Brendan Sullivan injury update: Iowa QB expected to miss rest of regular season, per report

Iowa quarterback Brendan Sullivan is expected to miss the regular season due to an ankle injury, according to CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz.

“Iowa QB Brendan Sullivan, who has started the last two games for the Hawkeyes, is expected to miss the rest of the regular season due to an ankle injury, a source tells (CBS Sports),” Zenitz wrote on Twitter. “Iowa closes the regular season against Maryland and Nebraska.“

Sullivan was in the middle of his first season with Iowa after transferring in from Northwestern. Iowa is currently 6-4 on the season and 4-3 in the Big Ten.

This year, Sullivan is 24-of-35 passing for 344 yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions, a 68.6% completion percentage, 144 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns.

Overall, he has 1,647 yards, 12 touchdowns, seven interceptions, a 68.7% completion percentage, 401 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns in his career.

As a member of the Class of 2021, Sullivan was a three-star recruit out of Davison (Mich.) High, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 18 overall prospect in the state, the No. 56 quarterback in the class and the No. 743 overall prospect in the class.

Cade McNamara, who was in his second season with Iowa, transferred in from Michigan and was the original starter. However, he suffered a season-ending knee injury last season before coming back in 2024. He sustained a concussion on October 26th and did not dress for the next two games.

Jackson Stratton, a redshirt sophomore and fellow transfer, was listed behind Sullivan on the latest Iowa depth chart.

“One thing I’m really impressed with is the fact that he got here that late and was able to learn and has been able to learn as quickly as he did,” head coach Kirk Ferentz said of Sullivan coming into the program. “That’s part of the benefit of being an older guy, too. And he’s a smart guy. But he just works hard.

“You go watch the guys in the summer program, and he’s leading the group in sprints, those types of things. And basically anything we’re doing, he’s going full speed and really getting after it and doing a great job. [He’s not] overly boisterous, but just he’s a guy who commands respect through performance.”