Kirk Ferentz's Iowa teams have focused on continual improvement year in and year out. The result? 200 wins for Ferentz.

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz today said quarterbacks Cade McNamara and Brendan Sullivan are both doing well in practice, but Ferentz is not making a quarterback change for Saturday’s game against Northwestern.

Kirk Ferentz said in his Tuesday news conference that it is “easier to talk about putting somebody in a game than just doing it, especially at that position.”

Sometimes rules are made to be broken. The Iowa football team adheres to the 24-hour mandate, wherein the emotions from wins and losses don’t carry over into preparation for the upcoming opponent. Yet as the Hawkeyes get ready to take on Northwestern this weekend following a disappointing road loss to Michigan State,

Iowa surrendered 468 yards of offense to Michigan State, including 212 rushing yards to a Spartan bunch that ranked 102nd in rushing offense coming into the contest. Offensively,

With him at the helm, this place has a really special place in my heart and the hearts of many across the state," Iowa offensive lineman Mason Richman said.

It didn’t take long for the tears to flow from Iowa football head coach Kirk Ferentz’s eyes after the Hawkeyes’ 40-16 win over Washington on Saturday. That’s because the win marked his 200th at the helm of the Hawkeye football program.

With its 40-16 win over Washington, a Ferentz-coached Hawkeyes team again didn’t stay down after a bad game the week before. Again, a Ferentz-coached Hawkeyes team represented its coach to a tee with they way it won.

Kirk Ferentz wins his 200th win as the head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes and Iowa notched its most impressive win of the year, beating Washington 40-16.Kaleb John