Reports: Iowa to hire Tim Lester as offensive coordinator

Iowa will reportedly hire Tim Lester as its next offensive coordinator.

According to Adam Rittenberg of ESPN, the former Green Bay Packers analyst is heading to the Hawkeyes.

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Lester spent the 2023 season with the Packers in an analyst role. He was set to take the coordinator position at Troy, but has now decided for Iowa.

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Lester will succeed Brian Ferentz as Iowa’s offensive coordinator. Ferentz was let go after the end of the season.

Lester has previous coaching stops as an offensive coordinator at Syracuse in 2015 and as quarterbacks coach at Purdue in 2016.

Lester also spent time as head coach at Western Michigan.