New Story Daraun McKinney in the transfer portal

[Blair Sanderson]

Rivals.com reports:

HawkeyeReport - Daraun McKinney enters the transfer portal

Iowa redshirt freshman cornerback Daraun McKinney has entered the transfer portal.

iowa.rivals.com

 

[NorthDSMHawk]

Behind Goodson and Williams. No playing time on the horizon.

Good luck at your next stop.

When did he transition to RB?

 

[Frosty7130]

Behind Goodson and Williams. No playing time on the horizon.

Good luck at your next stop.

He was a CB.

Still, behind Castro, Belton, Harris, and Bracy.

 

[NorthDSMHawk]

He was a CB.

Still, behind Castro, Belton, Harris, and Bracy.

And Roberts. Who knows about Craddieth.

 

[Frosty7130]

And Roberts. Who knows about Craddieth.

Does Dallas Craddieth even exist????

 

[DodgerHawki]

He was a CB.

Still, behind Castro, Belton, Harris, and Bracy.

Hopefully he finds what he's looking for elsewhere. You only get one time in college and totally understand guys wanting to play in whatever time they have.

In terms of what this does for Iowa, the transfers of the recent weeks are going to do nothing but hurt Iowa's grad rate for black players. I want all players to graduate, and one of the big findings from the internal investigation was that the grad rate for the Black players was abysmal. I am not blaming either the players or the school, but the fact of the matter is no matter the color, if a player from a long ways away from Iowa does not see the playing time they are wanting, they are more likely to transfer than a player from closer to Iowa City. Host of reasons for that, most notably that the player's support system is close by.

Best of luck to the young man.

 

[SLarew]

Does Dallas Craddieth even exist????

Craddieth was playing special teams against MSU so he does exist.

 

[CleteyColgate]

Rivals.com reports:

HawkeyeReport - Daraun McKinney enters the transfer portal

Iowa redshirt freshman cornerback Daraun McKinney has entered the transfer portal.

iowa.rivals.com

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Another black kid transferring. Not good. Hopefully the culture is coming around.

 

[Titanhawk2]

Hopefully he finds what he's looking for elsewhere. You only get one time in college and totally understand guys wanting to play in whatever time they have.

In terms of what this does for Iowa, the transfers of the recent weeks are going to do nothing but hurt Iowa's grad rate for black players. I want all players to graduate, and one of the big findings from the internal investigation was that the grad rate for the Black players was abysmal. I am not blaming either the players or the school, but the fact of the matter is no matter the color, if a player from a long ways away from Iowa does not see the playing time they are wanting, they are more likely to transfer than a player from closer to Iowa City. Host of reasons for that, most notably that the player's support system is close by.

Best of luck to the young man.

Because these guys were definitely going to graduate if they stayed? And if they don't attend the school, how does that calculate into the schools grad rate?

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

In terms of what this does for Iowa, the transfers of the recent weeks are going to do nothing but hurt Iowa's grad rate for black players. I want all players to graduate, and one of the big findings from the internal investigation was that the grad rate for the Black players was abysmal. I am not blaming either the players or the school, but the fact of the matter is no matter the color, if a player from a long ways away from Iowa does not see the playing time they are wanting, they are more likely to transfer than a player from closer to Iowa City. Host of reasons for that, most notably that the player's support system is close by.

Best of luck to the young man.

Which is why that stat is, well.......kinda bull sh**, in all honesty.

 

[Frosty7130]

Craddieth was playing special teams against MSU so he does exist.

I know, I was joking since he seems to be a hot topic among Iowa message boards

 

[LakeviewHawkeye]

Because these guys were definitely going to graduate if they stayed? And if they don't attend the school, how does that calculate into the schools grad rate?

Pretty sure players that transfer or go pro early count against the graduation rate for their class.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Pretty sure players that transfer or go pro early count against the graduation rate for their class.

Which is why it's a bullsh** stat.

 

[LarryMullenJr.]

Which is why that stat is, well.......kinda bull sh**, in all honesty.

Is there a “I’m not playing so I’m taking my ball and going home” stat? I totally get the concept of having a limited amount of time and only one college career but why this “counts” against a school is silly. And why it should matter the race or anything else of the kids is silly.

 

[VicHawkeye]

He had incredible numbers as a returner in hs. Sad to see him go. Good luck!

 

[HawkIDrummer]

When did he transition to RB?

