It's been three months since Iowa announced that Brian Fence wouldn't return as offensive coordinator. Now after a long search, they finally have their guy. Tim Lester. Lester joins the staff after spending this previous season as an analyst for the Green Bay Packers. Before that, he was the head coach at Western Michigan for six seasons before getting fired in 2022. Lester had a record of 37 and 32 at Western Michigan and from 2018 to 2021 his offense is ranked in the top 40 nationally, but in his final season with the Broncos, they ranked 122nd out of 131 before Western Michigan. Lester was the OC at Syracuse and a QB coach at Purdue. The Hawkeyes also considered former Duke OC Kevin Johns.