No one else in college football has the claim that Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz does. Entering the 2025 season, he stands alone as the longest-tenured FBS coach with 26 years under his belt.
With a level of success and consistency that most football programs across the country would trade for in a heartbeat, Kirk Ferentz has earned his stay at Iowa without question.
Following the footsteps of Hayden Fry, Ferentz had big shoes to fill. He has not just filled them, but created his own footsteps in the history of Iowa and college football that will last forever. With all of that considered, Ferentz is one of the most secure coaches in all of college football.
CBS Sports did their 2025 College Football Hot Seat Rankings, looking at how stable the jobs are for each of the 136 FBS coaches. Kirk Ferentz landed with a rating of 1.67, which puts him in the 1-1.99 category of “Safe and secure.”
With a record of 204-124, Kirk Ferentz wins games and has Iowa playing in the postseason nearly every season. To question his job security amid that chaotic college football landscape would be a textbook case of finding out that the grass may not be greener on the other side.
He is currently under contract through 2029 after the extension he signed in 2021. Ferentz currently makes $7 million annually.
Kirk Ferentz has earned the right to step away from Iowa when he decides to hang it up. And to put it very bluntly, that is how his time at Iowa will end – on his terms.
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