Iowa football has made a splash in the transfer portal at the quarterback position with the addition of 2023 Walter Payton Award recipient Mark Gronowski.

The Walter Payton Award, the FCS equivalent of the Heisman Trophy, went to Gronowski last year. Posting a 49-6 career record as the SDSU starter, he's thrown for 10,903 yards with 93 against 20 interceptions. He's added 1,767 and 37 scores on the ground.

Iowa football’s quarterback room became a lot more competitive on  Tuesday. South Dakota State quarterback Mark Gronowski will transfer to the Hawkeyes. Matt Zenitz of 247 Sports was first to report the news and Gronowski confirmed via a social media post.

Iowa football is trying to make a splash at quarterback with its pursuit of South Dakota State transfer Mark Gronowski.

It's both transfer season and bowl season in college football. The poor timing of the sport's calendar means that players need to enter the transfer portal immediately after the end of the season to enroll at a new school for the second semester.

The Iowa Hawkeyes have reportedly landed the NCAA transfer portal addition that the fan base has been waiting on. Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports and 247Sports reports that the expectation is that former So