Overview
- Iowa, which the NCAA ruled Tuesday committed tampering during its 2022 recruitment of quarterback Cade McNamara, must erase four victories from the 2023 season.
- Investigators found assistant Jon Budmayr made 13 calls and two texts and set up a call in which Kirk Ferentz told the player he would have a home at Iowa, which rules treat as impermissible contact that makes the athlete ineligible until reinstated.
- The penalties include one year of probation, a $25,000 fine Iowa had already imposed on itself, reduced recruiting days in 2025, and a two‑week recruiting communication ban in 2026, with one‑game suspensions for Ferentz and Budmayr served in 2024.
- The vacated results cover wins over Utah State, Iowa State, Western Michigan, and Michigan State, and Ferentz’s career total drops from 213 victories to 209.
- Ferentz and university leaders called the loss of wins overly harsh yet said they will move forward, while the infractions panel noted that any rethink of ineligible‑competition penalties should come through formal NCAA governance.