Two Hawkeye football players enter NCAA transfer portal

Shadrick Byrd and Yahweh Jeudy intend to transfer at the end of the fall semester.

Katina Zentz

Iowa players walk onto the field for the first game of their season against Miami (Ohio) at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, August 31, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Redhawks 38-14.

Robert Read, Pregame Editor


Iowa football players Shadrick Byrd and Yahweh Jeudy have entered the NCAA transfer portal, head coach Kirk Ferentz announced on Thursday. Both players intend on transferring at the end of the fall semester.

Byrd is a running back from Alabaster, Alabama, while Juedy is a linebacker from Pompano Beach, Florida. Both players are redshirt freshmen.

Jeudy has not seen game action in his Hawkeye career. Byrd played on special teams in Iowa’s 2020 season opener against Purdue.

The Iowa football team competes in its first home game of the 2020 season on Saturday against Northwestern.