An external review of the Iowa soccer program found an environment where many black players felt intimidated and degraded, and recommended that coach Kirk Ferentz and athletic director Gary Barta take steps to improve the culture. Iowa commissioned the review, conducted by Kansas City-based Husch Blackwell, after claims by more …
Read More »The Most Important 2020 Game for Every Top 25 College Football Team
Let’s face it: At this point, in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the first game is the most important game of the season for each team. Because that means we are playing soccer. But for this exercise, let’s analyze and imagine a season that continues as regularly scheduled. If …
Read More »Former Iowa RB Akrum Wadley says playing for Hawkeyes ‘was a living nightmare’
Former Iowa running back Akrum Wadley detailed several allegations of mistreatment by current and former Hawkeyes coaches on Monday, writing that “playing for Iowa football was a living nightmare.” Wadley, who played for Iowa from 2014 to 2017, mentioned head coach Kirk Ferentz, offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz and former strength …
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