Kirk Ferentz apologizes to Iowa media for his comments about Ohio reporter
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz issued an apology to the Iowa media on Wednesday for comments he made during his weekly press conference on Tuesday about a reporter from Ohio.
“I had hoped to join the zoom call this morning, but practice lasted longer than anticipated. I wanted to take a moment to apologize for my comments during the news conference yesterday. I should not have been dismissive of one of your colleagues – his questions were fair. I have a high respect for the work that you do, and I am appreciative of how you cover our team. You ask tough and pointed questions but do so with a high degree of professionalism. I tell our players to take the high road and yesterday, I did not do the same thing.
 “I look forward to seeing you on Saturday.”
Ferentz referred to his post-game press conference after last Saturday’s 54-10 loss to Ohio State as an interrogation and he singled out a reporter that covers Ohio State, but without naming him.
The reporter is Doug Lesmerises from Cleveland.com, who wrote a scatching column after last Saturday’s game in which he called out Kirk Ferentz for nepotism, and for running the Iowa football program like a family business, and he also asked Kirk Ferentz if he would fire his son, Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz, during the season.
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