Kirk Ferentz is the greatest of all time.
You can debate the semantics all you want, but Kirk now sits alone among the top of Iowa’s all-time list of head coaching wins with 144. It’s an incredible feat and the story lines surrounding the achievement are nearly as incredible.
As we’re all aware by now, Ferentz’s first win back in 1999 came against the same Northern Illinois the Hawkeyes took down on Saturday. Now in his 20th season, Ferentz surpassed the win total Hayden Fry established after the same number of seasons. The man calling the defense, Phil Parker, has been on the staff since Ferentz’s first year in 1999 and shares the same last name as his only other defensive coordinator, the late, great Norm Parker.