Sports 12 Black former Iowa football players ‘vindicated’ by settlement, lawyer says, blasts Kirk Ferentz March 8, 2023 Chad Leistikow, Hawk Central Comments Off on 12 Black former Iowa football players ‘vindicated’ by settlement, lawyer says, blasts Kirk Ferentz The lead attorney in the Iowa football racial discrimination lawsuit said his clients have been "vindicated" by the $4.2 settlement.