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Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and assistant Jon Budmayr will be suspended one game for a violation related to the recruitment of transfer quarterback Cade McNamara, according to multiple reports. Ferentz is the nation's longest tenured FBS coach, having led Iowa since the 1999 season. Budmayr serves as the team's wide receivers coach after working as a special assistant to Ferentz in 2023 and offensive analyst in 2022. According to media reports, the suspensions are related to an NCAA investigation. Iowa is set to open the season Aug. 31 at home against Illinois State. Ferentz is scheduled to speak with reporters Thursday afternoon to wrap up preseason training camp. The Athletic first reported the suspensions for Ferentz and Budmayr. McNamara committed to Iowa on Dec. 1, 2022, just three days after entering the portal as a graduate transfer.
