A native of Osseo, Minn., the 6-foot-3, 285 pound defensive tackle joins Iowa with three seasons of eligibility remaining. After appearing in just three games and redshirting during the 2023 campaign, Hawthorne burst onto the scene for the Jackrabbits this year.

Michigan football is in desperate need of wide receivers for the new era, and though it's added one in former Indiana wideout Donaven McCulley, it's also lost one in junior Tyler Morris. Perhaps ironically,