But the damage was done. The Black Boycott, as it was called, doomed Iowa to another 5–5 record. Further, the team was distracted by a growing and very public feud between Nagel and athletic director Evashevski. The Board of Athletics completed a long investigation of the Iowa football program and decided to fire both Evy and Nagel. Bump Elliott, former head football coach at Michigan, was hired to replace Evy as athletic director. Then the Board reversed itself and allowed Elliott to rehire Nagel before the 1970 season.