Fran McCaffery is no longer the head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes and that decision has already had ripple effects in Iowa City.

After 15 seasons, the Fran McCaffery era has come to an end for the Iowa Hawkeyes. The 65-year-old coach was fired Friday by athletic director Beth Goetz, sources told CBS Sports, one day removed from the Hawkeyes' 106-94 second-round loss in the Big Ten Tournament to Illinois.

A series of current and former Hawkeyes paid tribute to former Iowa head men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery after learning of his firing.