Iowa OC Brian Ferentz Was Asked Blunt Question About His Job Security

Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz spoke with media for the primary time since Week 2 to speak concerning the workforce’s offensive struggles this 12 months.

Forward of Week 7, Iowa ranks lifeless final nationally in whole offense and 127th out of 131 faculties in scoring offensive. On prime of that, the Hawkeyes sit close to the underside of the nation in nearly each offensive class and have scored seven offensive touchdowns via their first six video games.

At one level throughout Ferentz’s press convention, he was requested if he thought of stepping down based mostly on the workforce’s offensive points up to now this season.

“There’s two choices in life in any scenario,” Ferentz mentioned, by way of 247 Sports activities. “You may give up, and if you happen to give up, then I believe the outcomes are just about assured. Or you possibly can dig in, you possibly can proceed to battle, and you’ll attempt to enhance and do issues higher. I’ll all the time select possibility A. Executed it in my private life. Executed it in my skilled life. I wouldn’t be capable to go dwelling and look my kids within the eye if I wasn’t an possibility B individual. I believe I mentioned possibility A. I began with possibility give up, proper? That’s not me. Let me be crystal clear about that. That’s primary.”

The roundabout reply makes it sound like Ferentz plans to “proceed to battle” for his job and the workforce.

The offensive coordinator was additionally requested if the truth that he’s the son of head coach Kirk Ferentz impacts him protecting the job. He deferred the query to his father, per The Daily Iowan.

The youthful Ferentz additionally deflected any notion of constructing a change at quarterback. Spencer Petras has began in all six video games, totaling 87 completions for 940 yards and simply two passing touchdowns.

“What’s the upside?” Ferentz mentioned, per 247 Sports. So, it appears like Petras might be staying within the position for now.

The Hawkeyes are 3–3 via six weeks. And though the offense was struggling mightily in a 9–6 loss to Illinois final week, it appears like Ferentz will attempt to flip issues round himself.

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