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Boston College Football Transfer Long Snapper Commits to Iowa

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The Boston College Eagles football program has had an eventful past week in the transfer portal. 

On Tuesday, offensive lineman Otto Hess and quarterback Jacobe Robinson both announced their intentions to enter the transfer portal during the spring window. 

The Eagles also picked up a player in former Wisconsin-Platteville linebacker Will Straka on Thursday. 

Now, one of the Eagles’ special teams players has announced his new home. 

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Boston College transfer long snapper Bryant Worrell has committed to the Iowa Hawkeyes. 

The Dublin, Va., native spent one season in Chestnut Hill in 2024 where he played in all 13 games and made three tackles as well as a fumble recovery.

He was the top long snapper on the Eagles’ depth chart throughout the season. 

Prior to joining Boston College, he spent two seasons at Emory & Henry (2022-23), an NCAA Division II program, where he appeared in 14 games and made three tackles.

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He started his collegiate career at Old Dominion where he also spent two seasons (2020-21). 

As a prospect, he was ranked as a five-star in the class of 2020 and was No. 11 in the nation for long snappers, according to Kohl’s. 

Worrell joins a Hawkeyes team that went 8-5 overall, 6-3 in conference play, and made an appearance in the Music City Bowl where it lost to Missouri 27-24 in 2024. 

He is the first Boston College transfer to announce his transfer destination in the spring window.

Worrell will have one season of eligibility remaining.

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Arrests made in SD in Iowa courthouse incident

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Arrests made in SD in Iowa courthouse incident


SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Two suspects in the incident at the Lyon County, Iowa, courthouse were arrested in Spearfish, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post earlier Saturday.

The sheriff’s office identified two suspects as Brandon Lyle High Pipe, 39, and Luciano Eliseo Sanchez, 18, in a social media post on Thursday. Nationwide warrants were issued for the two suspects.

The sheriff’s office said on Tuesday the courthouse had burglarized overnight. The damage inside includes writing on walls, broken glass, tipped-over Christmas trees and other items tossed around.

The incident caused the courthouse to be closed for at least one day.

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The sheriff’s office said on Saturday morning that more information should be released later.



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Iowa City West sweeps City High in a pair of close contests

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – Grace Fincham led the West High girls to a second-half comeback in a 60-51 win over City High, giving the Trojans a win on their rival’s home floor.

The Trojans improve to 6-2 with the win. The Little Hawks drop to 6-2.

In the boys’ nightcap, the Little Hawks’ comeback attempt fell short, as the Trojans held on for a 53-51 win.

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Iowa football dissects LeVar Woods succession plan

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The loss of LeVar Woods, the Iowa Hawkeyes’ long-time, elite special teams coordinator, cannot be dismissed. The Hawkeyes have consistently been among the nation’s best special teams units, from punting to kicking to owning the return and field position battle.

With LeVar Woods departing Iowa for Big Ten foe, the Michigan State Spartans, the Hawkeyes have a big hole to fill, and head coach Kirk Ferentz spoke to the media this week on what that succession plan may look like.

“Yeah, it’s not a light decision. The trick will be to find the next LeVar Woods. He’s done a fantastic job. He didn’t have the profile necessarily maybe at that point to predict what he was going to do, but he’s done all the work. It’s like a good player; players do the work. LeVar has done a great job immersing himself and learning every aspect and then growing with each and every turn. So I guess I’m describing what we’re looking for, a guy who’s a good coach, who’s eager to take a challenge on, and immerse themselves in that world.

“Special teams is a unique niche, if you will. I’m sure we’ll have good candidates. It’s not pressing right now in my mind. What is pressing is the next two weeks getting ready for the game, and then after that we’ll have eight plus weeks or eight plus months actually to get it right. I don’t plan on waiting until August to fill it, but we’ll figure that out when we get in the new year,” Ferentz said about LeVar Woods.

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The past few seasons, Iowa has been elite on special teams with kicker Drew Stevens being incredibly consistent, the punting game flipping fields, and the run of returners consisting of Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Charlie Jones, Cooper DeJean, and Kaden Wetjen.

The Hawkeyes have won more than their fair share of games relying on this unit, and to continue that success, Ferentz needs to hit on this hire.

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