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Steven M. Sipple: With Ferentz's future suddenly shaky, the mind wanders to Stoops, Norvell

Close your eyes, Nebraska football fans. Now, imagine Bob Stoops as Iowa's next head coach.

That might seem like a nightmare scenario to Husker faithful. Or maybe you think it'd be fun. All the guy does is win. I think it'd be a hoot.

Or how about former Nebraska offensive coordinator Jay Norvell as the next head Hawkeye? As is the case with Stoops, Norvell played a mean safety at Iowa and began his coaching career in Iowa City under the legendary Hayden Fry. Norvell in 2019 completed his third season as Nevada's head coach. He's a 57-year-old black man who waited far too long -- until age 53 -- to land his first head-coaching gig.