News about Kirk Ferentz

The first week of the college football season has come and gone and that means we've begun to sort through both the contenders and the pretenders after just a single round of games. The AP Poll for the second week has come out and while the front runners may not have wildly changed, there was carnage for one team in particular. Georgia and Ohio State have had their positions unchanged as the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country, respectively in this week's poll. The Bulldogs of Georgia demolished then-No. 14 Clemson 34-3 while the Buckeyes of Ohio State easily handled Akron. 

On Thursday, Jirehl Brock, three other Iowa State football players, three current or former Iowa football players, and a student assistant were charged in connection with the state's probe into unlawful sports wagering at the two schools. In the pending probe, a total of 15 football and basketball players as well as staffers with links to the schools has been suspended since last week. For breaching NCAA gambling laws, current athletes have lost their eligibility. Isaiah Lee, DeShawn Hanika, and Jacob Remsburg, three Brock and ISU classmates, were arrested in Story County on suspicion of tampering with documents that revealed that they were under the legal betting age of 21 at the time of placing wagers.