Latest Kirk Ferentz News

Kaleb Johnson rushes 35 times for 164 yards in Iowa's 29-13 victory over Maryland

Nov. 23, 2024 17:36 PM EST

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Once Iowa's running game started rolling, it never really stopped. That meant a bigger workload than ever for Kaleb Johnson. Johnson rushed for 164 yards and a touchdown on a career-high 35 carries, and Kamari Moulton scored on a 68-yard run...

Garbers, Schwesinger lead UCLA past Iowa 20-17 for Bruins' 3rd straight win

Nov. 09, 2024 01:55 AM EST

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — UCLA knew it was in for a challenge facing the nation's second leading rusher in Iowa's Kaleb Johnson. Not only did the Bruins hold Johnson to his lowest rushing performance of the season, but UCLA's ground game finally got out of first gear. ...

Iowa QB Cade McNamara is in the concussion protocol, Brendan Sullivan will start against Wisconsin

Oct. 29, 2024 16:09 PM EDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara is in the concussion protocol and will not play Saturday against Wisconsin, coach Kirk Ferentz announced Tuesday. Brendan Sullivan, who replaced McNamara in the second half against Northwestern last week, will take over as the...

Kaleb Johnson leads Iowa's 28-point third-quarter outburst in 40-14 win over Northwestern

Oct. 26, 2024 20:30 PM EDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kaleb Johnson rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns, and backup quarterback Brendan Sullivan added another rushing touchdown as Iowa defeated Northwestern 40-14 on Saturday. The Hawkeyes (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) scored 28 third-quarter points behind Johnson and...

Iowa's Leshon Williams and Kaleb Brown leave the team and plan to enter the transfer portal

Oct. 07, 2024 17:52 PM EDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa running back Leshon Williams and receiver Kaleb Brown have left the team and plan to enter the transfer portal in December, coach Kirk Ferentz said Monday. Both players had diminished roles this season and appeared in only three of five games. ...

Iowa will try to slow down No. 3 Ohio State and its arsenal of offensive weapons

Oct. 03, 2024 14:02 PM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Iowa has a reputation for stout defenses, but there's likely some head-scratching going on in meetings this week as the Hawkeyes ponder Ohio State's arsenal of offensive weapons. When Iowa (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) visits the No. 3 Buckeyes on Saturday, defenders...

Overlooked by the No. 3 Buckeyes, Iowa's Kaleb Johnson packs some extra motivation for his trip home

Oct. 02, 2024 10:34 AM EDT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's Kaleb Johnson is returning to his home state this week motivated to show the third-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes what they missed out on. The junior didn't receive a scholarship offer from the Buckeyes when he was coming out of Hamiltion High School....

Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy still speaking his mind after 20 years as head football coach

Sep. 19, 2024 13:54 PM EDT

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Mike Gundy's focus shifted from a reporter’s question to a whirring noise that was interrupting his weekly media session. The veteran Oklahoma State football coach figured out that the sound was a failing compressor on a nearby refrigerator. “There’s...

Baylor faces new Big 12 member No. 11 Utah in nonconference game this week

Sep. 05, 2024 06:17 AM EDT

Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference: Game of the week Baylor at No. 11 Utah, Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EDT (Fox). The Bears and Utes are now members of the same conference with Utah's decision to bolt the Pac-12 for the Big 12. This won't be a conference game....

Cyclones visit No. 21 Hawkeyes for CyHawk game. Ferentz says rivalry 'underappreciated' outside Iowa

Sep. 05, 2024 06:16 AM EDT

From the Missouri River to the Mississippi River and the 310 miles in between in Iowa, Saturday is a red-letter day for college football fans. Iowa State visits No. 21 Iowa for the next iteration of the CyHawk Series, one of the rare rivalry games played early each season. ...