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Reports: Iowa's Kirk Ferentz, assistant get 1-game suspensions

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and assistant Jon Budmayr will be suspended one game for a violation related to the recruitment of transfer quarterback Cade McNamara, according to multiple reports.

Ferentz is the nation's longest-tenured FBS coach, having led Iowa since the 1999 season. Budmayr serves as the team's wide receivers coach after working as a special assistant to Ferentz in 2023 and as an offensive analyst in 2022. According to media reports, the suspensions are related to an NCAA investigation. Iowa is set to open the season Aug. 31 at home against Illinois State.