Ya, my bad....all over the place. Still...the formula holds. No PT on the horizon.

 

[HawkInArk]

Another black kid transferring. Not good. Hopefully the culture is coming around.

Chris Doyle is responsible for this, I just know it!

 

[IAHUNTER]

These kids transferring is not good for iowa. Like it or not iowa needs to maintain there scholarships player.

 

[MVPFAN]

See ya.

 

[Buddehawk]

Kids have always transfered and even more so now with the portal and immediate eligibility, etc...

Here is our 2017 recruiting class 10 of 22 on roster this year

	NAME
1	Brandon Smith	Current	1
2	Coy Kirkpatrick	Current	2
3	Daviyon Nixon	Current	3
4	Henry Marchese	Current	4
5	Ihmir Smith-Marsette	Current	5
6	Ivory Kelly-Martin	Current	6
7	Mark Kallenberger	Current	7
8	Matt Hankins	Current	8
9	Max Cooper	Current	9
10	Ryan Gersonde	Current	10
11	Camron Harrell	Gone	1
12	Jacob Coons	Gone	2
13	Josh Turner	Gone	3
14	Kyshaun Bryan	Gone	4
15	Levi Duwa	Gone	5
16	Nate Wieland	Gone	6
17	Peyton Mansell	Gone	7
18	Trey Creamer	Gone	8
19	Djimon Colbert	Opt out	1
20	A.J. Epenesa	Pro	1
21	Geno Stone	Pro	2
22	Tristan Wirfs	Pro	3

 

[MitchLL]

There will be more, especially this year. For any variety of reasons.

Not exactly earth shattering news.

But the depth chart at DB is getting alarming.

 

[fezzador]

It's a cultural thing, but it's not limited to a single program or a single demographic or anything like that. Kids today have a "what can you do for me' attitude as opposed to "what can I do for you". Many of these kids overestimate their own skillsets and falsely believe that they are awarded playing time simply by showing up in practice.

Iowa doesn't get a ton of blue-chip recruits, but it gets plenty of high 3-star recruits that were often times the best player on the field, but maybe due to limited film footage, minimal competition, or lack of size they didn't get the P5 offers they were coveting. Iowa is often times the one and only P5 program that offers these kids, and Iowa has a reputation for taking marginal recruits and putting them in the NFL.

And one thing that works against Iowa is that the starters on both sides of the ball see the vast majority of the snaps. Very often, unless there's an injury, the starters remain on the field from start to finish because Iowa very rarely bludgeons its opponents (and in return, very rarely gets bludgeoned itself). This has to be frustrating for the backups because they're relegated to little more than cheerleaders most of the time.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Kids have always transfered and even more so now with the portal and immediate eligibility, etc...

Here is our 2017 recruiting class 10 of 22 on roster this year

	NAME
1	Brandon Smith	Current	1
2	Coy Kirkpatrick	Current	2
3	Daviyon Nixon	Current	3
4	Henry Marchese	Current	4
5	Ihmir Smith-Marsette	Current	5
6	Ivory Kelly-Martin	Current	6
7	Mark Kallenberger	Current	7
8	Matt Hankins	Current	8
9	Max Cooper	Current	9
10	Ryan Gersonde	Current	10
11	Camron Harrell	Gone	1
12	Jacob Coons	Gone	2
13	Josh Turner	Gone	3
14	Kyshaun Bryan	Gone	4
15	Levi Duwa	Gone	5
16	Nate Wieland	Gone	6
17	Peyton Mansell	Gone	7
18	Trey Creamer	Gone	8
19	Djimon Colbert	Opt out	1
20	A.J. Epenesa	Pro	1
21	Geno Stone	Pro	2
22	Tristan Wirfs	Pro	3

Well, as far as we know, Colbert should be coming back next year, right?.........

 

[Buddehawk]

Well, as far as we know, Colbert should be coming back next year, right?.........

I thought if he played this year he might go pro after the season. I think a large percentage of the upperclassmen that opted out were protecting themselves for the combine and draft. Linderbaum might be the only other guy that might leave early off the current roster

 

[grayhair81]

So that makes eight gone from the 2017 class and four from the 2018 class. Attrition isn't abating.

 

[yrunvs]

mediocre player wants to go someplace mediocre so he can play what's the big deal?

 

[BBHawk]

These kids transferring is not good for iowa. Like it or not iowa needs to maintain there scholarships player.

