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March 2013

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Kennedy has another connection to the UI in former player Jim Caldwell, now offensive coordinator with the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens. ���Also a big influence in my life, and a guy who has mentored me, is Jim Caldwell,��� Kennedy said. ���He played here and he has always said great things about the University of Iowa. I know coach (Kirk) Ferentz talked to him when we started to talk.��� A defining Hawkeye moment for Reid was the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl, when he watched a Norm Parker-crafted defensive scheme baffle Georgia Tech during a 24-14 Iowa victory. Reid says both he and Parker have an ���old-time flavor.��� Reid picked Parker���s brain after that FedEx Orange Bowl, and he has done so more since his arrival to the Hayden Fry Football Complex. Reid is a graduate of the University of Maine where Ferentz was head coach from 1990-92. The hire that completed the UI football staff came in the form of Chris White, who will coach the Hawkeye running backs and coordinate special teams. White comes to Iowa City after working for the Minnesota Vikings. Jim Reid 40

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