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Meet the Newest Hawkeye Coaches By Darren Miller W hether they know it or not, Nick Bell and Matt Roth made a firm and lasting ���Hawkeye Impression��� on two of the newest University of Iowa assistant football coaches. had a mental error and was probably a major factor in four of those wins. I enjoyed working with him, so that was a real nice connection with the University of Iowa, and I���m sure that all these players are as mentally focused and as tough as Matt Roth was.��� Bell lettered as a running back at the University of Iowa Kennedy, 46, and Reid, 62, spent time with Hawk Talk from 1988-90; Roth as a defensive end from 2001-04. Monthly, when it was announced they would join the Hawkeye football coaching staff. So how did they touch the lives of new wide receivers coach Bobby Kennedy and linebackers coach Jim Reid? Kennedy worked seven seasons with UI offensive Kennedy was a graduate assistant at Illinois during the coordinator Greg Davis at Texas; he spent the past two 1990 season when the fifth-ranked Illini hosted No. 13 seasons as receivers coach at Colorado. Iowa. Bell rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns that day as the Rose Bowl-bound Hawkeyes prevailed, ���Creating an atmosphere of explosive offense,��� Kennedy said of his first order of business in Iowa City. 54-28. ���Offense has to increase its production here, and that���s one thing I would like to get done: be a high-scoring, ���I still kid people that back in 1990 when we played, powerful offense.��� Nick Bell ran over us; they have one of my Rose Bowl rings,��� Kennedy said. ���I���m looking forward to getting Kennedy said the Hawkeye receivers on the roster, one with the University of Iowa.������ combined with incoming recruits, reminds him of one of his first groups of Longhorns. Reid coached outside linebackers for the Miami Dolphins in 2008 and ���09; Roth was moved to outside ���They didn���t have a lot of fanfare, but they were willing linebacker in 2008, when the Dolphins needed to win to work and they were capable of catching the ball,��� seven of their final eight games to make the playoffs. Kennedy said. ���My feeling about Iowa is through Matt Roth. I He has been watching the Hawkeye receivers on film coached Matt Roth at the Miami Dolphins,��� Reid and added: ���They do a good job on the perimeter said. ���Matt was a young man of great character, great blocking, but they haven���t had that breakout time yet, determination, and great concentration to become a so hopefully they will continue to grow.��� great player. In the last eight games, Matt Roth never 39