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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- You won't find an arms race among the football support staff at the University of Iowa. In fact, UI head coach Kirk Ferentz employs a "work smarter" approach that has served the Hawkeyes well for 17 seasons.
"If you want to look at programs at the far end of (support staff numbers), we're not even remotely in that neighborhood and we don't want to be," Ferentz said. "It's about everybody having a specific job, executing their responsibilities, and communicating. It can be counter-productive if you have too many people involved.