Iowa FB Strength Coach Responds to Accusations

Iowa football strength coach Chris Doyle responds to accusations of mistreatment against black former Hawkeye football players.

CONDITIONING COACHRELEASING ASTATEMENT THISAFTERNOON AFTERBEING PUT ONADMINSTRATIVELEAVE LAST NIGHTFOLLOWING MULTIPLEBLACK FORMERPLAYERS ACCUSINGDOYLE OFMISTREATMENT ...PART OF DOYLE'SSTATEMENT SAYINGQUOTE: "AT NO TIMEHAVE I EVER CROSSEDTHE LINE OFUNETHICAL BEHAVIOROR BIAS BASED ONRACE.I DO NOT MAKERACIST COMMENTS & IDON'T TOLERATEPEOPLE WHO DO ...."I AM CONFIDENT THATA COMPLETE REVIEWOF THE BODY OFWORK OVER 21 YEARSWILL SPEAK FORITSELF & I AMTRUSTING THEPROCESS TORESPECT THE RIGHTS& EXPERIENCES OFALL PARTIESINVOLVED." HEADCOACH KIRK FERENTZADDRESSING THESITUATION TODAY ANDEVEN ASKED ABOUTHIS JOB STATUS....FERENTZ: HOWEVERYOU WANT TOBREAK IT DOWN: I'MTHE ONE WHO'SRESPONSIBLE.I'M THE ONE WHO'SGOTACCOUNTABILITY.WE ALL HAVEOWNERSHIP BUT I'MTHE ONE THAT'SACCOUNTABLE.REPORTER: KIRKAGAIN, WITH ALLDUE RESPECT, DOYOU HAVE ANYCONCERNS ABOUTYOUR JOB AT THISPOINT?

FERENTZ: UHTHAT'S NOT REALLYMY FRAME OFWORK.I DID ASK MULTIPLEPLAYERS IF THEYFEEL LIKE I'M PARTOF THE PROBLEM ORTHEY FEEL LIKE WECAN'T MOVEFORWARD WITH MEHERE.I APPRECIATE THATFEEDBACK.THAT'S NOT WHATI'VE HEARD THUSFAR.THE HAWKEYESEXPECTED TO BEGINSUMMER TEAMWORKOUTSTOMORROW...