Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior Scribbler
The Iowa Hawkeyes are prepared to rent Tim Lester, the previous Western Michigan head lecturer who spent 2023 as a Green Bay Packers analyst, as their offensive coordinator, resources informed ESPN on Sunday.
Lester, 46, have been prepared to hurry a coordinator position at Troy beneath brandnew lecturer Gerad Parker, resources informed ESPN, however he’s going to rather change Brian Ferentz, the son of longtime Hawkeyes lecturer Kirk Ferentz.
Iowa athletic director Beth Goetz, who supervised Brian Ferentz as a result of nepotism insurance policies, introduced in past due October that Ferentz would no longer go back in 2024. Iowa’s offense has tumbled to ancient lows the endmost two years in spite of the group’s general luck, and it ranked endmost nationally in general offense and after to endmost in scoring offense in 2023.
Kirk Ferentz, the people’s longest-tenured lecturer, hasn’t ever fired a coordinator in his tenure, which started in 1999. Lester shall be simplest his fourth offensive coordinator, following Ken O’Keefe, Greg Davis and Brian Ferentz.
Iowa additionally strongly thought to be Kevin Johns, who maximum just lately was once the offensive coordinator at Duke.
Lester, a record-setting quarterback at Western Michigan, went 37-32 with 3 bowl appearances at his alma mater ahead of being fired upcoming the 2022 season. He endmost served as an offensive coordinator with Syracuse in 2015, and coached Purdue‘s quarterbacks in 2016.
Iowa’s offense will regain a number of avid gamers from shock, together with standout tight finish Luke Lachey and quarterback Cade McNamara, who began the primary moment of the season ahead of maintaining a torn ACL.
