Gophers football adds Hawkeyes cornerback via transfer portal

A cornerback has flipped sides of the Floyd of Rosedale rivalry John Nestor left the Iowa Hawkeyes to go into the NCAA transfer portal on March and pledged to the Gophers on Sunday Committed Nestor wrote on social media sharing a photo of him wearing a maroon No jersey and pants Nestor played in games for the Hawkeyes across the - seasons Listed at -foot- and pounds he totaled tackles and recovered a muffed punt in a win over Nebraska a year ago He was awarded Iowa s Association Hustle Award for his effort on special teams Pro Football Focus tracked him for total snaps at wide cornerback and more than on special teams in In he saw the field for more than special teams plays but zero on defense Nestor who has two years of eligibility remaining for the U was a three-star prospect coming out of Marist High School in Chicago The Gophers offered him a scholarship in the class of Nestor is the first addition to the Gophers roster in the spring transfer portal window Minnesota is moving on from three key cornerbacks who ran out of eligibility after last season Justin Walley Ethan Robinson and Jack Henderson and need experienced depth Za Quan Bryan and North Carolina Central transfer Jaylen Bowden are penciled in as the U s starters coming out of spring practice Related Articles Gophers football seek another quarterback in transfer portal Gophers quarterback Zach Pyron enters NCAA transfer portal Gophers football P J Fleck doesn t anticipate plethora of movement in NCAA transfer portal Gophers football First contestant enters transfer portal this spring Gophers football Two prep receivers commit to the U