Iowa elevates interim Beth Goetz to permanent athletic director

The Iowa Hawkeyes athletics department has decided to make things official with their interim athletic director, Beth Goetz. On Thursday, the Hawkeyes announced from their social media page that they have agreed to a five-year deal with Goetz, removing the interim tag and making her the university’s AD going forward.

Goetz originally joined the Iowa athletic department back in September of 2022 as the deputy athletics director. She would assume the role of interim AD following the retirement of Gary Barta at 17 years of guiding and directing Iowa athletics.

This is not the first time Goetz has assumed the role of athletic director, nor is it her first time doing so in the Big Ten conference. Goetz has experience from her time at Ball State and with the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

When assuming the role of interim AD, Goetz was given a base salary of $650,000, which was also the same amount Barta was making in his final year holding the position. Currently, there is no additional information on the compensation the new Hawkeyes AD is expected to earn over the course of her new five-year contract.

Kirk Ferentz details what he will look for in Iowa’s new offensive coordinator

After Brian Ferentz was let go as the Iowa offensive coordinator, his father and Hawkeye head coach, Kirk Ferentz, is in the process of finding a new play-caller.

Iowa finished with a tremendous season in the win-loss column in 2023, earning 10 wins and a trip to the Citrus Bowl vs. Tennessee. In that bowl game, throughout this season and over the last several, though, the Iowa offense just hasn’t found much success, ultimately leading to the firing of its coordinator when the unit failed to reach the 25-point-per-game threshold established at the beginning of the season.

After the bowl loss, Kirk Ferentz had his eyes forward and explained exactly what he’s looking for in the new Iowa OC.

“First of all, I want a guy who is going to be a really good team player,” he said. “Obviously, they have to have expertise in their area, like all of our coaches, and they have to be good people. They have to be guys that are going to mentor the players they work. They have to be people that understand a team is a team.”