The program reeks of arrogance and an over-reliance on doing things in an old-fashioned “proper” way, and it’s going to continue to hold the Hawkeyes back. “We don’t need that,” Iowa football says. You have the perfect opportunity to inject even more talent, while developing guys of your own to try and take yourself to the next level. That right there just kind of indicates a lack of fire in the program to try and contend for the Big Ten. That quote really does bother me, and shows a massive underlying issue with Iowa football. “If I knew I didn’t have time and I knew I needed to win right now, oh yeah, I’m in the portal,” Bell said. Defensive line coach Kelvin Bell gave insight on Iowa’s view of the transfer portal, and why some other programs and coaches might be more keen to lean on it. They looked at this current roster, especially at quarterback, and decided that it was good enough.Īll of this really reminds me of a quote from an article John Steppe of the Gazette wrote over the summer. They’d rather develop their own guys and look inward for replacements. Iowa has the idea that they do not need the transfer portal. Only two players on roster have played for other schools, Steven Stilianos and Nick Phelps coming from FCS programs. Iowa was the least active Big Ten team in the transfer portal this past offseason. Whether out of arrogance or ignorance, Iowa has not caught up to the rest of college football. Whether you like it or not, this is the new college football landscape. You know who else is looking like the most recent transfer portal success story? Current Big Ten receptions and receiving touchdowns leader Charlie Jones, who has surpassed his entire career totals already this season for Purdue. Bringing in Lincoln Riley doesn’t hurt either. ![]() He eventually won the starting spot, and is one of the top players in all of college football while the coach who forced Hooker out is out of a job.Ĭaleb Williams is also a Heisman candidate now for 12th-ranked Southern California, a team who has killed it in the transfer market due to their use of NIL deals. Their Heisman Trophy candidate quarterback Hendon Hooker was overlooked at Virginia Tech, so he transferred to Tennessee. Tennessee is currently the fourth-ranked team in the country. Look at the success other teams have had with the transfer portal. The introduction of the transfer portal, in conjunction with NIL deals, has altered everything. It is not the same game or the same landscape at all. ![]() It is a completely foreign operation from what college ball was a decade ago. There has been rapid change over the past few years to college football. ![]() Iowa football is in real danger of being left behind due to their refusal to adapt to the modern football game, both on and off the field. This goes further than just this past afternoon, this has all been mounting over the past few seasons and is finally come to a head this fall. 2 Ohio State that Iowa was always going to lose, though the idea that they already lost before stepping foot in the Horseshoe should set off alarm bells right away. This isn’t a direct reaction to a game against No. Iowa football is facing its most critical period in recent memory.
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