In little less than 2 weeks the Iowa Hawkeye football team will take the field in Iowa City against the Utah State Aggies and officially begin what has been routinely mocked as “The Quest for 325”. This, of course, is in reference to the rider placed in his contract after last season requiring that Iowa score a minimum of 25 points per game, on average, during the 2023 season or his time as Iowa’s Offensive Coordinator might come to an end.
Before I begin, I want to include a small piece of the transcript from the initial press conference held by Beth Goetz, Iowa’s interim Athletic Director (as of August 1st)regarding our beleaguered and much pilloried Offensive Coordinator:
Regarding Brian Ferentz’s contract, is the contract provision still in place, the 25 points per game?