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To start the month of July, CBS Sports’ Tom Fornelli unveiled his 2024 Big Ten head coach power rankings.
In the now 18-team Big Ten, Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz checked in at a very respectable No. 6. The dean of college football coaches just led Iowa to its third 10-win season in the past five years with a 10-4 campaign in 2023.
Ferentz is Iowa’s all-time wins leader and ranks third all-time in both overall victories (196) and conference wins (122) among Big Ten coaches.
After unveiling Ferentz at No. 6 in his Big Ten head coach power rankings, Fornelli joined hosts Amanda Guerra and Chris Hassel and college football analyst Brady Quinn on CBS Sports HQ to break down his thoughts on why Ferentz slotted in where he did.
“When it comes to Kirk Ferentz and the Hawkeyes, listen, the reason he’s so high on this list is the consistency. It’s the long-term results. He’s been there forever and you know exactly what you’re gonna get. We have seen plenty of coaches have great seasons and flame out. Kirk Ferentz doesn’t flame out. The bad Iowa season is typically 8-5. Yeah, it could be ugly, it might not be fun to watch all the time, but you can’t really argue with the style when you get those consistent results.
“Now, what’s going to be interesting to me is now that Iowa is no longer in the Big Ten West and the Big Ten is getting rid of divisions, how will that kind of success sustain? Will they be able to keep that momentum and get to Big Ten title games routinely like they have been in recent years when they have to compete with every other team in the league to do so? I’m a bit skeptical, but I’m also optimistic that while they’re probably not going to score 31 points per game this season, they might score 24,” Fornelli said.
Quinn wasn’t buying Fornelli’s list, arguing Ferentz deserves to be…
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Author : Hawkeyes Wire
Publish date : 2024-07-05 11:45:31
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