John Kenny to transfer to Arizona Wildcats from Iowa

The Arizona Wildcats have added some depth to their linebacking group.

John Kenny, who played the past two seasons at Iowa, will transfer to Arizona this fall. He will have to sit out the 2015 season, per NCAA rules and will have two seasons of eligibility remaining, starting in 2016.

Kenny, a three-star recruit from Carmel, Indiana, was offered by Rich Rodriguez, Jeff Casteel and the Arizona Wildcats out of high school. But he committed to Iowa over Arizona, Boise State, Illinois, Indiana, Northwestern, Purdue and others.

Kenny redshirted in 2013 and the Hawkeyes moved him from linebacker to fullback. He played in 11 games, making two starts. Kenny had four catches for 27 yards.

But the 6-foot-2-inch, 234-pound linebacker wanted to move back to defense and spent this spring there with the Hawkeyes. He announced he was going to transfer earlier this month and revealed his destination Thursday afternoon on Twitter.