Kirk Ferentz, the head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes football team, recently reevaluated a fair catch call that he believes cost his team 11 wins over the past two seasons. The call in question was made during a game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers in 2017. In the game, the Hawkeyes were leading by seven points when the Gophers attempted a punt. The Hawkeyes’ returner called for a fair catch, but the officials ruled that the ball had been touched by an Iowa player before it was caught, giving the Gophers possession and eventually leading to a Minnesota victory.
Coach Ferentz believes that if the fair catch had been called correctly, the Hawkeyes would have won that game and gone on to win 11 more games over the past two seasons. He has since gone back and watched the replay of the play multiple times, and believes that the call was incorrect. He also believes that if the call had been made correctly, his team would have gone on to win 11 more games over the past two seasons.
The Hawkeyes have had a successful run under Coach Ferentz, making it to bowl games in each of the last two seasons. However, with 11 more wins, they could have been even more successful. Coach Ferentz believes that his team was denied these wins due to an incorrect call, and he is now working to ensure that similar mistakes are not made in the future.
The Iowa Hawkeyes football team is one of the most successful programs in college football, and Coach Ferentz is determined to make sure they stay that way. He is now reevaluating his team’s fair catch calls to ensure that they are not denied any more wins due to incorrect calls. With his dedication and attention to detail, there is no doubt that Iowa will continue to be a powerhouse in college football for many years to come.
