On Monday, Iowa announced that offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz, the son of long-time Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz, will not return as the program’s offensive coordinator in 2024. The younger Ferentz will remain the offensive coordinator through the end of this season.
Iowa interim athletic director Beth Goetz made the decision for Ferentz not to return. Goetz’s decision comes after the Hawkeyes’ offense has averaged just 19.5 points per game through eight games this season.
Before the season, Ferentz signed a contract amendment that made it mandatory for the Hawkeyes to average 25 points per game this season in order to return. That number was not chosen at random as it coincided with what the program had averaged during his first six years as offensive coordinator.
The Hawkeyes offense has failed to surpass the 25-point mark in five of seven games this season. The only games in which the Hawkeyes scored more than 25 points this season were a 41-point performance against Western Michigan and a 26-point performance against Michigan State.
Furthermore, the Hawkeyes offense scored just 19 of those 26 points against the Spartans, with seven points coming off a Cooper DeJean punt return. Ferentz will coach his last regular season game as the Hawkeyes’ offensive coordinator against the Cornhuskers on November 24.