[College Sports News]

University of Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz touched on a variety of topics, most concerning the 2007 Hawkeye football season, at the 36th annual Big Ten Conference Football Media Days and Kickoff Luncheon in Chicago.

Coach Kirk Ferentz Talks Iowa Football in Chicago

[Lefty Noob]

Ferentz said his staff and players will rely on lessons learned a year ago as practice begins August 6. "We need to be a more focused football team and a more focused staff," said Ferentz, set to begin his ninth season as the UI's head coach. "Hopefully, we showed signs of that in December. I think this year has gone well thus far, but we're hardly out of the woods there yet. We need to pay attention to detail and do a good job as we get started in our preparation."

I know I'll be interested to see what kind of football team Iowa has this year. It's easy for them to get lost in the Big Ten, but they're always tough.

[bears9]

Iowa is probally in the 20-30 ranked teams area but they will get hire up during the year because if you look at the schedule they don't play Michigan or Ohio State.That is huge.