It’s time to give up the wishful thinking and face reality Iowa fans, Brian Ferentz will once again be the offensive coordinator next year.
Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz shared as much in his National Signing Day press conference.
“Coaching staff update. Just talk about that lastly. As I stand here today, I anticipate no changes in our staff moving forward. That’s my plan. Certainly, I think we do have a terrific staff, and I thought they did a terrific job last year in tough circumstances and navigated us through I think some big challenges. I thought our guys really coached at a high level,” Kirk Ferentz said.
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— Keith Murphy (@MurphyKeith) February 1, 2023
One of the biggest areas of hopeful speculation among the fanbase this offseason has centered around the offensive coordinator position. Many have called for a new offensive mind to be given the reigns, finding every clue possible to suggest a change is coming for the upcoming season.
Instead, Ferentz was answering questions about why he would retain an offensive coordinator that just fielded the nation’s 130th total offense and the country’s 123rd scoring offense.
“Well, first of all, I didn’t say the same scheme, but it’s not going to look radically different. I don’t predict anything wild or absurd there. I think we’ve been pretty consistent in our approach really for 24 years. We own it. We own the stats.
“The thing I’m most focused on would be the points because that is what points. Obviously, everything you do offensively goes into that. When I look back, we’ve had years like this, and it’s not much fun certainly, to win eight games, that’s no easy trick when you score 17.8 a game. That’s not easy. But I’m optimistic. I think I know the causes, as I covered, for our challenges this year, and we’ve taken steps already in terms of…
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