ISU athletics announced Thursday morning that senior linebacker Jordan Harris would spend his final season playing elsewhere as a graduate transfer. Let's sort out the "why" and what this means going forward for Iowa State's defense.
The Iowa State football team lost what was assumed to be a key piece of their 2016 defense when it was announced that senior linebacker Jordan Harris would become a graduate transfer, deciding to spend his final season closer to home in Mississippi.
Losing a player who started all 12 games the previous season is rarely ever a positive, regardless of the reason.