Charlie Jones to the portal
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Purdue also seems to have a better track record of getting WRs to the league compared to Iowa
between being buried in the depth chart or moving to purude for a better opportunity? I'd say it's a fairly big difference for Iowa. You have players that have stepped up enough that limit Jones' PT, or Jones sees how shitty the offense is going to be after spending the entire spring trying to better himself and the program.
Well ain't that a bitch. Poor Tyrone Tracy is gonna be losing reps if he goes to Purdue.
Meh, with the grad transfer stepping in, I feel better there. The loss of the two this year certainly hurt though.except were thin at TE as well......
At face value, certainly looks like a big loss.
We'll know in a few months.
We'll know in a few months.
I don't agree with you often but you hit the nail on the head....mic drop
His childhood friend/teammate is the QB there and they need a WR.
Why indeed?!
Upon further review: If he wants to be involved in a passing game as rumored... can't blame him.
Could be the emergence of Brody Brecht, the WR room has some very young talented players and I think now the coaching staff has figured out we need to use these play makers.
I hate to say this but if you are a WR who thinks you may have a shot at the next level and you are looking to put together a productive year on tape prior to next year's draft, Iowa is probably one of the worst places you could choose to do that.
That was my first thought. It seems like a vote of no confidence in our offense.
I wish him well, but if this translates to more minutes for Bruce then I am also happy…😎
It doesn't take years to learn other offenses--just ours.
Who? Charlie's bio says he went to Deerfield. The only Illinois QB on Purdue's roster is O'Connell and it says he went to Stevenson.
Yep, was told this today as well he's got some Charlie Jones in him!Also wouldn't be a bit surprised to see the walkon Kaden Wetjen from Iowa Western get into the return game. His film is pretty damn impressive.
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Five miles from each other O'Connell (Lincolnshire, IL) and Jones (Deerfield, IL). Probably "pre-HS" teammates.
When tracey left i thought that was a win-win (for both iowa and tracey). in this case however, i’m a bit disappointed coz we’ll miss jones i think. and yes i agree with the previous poster that (if pu is where he’s going) jones will likely take most of the reps tracey thought he would.
this would be amazing but let’s be realistic. imo chances are miniscule to none. i’m just hopeful we’ll put someone other than ragaini or cooper to field punts.
While I am sad to see Jones leave, it's not the end of the world. He was behind Ragaini and ahead of Bruce in the depth chart, and we all know that Bruce was probably going to be on top of that by the first game if he wasn't already defacto. He was a great returner for Iowa but I think the youth movement there might have made him nervous. Good luck to him wherever he ends up except when he plays against Iowa (if he ever does).
It's a big loss. Any injury issues at wr are gonna be big trouble....
Not to mention losing 1st team all conf st guy
Deerfield and Stevenson are only a couple of miles miles apart. They played travel football and baseball together. That’s how it works in here.
Have to do assume the injury bug will bite. Losing that experience sucks....
Can you explain why he was behind Ragaini, does Nicole do anything to break a game?
This seems like either he got pissed about something or there has been some prearranged deal somewhere, probably tampering.
This is one of those circumstances where the player doesn't seem very stable or realistic otherwise. Have to find a new school, learn your role and earn playing time going into his last season.
This is one of those circumstances where the player doesn't seem very stable or realistic otherwise. Have to find a new school, learn your role and earn playing time going into his last season.
As I said, he is really behind Bruce. If Bruce weren't there, he wouldn't be leaving.
