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Iowa Football: Ferentz and players uniting to change culture

MADISON, WISCONSIN - NOVEMBER 09: Head coach Kirk Ferentz of the Iowa Hawkeyes looks on in the second half against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)

Kirk Ferentz and three current Iowa football players spoke to the media yesterday about the necessary changes the Iowa football program needs to make.

Here’s the bad news, Kirk Ferentz admitted that the Iowa football program had a “coaching style by some was at times demeaning and created unnecessary anxiety and frustration.” Ivory Kelly-Martin said, “there was a feeling you had to walk on eggshells, you couldn’t really be yourself.