IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - University of Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz announced Saturday evening that football strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle has been put on administrative leave pending an investigation following claims of ‘racial disparties’ by former Hawkeye players.

This comes less than 24 hours after former Hawkeye center – and current Chicago Bears offensive lineman – James Daniels posted to Twitter Friday saying, “There are too many racial disparities in the Iowa football program.

There are too many racial disparities in the Iowa football program.

Doyle joined Iowa’s football program for Ferentz’s first year as head coach, in 1999.

USA TODAY reported, last year, that Doyle’s $800,000 salary made him the nation’s highest-paid strength and conditioning coach in college football.

This is a defining moment for the Iowa Hawkeye Football program: pic.twitter.com/ckEH39QVki.