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One of my attorney colleagues in my rural county seat town, who played D-III ball, and whose son played FCS ball, told me Brian would land somewhere in the NFL, or in FBS. "They always protect these guys." I didn't think he was right, but he was right.

Brian needed to land somewhere at a lower level making $50,000 or less; somewhere where he could learn how to coach. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and it is true, "They always protect these guys."

I don't think he will learn much as an "analyst" working at Maryland. He will never be a head coach at this level, FBS, or FCS. But then, "They always ... ". 

I think Brian Ferentz would have been a successful OL coach in the NFL if Brian had gone down that path.  But let's be honest,  anything beyond assistant coach did not match Brian's skill set.    The move to double down in 2022 and make Brian both the OC and QB coach was the final death blow at Iowa.

I am sure in Kirk's mind,  he set it up to give Brian every chance to succeed,   but giving him the OC and QB coach job was completely the wrong move if the goal was to have Brian take over eventually as the Head Coach. 

Makes you wonder what IOWA OC and QB coach Tim Lester is telling his QB's in the QB room.  They all seem to be BAILING.  Iowa must have something in the works in the portal.  Iowa also has a freshman QB coming in the fall. 

What did the walk on QB expect when he first came to Iowa?   He was never going to start.  I was guessing he was given a roster spot as a courtesy to his father's legacy.  Although it's good to have an extra body to run the scout team and also in case every other QB gets injured.

I agree with Fearless. Iowa is still searching. Spencer Petras is now starting QB at Utah State after spring ball, and Utah State's former starter who outperformed Iowa in 2023 in the Utah State at Iowa game, has entered the transfer portal.