Jake Rudock‘s future at Iowa - or, more accurately, lack thereof - became apparent in January when the Hawkeyes released a depth chart with C.J. Beathard in the all-important QB1 spot. On Wednesday, head coach Kirk Ferentz all but gave him his bus ticket out of town, allowing the senior-to-be to transfer with “no strings attached.”
“He’s exploring some other options at this point, with our support. Not our encouragement, but certainly our support. We’ll work through the process,” Ferentz told the Associated Press. “Until he decides what he’s going to do definitively, we’ll just keep him outside the program.”
Rudock was not listed on the Hawkeyes’ 2015 spring roster. His imminent transfer has been in the works for a week now.
Where will he end up? The smart money is on Michigan, where the quarterback-challenged Wolverine roster meets quarterback-friendly coach Jim Harbaugh, seemingly giving Rudock a nice opportunity to extend his career beyond college football. Fox Sports’ Bruce Feldman reported last week Rudock was expected to visit the Wolverines.
In the meantime, Rudock is permitted to use Iowa’s facilities even if he’s not practicing with the team. “He’s not banned from the building by any stretch, yet,” Ferentz told HawkCentral.com. “I think right now he just kind of has to finalize what his plans are going to be, and we’ll move from there.”
Rudock has completed 417-of-691 passes (60.3 percent) for 4,819 yards (7.0 per attempt) with 34 touchdowns against 18 interceptions while adding 394 yards and eight scores on the ground.
