Report: Iowa QB Jake Rudock to transfer

Iowa QB Jake Rudock won't be returning in 2015.

Per Fox Sports, Rudock has decided to transfer and could possibly visit Michigan. He's a graduate transfer upon graduation in May and would be eligible to play immediately at his next school.

When Iowa released its depth chart in January, a week after its TaxSlayer Bowl loss to Tennessee, C.J. Beathard was listed as the starter over Rudock, who got the majority of playing time in 2014.

Rudock, a junior in 2014, was 213-345 passing for 2,436 yards, 16 touchdowns and five interceptions. Those are numbers that many teams wouldn't comlain about. Beathard, a sophomore, was 52-92 passing for 645 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions.

Both quarterbacks saw time in the 45-28 loss to the Volunteers, but Beathard played considerably more. He was 13-23 passing for 145 yards, two touchdowns and an interception while Rudock was 2-8 passing for 32 yards. Rudock started the final game of the regular season against Nebraska (a 37-34 loss) and was 19-38 passing for two touchdowns and an interception. It was his first game not above a 50 percent completion percentage since a win over Pitt in September.

According to HawkeyeReport.com, Rudock's transfer situation has been brewing for some time. The site posted in February that Rudock hadn't been working out with the team and was instead working out with the seniors whose eligiblity was up after the 2014 season. Plus, the team had been notified that Rudock wasn't returning.

Michigan has an opening for another experienced quarterback in 2015. Shane Morris is a junior, but the quarterbacks behind him are young. Former Houston QB John O'Korn announced he was transferring to Michigan in February, but O'Korn will have to sit out the 2015 season.

For more Iowa news, visit HawkeyeReport.com.

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