BREAKING: Baylor lands impact linebacker transfer Dillon Doyle from Iowa

Baylor received a huge jolt of momentum Thursday when former Iowa linebacker Dillon Doyle announced he was joining the Bears’ football program.

Doyle is the son of former Hawkeyes strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle, who earlier this week reached a separation agreement with the school after a group of former African-American players alleged he mistreated them during their time with the program.

Dillon Doyle entered the transfer portal on June 10, shortly after the allegations surfaced.

The 6-foot-3, 237-pound Doyle appeared in every game as a backup middle linebacker last season, when he was a redshirt freshman. He tallied 23 tackles and forced a fumble and likely woud’ve started for the Hawkeyes as a sophomore this fall.

Doyle will have three years of eligibility remaining at Baylor, where he will apply for a waiver that will allow him to play immediately instead of sitting out the 2020 campaign under NCAA transfer riules. His presence would be a massive boost for defense that returns just two starters from last year’s 11-3 Sugar Bowl squad.

An Iowa City native who attended West High School, Doyle was a finalist for the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year award in 2018. He earned Dean’s List recognition in three of the four semesters he spent at Iowa.