Iowa quarterback D. Hill goes into transfer portal

• Adam Rittenberg, ESPN

  • Senior Citizen WriterApr 23, 2024, 10:25 AM ET Close College football press reporter.
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  • Graduate of Northwestern University.Iowa quarterback

Deacon Hill, who began the majority of last season after Cade McNamara’s knee injury, went into the transfer portal Tuesday.Hill started Iowa’s final 9 games of 2023, consisting of

the Huge 10 championship against Michigan and the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl versus Tennessee. He completed 122-of-251 attempts for 1,152 backyards, 5 touchdowns and eight interceptions, and added two rushing touchdowns.Editor’s Picks The junior from Santa Barbara, California, worked with the first string offense throughout much of the spring as McNamara continued his recovery from knee surgery.Hill’s departure leaves Iowa with just two scholarship quarterbacks in McNamara and redshirt freshman Marco Lainez, although the group is set to add incoming freshman James Resar.

Iowa now likely will be active in the spring transfer portal.The 6-foot-3, 258-pound Hill started his college career at Wisconsin, spending 2 years there before moving to Iowa.