Brendan Sullivan visiting Iowa on Tuesday
The Iowa Hawkeyes might be a step closer to bringing another arm into their quarterback room. A source confirmed to HawkeyeReport.com early on Monday evening that Brendan Sullivan will begin a visit to Iowa City on Tuesday morning.
The former Northwestern signal caller entered the NCAA transfer portal last month, which surprised many close to the Wildcat program. The 6-foot-3 and 225 pound quarterback will be entering his fourth year at the college level.
Sullivan redshirted in his first year in Evanston and then he appeared in five games and made four starts (0-4) as a redshirt freshman for the Wildcats. That season, he finished 71/96 passing (74.0%) for 589 yards with four touchdowns and three interceptions and had 97 yards rushing and one touchdown on the ground as well.
In 2023, Sullivan began the season as the backup to starter Ben Bryant, but was called into action in late September when Bryant went down with an injury. Sullivan ended up appearing in seven games with four starts (2-2) and was 63/99 passing (63.6%) for 714 yards with six touchdowns and two interceptions. He also had 160 yards rushing and two touchdowns on the ground.
When he was coming out of high school in Michigan, new Iowa offensive coordinator Tim Lester offered Sullivan a scholarship at Western Michigan. He was a three star prospect at the time and turned down offers from Lester, but also Indiana and nearly every school in the Mid-American Conference.
He also had made a pair of starts against the Hawkeyes, including last year in Iowa’s win over Northwestern at Wrigley Field. His first start was in the 2022 season in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes won the game 33-13 and Sullivan was 23-30 for 159 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Last year was an ugly passing game, completing 12-19 for 81 yards and one score in a 10-7 loss to the Hawkeyes.
If Sullivan were to commit to Iowa, he would have two years of eligibility remaining. Iowa currently has two quarterbacks on campus in Cade McNamara and Marco Lainez. They will also be adding incoming freshman James Resar in June.
