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Iowa quarterback Jake Rudock will leave the Hawkeye program as a graduate transfer. He'll visit Michigan next week, per a report.

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Jim Harbaugh's quarterback room may need one more chair after all.

Rumors of Michigan's interest in another quarterback for the 2015 season have swirled for some time now, and Wednesday, things started moving a bit on that front.

Fox's Bruce Feldman reports that Iowa quarterback Jake Rudock will leave the program as a graduate transfer with immediate eligibility, and will take a visit to Michigan next week to discuss playing his final year of college football with the Wolverines.

The 6-foot-3, 208-pound Rudock started all 12 games he played in for the Hawkeyes last season, but ultimately lost his job to junior C.J. Beathard after the season ended

In 2014, Rudock was 213 of 345 (61.7 percent, second in the Big Ten) through the air for 2,436 yards, 16 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. He threw for 2,383 yards, 18 touchdowns and13 picks as a junior .

If Rudock opts to play at Michigan, he'll immediately join a quarterback race that currently has no leader.

At the moment, junior Shane Morris, redshirt freshman Wilton Speight and true freshman Alex Malzone are all competing in spring practice. True freshman Zach Gentry will arrive in the fall, as will transfer John O'Korn -- who will have to sit out the 2015 season.

On Tuesday, passing game coordinator Jedd Fisch -- who has followed Rudock on Twitter for some time now -- said none of the team's current players in camp have separated themselves just yet.

Fisch said he was "comfortable" with the talent in Michigan's quarterback room at the moment, but did make note of saying more guys would be joining them soon.

He also gave a simple blueprint for what he wants Michigan's quarterback to accomplish next season.

"Don't turn it over, complete passes. Don't turn it over, complete passes," he says. "With all our guys, that's what we're trying to drill into them right now. Be smart with it. Wherever I've been, wherever (Harbaugh's) been, that's the philosophy."

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