Brian Ferentz
Brian Ferentz was born in Iowa City, Iowa, United States on March 28th, 1983 and is the American Football Coach. At the age of 41, Brian Ferentz biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Ferentz played football at Iowa City High School. and then as an offensive lineman for his father, Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz, from 2001 through 2005. After battling injuries early in his career, Ferentz started his final 20 games at Iowa at center or guard, playing for offensive line coach Reece Morgan and offensive coordinator Ken O'Keefe. Ferentz earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors his senior season. He earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Iowa in 2006.
After going undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft, Ferentz signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons in May 2006. He was released by the Falcons on September 2, 2006, and spent the season on the Falcons' practice squad. He was waived by the Falcons on May 14, 2007 and signed by the New Orleans Saints on August 13, 2007, only to be released by the Saints on September 1, 2007.
Coaching career
Ferentz joined the New England Patriots in 2008 as a scouting assistant; his father Kirk was the offensive line coach from 1993-95 under Bill Belichick when Belichick coached the Cleveland Browns. In 2009, Ferentz became an offensive coaching assistant. Before the 2010 season, Ferentz's title was changed to offensive assistant coach, working primarily with the Patriots' tight ends. He was officially promoted to tight ends coach in 2011. That season, the Patriots' tight end duo of Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski set NFL records for receptions, yards, and touchdowns by tight ends, and Gronkowski became the first tight end in NFL history to lead the league in touchdown receptions.
In February 2012, Ferentz took the position of offensive line coach for the Iowa Hawkeyes, coached by his father Kirk Ferentz. The hire breached UI nepotism rules and guidelines. In response, athletic director Gary Barta claimed that he had made the decision to hire Brian for the job. This was contradicted by Brian Ferentz at his introductory news conference, where he stated that his father had "reached out" to him about the job: "Once he had an idea of what he wanted to do, he reached out to me... It was a no-brainer. You can't say no to your father." Barta then instituted a management plan wherein he would act as the younger Ferentz's boss, rather than the head coach Kirk Ferentz, skirting the nepotism laws. Ferentz joined a reconfigured offensive coaching staff under offensive coordinator Greg Davis.
From 2012 to 2016, Ferentz served as offensive line coach for the Hawkeyes. Ferentz coached several all-Big Ten offensive linemen and future NFL players during this period, including his brother James Ferentz, centers Austin Blythe and James Daniels, guards Matt Tobin, Sean Welsh and Jordan Walsh, and tackles Brandon Scherff, Andrew Donnal, Ike Boettger, and Cole Croston. In 2015 and 2016, Ferentz was also the Iowa running game coordinator. The Iowa offensive line earned the 2016 Joe Moore Award, which is presented to the best offensive line in college football. That season, two Iowa rushers (Akrum Wadley and LeShun Daniels) ran for 1,000 yards for the first time in school history.
On January 3, 2014, Bill O'Brien was announced as the new head coach of the Houston Texans and Ferentz was rumored to join the organization as the offensive line coach. Instead, the Texans chose to hire Paul Dunn, the former Atlanta Falcons offensive line coach. Ferentz and O'Brien worked together on the Patriots staff during the early 2010s.
On January 9, 2017, Ferentz was named the new offensive coordinator for Iowa. Over the next six seasons, he would coach running backs, tight ends, and quarterbacks in addition to coordinating the offense.
In 2017, Ferentz's offense worked with new started quarterback Nate Stanley, who replaced the graduated C.J. Beathard. The offense was inconsistent, typified by a two-game stretch that saw Iowa gain 487 yards and score 55 points over #3 Ohio State in an upset win; in the following week, Iowa gained only 66 yards and did not score on offense in a 38-14 loss at Wisconsin. After the season, Ferentz switched to coaching tight ends.
2018 and 2019 saw Stanley and the Iowa offense utilize several future NFL players, including tackles Tristan Wirfs and Alaric Jackson, wide receivers Brandon Smith and Ihmir Smith-Marsette, and All-American tight ends Noah Fant and TJ Hockensen. However, Iowa's offensive inconsistency continued, with Iowa ranking 91st and 86th out of 130 FBS teams in yards per play in '18 and '19. Back-to-back low-scoring games in 2019 at #19 Michigan (3 points) and against #10 Penn State (12 points) undermined Iowa's chances for a Big Ten Championship appearance in a 10-3 season, though the Hawkeyes ended the season with a 49-24 victory over the USC Trojans in the 2019 Holiday Bowl.
On June 6, 2020, Ferentz and Iowa strength coach Chris Doyle were accused by former players of having made racially insensitive comments and contributing to a program culture that was unwelcoming to black student-athletes. Doyle was later placed on administrative leave.
Ferentz named quarterback Spencer Petras as Stanley's replacement prior to the 2020 season. After struggling in the opening two losses, the running game rebounded well enough behind All-American center Tyler Linderbaum and running back Tyler Goodson to assist the elite Iowa defense in winning the final six games of the shortened season. Iowa's yards per play fell slightly, though their national rank in YPP remained at 86th out of 130.
In 2021, Iowa's elite defense carried over another year, leading the nation with 25 interceptions and among the national leaders in every major statistical category. Despite the improved field position from the defense, however, Iowa's offense struggled to score points, ranking 99th in the country in points per game. The Hawkeyes' yards per play average dropped to 120th in the nation. The team was ranked as high as second in the nation and won the Big Ten West, but the offense undermined what became a nationally-recognized defense. In the 2021 Big Ten Championship game against Michigan, Iowa's offense managed only 3 points and 279 total yards. Through its 14 games in 2021, Iowa finished with 12 passing touchdowns and 11 interceptions from Petras and backup Alex Padilla. After the season, two of Iowa's top wide receivers, Charlie Jones and Tyrone Tracy, transferred to division rival Purdue.
As of 2022, Ferentz's salary is $900,000.