After seeing the quarterback room depleted with the departures of Cade McNamara, Marco Lainez, and James Resar, the Iowa Hawkeyes have landed one via the NCAA transfer portal.
The Hawkeyes, likely led by the recruiting and success of offensive coordinator Tim Lester, have snagged a commitment from Hank Brown, the former Auburn Tigers quarterback who was in the transfer portal.
BREAKING: Former Auburn QB Hank Brown has Committed to Iowa, he tells @on3sports
The 6’4 210 QB will have 3 years of eligibility remaining
“Excited to be a Hawkeye!”https://t.co/138bthFvsh pic.twitter.com/0kDbACiezl
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) December 13, 2024
After visiting with the Hawkeyes on Thursday, Brown announced his commitment just one day later. Brown will join an Iowa quarterback room that also includes Brendan Sullivan and Jackson Stratton in 2025.
Brown arrives at Iowa with three years of remaining eligibility.
“He’s been incredible. Just an awesome, genuine guy who just loves the game of football. Just fires me up to be able to learn from him and grow with him in this offense,” Brown said of Iowa OC Tim Lester.
Brown joins the Hawkeyes after spending two years with Auburn. The 6-foot-4, 208 pound quarterback’s time with Auburn saw him play sparingly over those two seasons. In 2023, Brown was just 7-of-9 passing for 132 yards in minimal action.
Brown appeared in three games for Auburn during the 2024 campaign against Alabama A&M, New Mexico, and Arkansas. In those games, Brown combined to complete 27-of-43 (62.7%) passes with six touchdowns and three interceptions.
Coming out of Lipscomb Academy in Nashville, Tenn., Brown was a three-star signee per the 247Sports Composite rankings. Brown was ranked as the No. 60 quarterback and as the No. 34 player from Tennessee according to 247Sports in the class of 2023.
247Sports ranked Brown as a three-star transfer, as its No. 34 quarterback and as the 227th-ranked player nationally.
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