The transfer portal and the rise of name, image and likeness have contributed mightily to the evolution of college football coaching.
However, Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz also believes nonstop coverage from ESPN talking heads has placed added pressure on coaches in today’s game.
“It’s a little tougher today,” Ferentz said per On3 Sports. “And with all the ESPN coverage and all that, in fact I was making a comment to a couple guys on the staff this morning. I was looking through there and saw three faces on that little thing on the left of your ESPN site, where they’ve got the videos. Three guys that are basically coach killers or player killers, you know, that are just like, all they’re trying to do is just stir up controversy. So that’s kind of what’s out there now for people to take in. You wonder why there’s so much negativity.”
