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Iowa Hawkeyes 2017 Football Preview

With Bob Stoops’ retirement from Oklahoma, guess who’s the longest tenured head coach in division 1-A college football? Believe it or not, it’s Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz.

It seems his absurd buyout in his contract keeps him in place at Iowa until his knack for periodically pulling off an amazing season in the middle of a long run of mediocrity saves his bacon. Just look at his last five seasons: 4-8, 8-5, 7-6, 12-2, 8-5.

Seasons like 2012 and 2014 brought grumbles from some Iowa fans about the size of Ferentz’s buyout; seasons like 2015 result in a contract extension and an even bigger buyout. So will 2017 be a season for grumbling about or increasing Ferentz’s buyout?

The big question for Iowa is at quarterback, where the sun no longer shines. C.J. Beathard is now off to the 49ers, leaving just 13 pass attempts of experience. Junior Tyler Wiegers (6’4” 225 lbs.) threw four passes in 2015 as the backup, but was passed up last season by sophomore Nathan Stanley (6’5” 235 lbs.). As a true freshman, Stanley completed five of nine passes for 62 yards in seven games last season. Wiegers outplayed Stanley in the spring game, but Stanley outplayed Wiegers in a semi-public scrimmage earlier this month. Both are your typical Iowa drop-back passer, though Stanley did run the Wing-T in high school, according to Phil Steele.

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