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ORLANDO, Fla. – Leading up to the Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1, 2024, Iowa football has had plenty of storylines develop over the past few days, perhaps most notably in the Friday announcement of Hawkeye tight end Luke Lachey returning for a fifth season.
Despite only playing in three games due to injury, Lachey was a team captain throughout the season and will be a valuable presence in the future. With that lingering question finally resolved, Iowa still has plenty of current topics to address, many of which have been answered in the Sunshine State.
coach’s potential departure westward to take over at the helm for the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers, who fired their head coach in December.
Affirming that the pro team has not reached out to him, Kirk Ferentz told reporters to “take rumor off the board.”
As for the signing of the offensive coordinator, Ferentz said last week that his three phone calls didn’t inherently mean he had interviewed three candidates. On Thursday, he said that the hiring process has been “tabled” during bowl preparation, but added that the choice would be made by ideally the third week of January.
