“These additions to our staff demonstrate the overall commitment of our campus and athletic department to DCI, as they run with our student-athletes and staff as we continue to move forward with more staff and resources in this critical area,” said Liz Tovar, senior associate athletic director. and General Manager of the university and Associate Vice President of the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
IOWA BASKETBALL COMMITTEE IN CRITICAL CONDITION, FATHER DIED AFTER FAMILY MEMBER WAS HIT IN A CAR
Holston has previously held sports positions at Purdue and Georgia Tech. Embry had worked in education in the athletics branches of Coastal Carolina and the University of Portland.
IOWA HAWKEYES FOOTBALL STILL WORKING OFF POSTPONED SEASON
The former players’ lawsuit filed in November 2020, names head coach Kirk Ferentz and offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz, his son. They allege they were looked down upon through racial slurs, forced to abandon black hairstyles, fashion and culture to suit the “Iowa Way. “” promoted through Kirk Ferentz, subject to other criteria than white players and retaliated for speaking out. Iowa linebacker coach Seth Wallace added as a defendant in the lawsuit in April.
A trial is scheduled for March 2023, with damage to former players and cultural adjustments within the sports department. Aaron Mends, Brandon Simon, Javon Foy, Akrum Wadley, Marcel Joly, Jonathan Parker and Darian Cooper are the plaintiffs.
NO. 9 IOWA RESTED, STILL IN CONTROL OF ITS BIG TEN COMES WEST
The university agreed to pay coach Chris Doyle $1. 1 million from a waiver agreement in June 2020, after dozens of former players said on social media that he bullied and discriminated against them. Doyle denied the allegations.