REPORT: Former Western Michigan Head Coach Tim Lester To Be Next Iowa OC

ESPN's Adam Rittenberg reported on Sunday that Tim Lester has found a new home in the Big Ten. Per Rittenberg, Lester will replace Brian Ferentz as the next

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ESPN's Adam Rittenberg reported on Sunday that Tim Lester has found a new home in the Big Ten.

Per Rittenberg, Lester will replace Brian Ferentz as the next offensive coordinator of the Iowa Hawkeyes. Lester was 37-32 in six seasons as the Western Michigan head coach from 2017 through 2022. Lester was fired after the 2022 season in which he went 5-7 - his only losing season with the Broncos. He spent the 2023 season as an offensive analyst with the Green Bay Packers.

Sources: Iowa is expected to hire Tim Lester, the former Western Michigan coach, as offensive coordinator. Lester spent the 2023 season as a Green Bay Packers analyst, and was set to take the OC job at Troy. Iowa also strongly considered former Duke OC Kevin Johns, per sources.

— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) January 28, 2024

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Lester also played quarterback at Western Michigan from 1996 to 1999. He was the MAC Co-Freshman of the Year in 1996.

In 2017, Lester was hired at WMU to replace PJ Fleck, who left for the head coach job at Minnesota.

In 2023, WMU went 4-8 in their first season under new head coach Lance Taylor.

The former Bronco QB inherits an Iowa offense that averaged an FBS-worst 234.6 yards per game in 2023, as well as an FBS-worst 3.94 yards per play. Despite that, the Hawkeyes were 10-4 in 2023.