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As the excitement for the 2026 college football season continues to build, USA TODAY Sports revealed its Big Ten head coach rankings entering the fall.
In an 18-member conference that spans 14 states and has its fair share of the nation's most experienced, championship-pedigreed and rapidly-rising head coaches, where does Iowa 's Kirk Ferentz rank in USA TODAY Sports' rankings? According to USA TODAY Sports, Ferentz is the No.
4 coach in the conference, ranking just behind Indiana 's Curt Cignetti (No.
1), Ohio State 's Ryan Day (No.
2), and Oregon 's Dan Lanning (No.
3).
Here is what USA TODAY Sports said about the Hawkeyes' veteran head coach: No.
4: Kirk Ferentz, Iowa The dean of Big Ten coaches has been at Iowa since Day was a sophomore quarterback for the University of New Hampshire.
Since 1999, Ferentz has won 209 games, won two Big Ten crowns and reached another three conference title games.
The Hawkeyes havent posted a losing season since 2012 and have been ranked in the final US LBM Coaches Poll in five of the past seven seasons.
- Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY Sports Entering his 28th season at the helm of the Hawkeyes, Ferentz has already become the winningest head coach in Big Ten history.
Ferentz and Iowa enter looking to build off a highly successful 9-4 (6-3) record last season, where Iowa's four losses came by a combined 15 points.
Ferentz and the Hawkeyes begin their 2026 campaign on Saturday, Sept.
5 when they host Northern Illinois at Kinnick Stadium with kickoff set for 3:15 p.m.
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