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Iowa's Patrick McCaffery has decided to enter the transfer portal, the Big Ten school has confirmed.
That could potentially make for an awkward dinner conversation at home, as his father, Fran McCaffery, is the coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Patrick McCaffery has one year of eligibility left and will look to make up for lost time after missing six games last year due to an anxiety diagnosis.
Fans reckon the conversations at home won't be a pretty one, with one tweeting:
"Christmas is going to be awkward"
Here are some of the other top reactions on X:
Other fans pointed out that in today's day and age, college players don't look like college players anymore:
Some fans don't feel that his stock will be high among Power Five schools:
After flunking out of the NIT, Iowa's prospects don't look great:
Some fans can't believe what they are seeing:
Is Patrick McCaffery free, wonders one:
Will he become an Indiana Hoosier, wonders another.
Some, though, believe that the move would be best for his career:
Fran McCaffery should go on his merry ways, according to another:
When Patrick McCaffery stepped away from college basketball
Patrick McCaffery decided to step away from the court to tackle his underlying anxiety issues in January 2023. At the time, he told a local Iowa City news outlet about his decision:
"You know, I think it was something that I felt was best for me and was also best for my teammates. I wasn't going to continue to put myself out there when I wasn't ready. I wasn't right."
He also confided in KWWL that he had trouble sleeping and eating and that he felt that his anxiety troubles went back to his time in high school.
