Hawkeye Report Podcast on the retirement of Gary Barta
Cue up the emergency podcast notification. Iowa athletic director Gary Barta announced his retirement, effective August 1st. We were thrilled to have our good friend Scott Dochterman from The Athletic on the pod today to discuss the complicated legacy that Barta leaves at the University of Iowa.
We discuss the good that Barta did in terms of facilities that improved and the retention and hiring of several very successful head coaches. We also look at the negative side that included a couple of losses in the court rooms and also his action of canceling several sports during the pandemic, which led to more legal issues.
Finally we look at potential candidates to replace Barta. Will they opt for new deputy AD Beth Goetz? Will there be other candidates that could emerge?
