Iowa Football Recruiting
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Even Spencer Benton type of production is valuable.
Might as well get the best players from the best teams as walk-ons if you can.
HS player of the year in Michigan in 2015, good stuff. Looks like a winner.
https://iowa.rivals.com/news/hawkeyes-land-grad-transfer-de-zach-vanvalkenburg
“The Iowa Hawkeyes are adding a graduate transfer on the defensive line this year in Zach VanValkenburg from Hillsdale College. The 6-foot-4, 266-pound VanValkenburg, who also considered Michigan State, announced his decision earlier today.”
Not saying he was offered by MSU or not, because I don’t know, but where in that article does it say he was walking on at MSU?
https://247sports.com/college/san-j...st-graduate-transfer-Mountain-West-127876348/
VanValkenburg, a graduate transfer out of Hillsdale College (Michigan), acquired his degree in three years of college. Now he is immediately eligible as a graduate transfer for the 2019 season. His 70 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks and 3 forced fumbles as a redshirt sophomore are why this 6-foot-4 and 260-pound defensive lineman was offered a scholarship by the Spartans.
Even if he didn't get a MSU offer, just go with the Iowa flow and say you fended them off.
Kid looks like a beast and apparently the integrity and character of Iowa and KF/coaches were huge deal to him. Probably a big reason he chose Iowa over Sparty.
Big time difference between the Iowa program and Michigan State program with regard to character and integrity. I know that KF is not a big fan of Dantonio.
No. It's called common sense. There's nothing indicating he had an offer from Michigan St. Based off who was after him he looks like a mid major type prospect. Honestly it's a good move for Iowa though because they need bodies and he only takes up a scholarship for a year. Let's just not pretend he's something he's not
It's been reported by sources, reportedly. Great high-character kid, looks like a winner.