Iowa is hiring longtime NFL offensive coordinator Tom Moore (Peyton Manning's OC with the Indianapolis Colts) as senior consultant to the head coach and offensive advisor. Moore, who is 87, played QB at Iowa in the late 1950s.
Kirk Ferentz confirms that he plans to coach Iowa in 2026: "26? That's next year, right? God, I hope so. Unless you know something I don't know. I just tell them (recruits) the truth. I feel really good. I had no idea what it feels like to be 70. Now I do (for) however many months it's been. It doesn't feel any different than when I was 60. I feel good physically. I've got permission from my wife to keep doing this. It's what I like doing. I really enjoy doing it. Unless we just screw this up beyond repair, which we're trying to do right now in college football, I don't envision stopping anytime in the near future. It's just what I do. I don't golf. When I did, I stunk. So I don't see going back to that. That's irreparable, too — my golf game."