What The Heck Is Going On With The Iowa Athletic Department?

Why Does Iowa Keep Firing Female Coaches?
IOWA CITY, IA - OCTOBER 26: Head coach Kirk Ferentz of the Iowa Hawkeyes visits with athletic director Gary Barta prior to the match-up against the Northwestern Wildcats on October 26, 2013 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
IOWA CITY, IA - OCTOBER 26: Head coach Kirk Ferentz of the Iowa Hawkeyes visits with athletic director Gary Barta prior to the match-up against the Northwestern Wildcats on October 26, 2013 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)

Reporting a story about the firing of a female coach is often like chasing a ghost.

A simple reason exists for this phenomenon: A female coach who has been fired is unlikely to get another job, and a female coach who speaks publicly about why she was fired will almost certainly never get another job. Because of this, most female coaches refuse to speak out about the issues surrounding women in college athletics. It's a matter of self-preservation.

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