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Former player Anthony Herron will be the Big Ten Network announcer for Kirk Ferentz's potential record-breaking 206th win.

Herron played for Ferentz during his first win as Iowa's head coach in 1999.

The upcoming game against UMass is seen as an opportunity for Iowa's offense to improve, particularly its passing game.

IOWA CITY — On Sept. 18, 1999, defensive end Anthony Herron recorded a team-high 11 tackles as Iowa defeated Northern Illinois, 24-0, for Kirk Ferentz’s first win as the Hawkeyes ’ head football coach.

And now, almost 26 years later, Herron will be on the call for Big Ten Network in what is expected to be Ferentz’s record-breaking win No. 206 as Iowa’s coach, when the Hawkeyes host UMass as a heavy favorite on Sept. 13 at Kinnick Stadium.

Herron,

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