Pat Downey, who was dismissed from the Iowa State wresting program in February due to multiple team violations, plans to continue his wrestling career at Iowa.

Downey joined the Cyclones midway through the 2016 season after a Junior College National Championship at Iowa Central Community College. He was an All-American for the Cyclones that same year before succumbing to injury in 2017 and posting a 7-0 record prior to his early dismissal from the program.

In an interview with Trackwrestling, Downey told Andy Hamilton, community manager for Trackwrestling, that he must finish his degree at Iowa State prior to putting on a Hawkeye singlet. In the meantime, he plans to compete in open and freestyle tournaments.

“It’s all or nothing,” Downey told Hamilton. “I only have one more crack at accomplishing my goal. I felt like I could’ve got it done last year at ‘84 for the Cyclones, but I didn’t get the chance to prove myself at the tournament, obviously. I’m just looking forward to having the opportunity to compete.”

Iowa will be his fourth college after a brief stint at Nebraska, Iowa Central and Iowa State. Downey also spent two years at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The Maryland native struggled to find a home after repeated incidents in high school, which eventually led him to Ames and make a name for himself on Twitter. After his release from Iowa State, Downey became rather vocal about the dismissal. A few weeks prior to that, Downey also sent out a firestorm of tweets calling out, then two-time defending National Champion Gabe Dean.

Downey has also come to an agreement with Iowa coach Tom Brands about what the expectations are for his time in Iowa City.

“We’re here to win this national title,” he said. “His stipulations as far as on the mat and the lifestyle requirements of me being a Hawkeye, those are clear. But tweeting doesn’t affect my wrestling, if anybody’s concerned about that.”