Tears well up in the eyes of Iowa athletic director Gary Barta as he speaks during a news conference Monday, June 15, 2020, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. A couple hours after Iowa announced it cut ties with strength coach Chris Doyle on Monday, Barta said he is standing by head coach Kirk Ferentz as the football program attempts to move on from allegations African American players have been mistreated. (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2018, file photo, Iowa strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle walks on the field before an NCAA college football game between Iowa and Northern Illinois, in Iowa City, Iowa. Former players have accused Doyle of bullying and making racist comments. He remains on paid administrative leave, The Associated Press reports, Friday, June 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2019, file photo, University of Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta walks on the field before an NCAA college football game between Iowa State and Iowa, in Ames, Iowa. Barta held a news conference Monday, June 15, 2020, where he outlined a plan for the athletic department to improve and build on its diversity and inclusion task force. A number of Iowa assistant coaches are alleged to have mistreated and belittled African American football players.(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2019, file photo, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz watches from the sideline during the second half of the team's Holiday Bowl NCAA college football game against Southern California in San Diego. Iowa football strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle has been placed on administrative leave after several black former players posted on social media about what they described as systemic racism in the program. Ferentz made the announcement Saturday, June 6, 2020, calling it "a defining moment” for Iowa's football program in a video posted on the team's Twitter account. (AP Photo/Orlando Ramirez, File)