Their not there, now. And did he get more than one?

 

[Blair Sanderson]

 

[Hawk-A-Doodle-Doo]

The really telling statistic would be to track how many of Iowa's transfers graduated from the school(s) to which they transferred.

If that number is significantly better, then Iowa definitely needs to "clean some things up" to use KF's own vernacular.

But if that grad rate is equally abysmal, then what we will have learned is that those individuals...absolutely regardless of race...effectively accepted a scholarship to Iowa and then to subsequent institution(s) to essentially "major" in football. And in that case none of the schools should be blamed for that person's individual choice not to take the "student" part of "student athlete" even the slightest bit seriously.

 

[BirdistheWord]

Another black kid transferring. Not good. Hopefully the culture is coming around.

Guys who dont crack the lineup tend to transfer more often, regardless of color. Oliver Martin comes to mind as a recent one.

 

[grayhair81]

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How long til the "thank you for making me better" changes to "I was abused and repressed while I was there"?

 

[BirdistheWord]

Hopefully he finds what he's looking for elsewhere. You only get one time in college and totally understand guys wanting to play in whatever time they have.

In terms of what this does for Iowa, the transfers of the recent weeks are going to do nothing but hurt Iowa's grad rate for black players. I want all players to graduate, and one of the big findings from the internal investigation was that the grad rate for the Black players was abysmal. I am not blaming either the players or the school, but the fact of the matter is no matter the color, if a player from a long ways away from Iowa does not see the playing time they are wanting, they are more likely to transfer than a player from closer to Iowa City. Host of reasons for that, most notably that the player's support system is close by.

Best of luck to the young man.

But why would the player not take responsibility for their own graduation? I was not a football player but struggled in my first semester. Did a SWAT team from the university show up at my dorm room to help me? No.
I realize that the player has to give a lot of his time for football, but why would the player not be responsible for graduating? One of the issues with where our society is headed. No accountability. Blame someone else.

 

[H4wkfan4life]

Cya

 

[NITE HAWK6]

I think Iowa will start to be more of a player in the transfer portal world as well. I will be ok with guys down in the depth charts transferring to G5 schools if we in return take some transfers from P5 schools.

 

[HawkInArk]

It's a cultural thing, but it's not limited to a single program or a single demographic or anything like that. Kids today have a "what can you do for me' attitude as opposed to "what can I do for you". Many of these kids overestimate their own skillsets and falsely believe that they are awarded playing time simply by showing up in practice.

Iowa doesn't get a ton of blue-chip recruits, but it gets plenty of high 3-star recruits that were often times the best player on the field, but maybe due to limited film footage, minimal competition, or lack of size they didn't get the P5 offers they were coveting. Iowa is often times the one and only P5 program that offers these kids, and Iowa has a reputation for taking marginal recruits and putting them in the NFL.

And one thing that works against Iowa is that the starters on both sides of the ball see the vast majority of the snaps. Very often, unless there's an injury, the starters remain on the field from start to finish because Iowa very rarely bludgeons its opponents (and in return, very rarely gets bludgeoned itself). This has to be frustrating for the backups because they're relegated to little more than cheerleaders most of the time.

Very good post. I missed the 2nd half...did guys like Jestin Jacobs and Sebastian Castro get a good chunk of playing time on D in the 4th quarter?

 

[UNIowaHawk]

My understanding is this year doesn’t count as a year of eligibility so this would open doors to keep players who would otherwise be gone, one extra year.

 

[grayhair81]

Very good post. I missed the 2nd half...did guys like Jestin Jacobs and Sebastian Castro get a good chunk of playing time on D in the 4th quarter?

Jacobs played most of the fourth quarter. Looked pretty good. Not sure about Castro.

 

[SDHawkDoc]

Players on the move is likely to be on the increase all over, not just at Iowa.

A smart staff would look at this as something that could be taken advantage of if managed properly.

 

[OutbackBowl2017]

These kids want to play now or transfer to a school that has a spot for them. Add in Iowa is recruiting better talent so these things happen.

 

[DodgerHawki]

Players on the move is likely to be on the increase all over, not just at Iowa.

A smart staff would look at this as something that could be taken advantage of if managed properly.

From a pure roster management standpoint, guys not on the two-deep leaving are not huge issues. It happens at Iowa, it happens most everywhere. From the standpoint of raising the grad rate for black players, it's not good. 4 players already since the season started.