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All Big Ten schools except Iowa* took advantage of the transfer portal to add talent during the last several months.

https://omaha.com/sports/huskers/football/mckewon-most-of-the-big-ten-loves-the-transfer-portal-and-then-theres-iowa/article_591b332c-85ea-11ec-9db3-a34fce15f222.html

LINCOLN — Iowa football must feel pretty good about itself. It has a right to, winning the Big Ten West in 2021.

But the Hawkeyes, outliers already in other ways, were the one conference team not to bull rush the transfer portal the past several months.

Nebraska added 10 non-juco transfers. According to the 247Sports transfer tracker, Michigan State, which struck gold last transfer cycle, signed seven. Purdue — a trendy pick for West favorite in 2022 — added six, including Iowa receiver Tyrone Tracy. Wisconsin signed five and nearly signed a sixth who would have turned the league on its head.

Even Ohio State, perennial prizefighter, added multiyear starting corner Tanner McCallister, who followed Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to Columbus.

“He was already a coach on the field, and he’ll be more so here at Ohio State,” Knowles told Buckeye beat reporters. “He’s been with me. We’ve been through the wars together.”

Iowa likes the soldiers it already has, coach Kirk Ferentz said during 45-minute press conference Wednesday.

“We look at it a little bit differently,” Ferentz said of the 2022 transfer portal cycle. “Our numbers (of) attrition were low, and we’re not looking to bring a lot of new guys in that really didn’t grow up in the program.”

Big Ten Football: Ranking the Transfer Classes for 2022

1. Michigan State
Key Additions: RB Jarek Broussard; RB Jalen Berger; TE Daniel Barker; DL/LB Khris Bogle; LB Aaron Brule; LB Jacoby Windmon; CB Ameer Speed

Key Losses: WR C.J. Hayes; WR Ricky White; TE Kameron Allen; TE Trenton Gillison; OL James Ohonba; DL Kyle King; DL Jack Camper; DL Tyson Watson; LB Cole DeMarzo; LB Chase Kline; CB Kalon Gervin; S Michael Dowell


The Spartans have successfully mined the portal for help under coach Mel Tucker and another strong class is on its way to East Lansing. Broussard and Berger are crucial additions to help replace Doak Walker Award winner Kenneth Walker III, while Bogle, Brule, Windmon and Speed should all be major contributors on defense.

2. Nebraska
Key Additions: QB Casey Thompson; QB Chubba Purdy; RB Deondre Jackson; WR Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda; OL Hunter Anthony; OL Kevin Williams; CB Omar Brown; CB Tommi Hill; P Brian Buschini

Key Losses: QB Adrian Martinez; RB Marvin Scott III; RB Sevion Morrison; DL Jordon Riley; LB Will Honas; LB Jackson Hannah; LB Wynden Ho’ohuli

Nebraska’s offense will have a new look in ’22. Mark Whipple was hired to call plays, and with Adrian Martinez leaving for Kansas State, transfers Thompson or Purdy are set to push Logan Smothers for the starting job under center. Despite battling a thumb injury for most of ’21, Thompson paced the Big 12 in touchdown passes at Texas. Garcia-Castaneda is an intriguing addition after averaging 15.6 yards per catch at New Mexico State last fall. Improving the line is a priority for coach Scott Frost, and both Williams and Anthony fit the need for experience and talent. Brown was a standout performer in ’19 at Northern Iowa and collected 33 tackles before missing the rest of the year due to injury in ’21.


https://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-ten-football-ranking-the-transfer-classes-for-2022

LSU with a big get in the QB from ASU.  It's not that he has to come in and have the job, it's that whoever winds up with the job earned it.

Nebraska’s pass rush gets a boost as Ochaun Mathis, the highly sought-after transfer from TCU,* opts for Nebraska over Texas.

WOW!!!

apparently the Husker boosters are committed

Lots of investment for a team that will finish 5th in the West.