Buchanan will serve as a critical component for a revamped Cyclones frontcourt anchored by returning star Joshua Jefferson and augmented by fellow transfer Eric Mulder along with talented freshman Dominykas Pleta and Xzavion Mitchell.
Iowa point guard is a consensus Top 16 pick of those who make way-too-early mock drafts for national publications.
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Leshon Williams and Brendan Sullivan are among the ex-Hawkeyes who found favorable landing spots in the portal. Several others had to drop down to either less competitive FBS programs or FCS programs after leaving Iowa.
“Hopefully we’ve got an environment that’s healthy,” Kirk Ferentz said this month, as Iowa has faced less transfer portal attrition than its Big Ten peers. The roster retention has been a key factor in the Hawkeyes going 18-9 in Big Ten play since 2022.
South Dakota transfer Shahid Barros has “immediate familiarity with what we do defensively,” assistant head coach Seth Wallace told reporters after a Linn County I-Club event on Thursday.
Iowa football has landed a commitment from former Iowa State walk-on George Nahas, the offensive lineman announced Thursday afternoon on social media.
Iowa’s three transfer portal commitments in a seven-day span are at position groups that could benefit from more depth.
The Hawkeyes already “got the piece we absolutely had to have” with Chazadi “Chit-Chat” Wright. Now, Jan Jensen is “vetting” a couple other players.
Iowa’s remaining transfer portal activity is “not going to be headline news necessarily,” Kirk Ferentz said, “but it’s going to make our team better and our roster better.”
Iowa defensive back Kahlil Tate has entered the transfer portal Wednesday morning. He did not see game action in either of his two seasons with the Hawkeyes.
Brendan Sullivan outpaced Iowa’s other quarterbacks in most metrics in the ex-Northwestern player’s lone season as a Hawkeye. His reentry into the transfer portal was far from a surprise, though, after Iowa added Mark Gronowski.
New Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski heard from NFL scouts who “liked a lot of things about me” as he mulled professional opportunities before committing to the Hawkeyes.
Iowa guard Isaiah Johnson-Arigu appears to be on the move again. The midyear transfer from Miami (Fla.) has entered the transfer portal, according to a report from On3’s Pete Nakos.
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