Alert Top Story COLLEGE FOOTBALL | IOWA Iowa tabs Omar Young as next running backs coach ETHAN PETRIK Iowa Hawkeyes Beat Reporter Mar 17, 2025 Mar 17, 2025 Updated Sep 20, 2025 0 × Iowa running backs coach Ladell Betts meets with the media during a press conference over Zoom on Wednesday, Sept. 11. 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