct. Coker will not travel with the team to Arizona to face Oklahoma on Dec. 30.The sophomore ranks second in the Big Ten in rushing, with 1,384 yards and 15 touchdowns on 281 carries. Coker was also... [Read More]
Former Iowa football player Jon Lazar has come up with a great idea to honor Rockford native Jon Tumilson, the Navy SEAL who was killed earlier this month in Afghanistan. Lazar learned about Tumilson’s close relationship with his Labrador retriever Hawkeye after a video of Hawkeye lying next to Tumilson’s casket during the funeral went viral on the Internet. Lazar has since contacted the Iowa... [Read More]
Iowa's defensive depth took a hit on Thursday when the school announced that linebacker Shane DiBona will miss the entire 2011 season due to an Achilles tendon injury suffered in practice Wednesday. The redshirt sophomore played in every game of the 2010 season and entered camp as the No. 2 outside linebacker on the team's depth chart. The 6-2,... [Read More]
University of Iowa offensive lineman Dan Heiar has been charged with drunken driving for an April crash in Cedar County that left him with significant injuries. According to online court records, Heiar, 20, was charged with drunken driving on June 27. He entered a not guilty plea on July 11 and is scheduled to be arraigned July 29. Heiar was involved in a single-vehicle crash on westbound... [Read More]
