Mccarney To Retain Position As Head Football Coach

by Diana Pounds

Dan McCarney will retain his job as Iowa State head football 
coach.

President Martin Jischke said March 22 that he believed 
McCarney was sincere in accepting responsibility for an 
incident of domestic abuse and making efforts to correct his 
problem.

Jischke added the incident may reduce the outside income 
available to McCarney, so that portion of his contract will 
be renegotiated and reduced. Under the original contract, ISU 
guaranteed McCarney income of $165,000 from outside sources, 
such as speaking engagements and shoe contracts. McCarney's 
university salary of $135,000 will remain the same.

Wisconsin records show McCarney's estranged wife Brenda 
received a restraining order against McCarney after an 
incident in March 1994. In the police report of the incident, 
Brenda McCarney accused her husband of physical abuse. No 
charges were filed in the incident.

McCarney apologized for the incident earlier this week and 
said he and his wife had sought counseling and had put it 
behind them. 

"I feel stronger than ever about my abilities to lead this 
(football) program and to turn this adversity into a 
positive," he said.

In a statement given at a news conference March 20, McCarney 
said, "I ask the university community and supporters of Iowa 
State to forgive me. I will do everything within my power to 
earn back the respect and credibility that I have spent a 
lifetime trying to gain."

In a released statement, Jischke said he accepted the 
recommendation of Vice President for External Affairs Reid 
Crawford and Athletic Director Gene Smith that McCarney be 
retained as head coach.

"Domestic abuse has no place at Iowa State," Jischke said. 
"We do not condone any such  activity by anyone in any 
setting. However, I believe Dan McCarney is sincere in 
accepting responsibility for the incident and in his efforts 
to correct his problem.

"He has pledged to continue counseling. He has apologized to 
the university community for the fact that it happened, for 
the embarrassment that has resulted from this situation, and 
for not bringing it up during the interview.

"We believe Iowa State should show compassion and give him a 
second chance. Dan McCarney, Brenda McCarney and their 
children need our support and understanding as they continue 
to work through this difficult situation."

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contact:  Diana Pounds, Internal Communications, (515) 294-
          4845
updated:  03-24-95