Walk-Ons

[G4Clones]

He burned his red shirt last year unfortunately but before he quit school, he dropped all of his classes so he is eligible to play this coming year...All paperwork is taken care of and he is on the team for the fall...He has 2 years of eligibility left.

 

[Arkansas Cyclone]

He burned his red shirt last year unfortunately but before he quit school, he dropped all of his classes so he is eligible to play this coming year...All paperwork is taken care of and he is on the team for the fall...He has 2 years of eligibility left.

Glad to hear he's a Cyclone - hope he has an amazing career wearing the Cardinal and Gold!

 

[MaxPower57]

I know PR has expressed his desire to connect with coaches and recruits in Iowa and the Midwest, but does anyone know how much he intends to promote a walk-on program?

It seems some head coaches don't like messing with walk-ons, but I believe there are a lot of kids with huge potential and a chip on their shoulder from not being heavily recruited that could help out the Clones.

We all know examples of athletes that were totally overlooked out of high school, but when given a chance ended up being outstanding contributors.


I know of one walk-on that could have an impact on the team in the fall. He was my best friend in high school and just recently transferred from Iowa where he was a TE prospect. The coaches at Iowa were really high on him to take the place of Myers or Moeaki. He really liked playing football for them but he grew up on a farm by Allison Iowa and wanted to go into Ag so he realized the error of his ways and has now transferred to ISU. He told me Rhoads and staff want him to be a Defensive End since they said they were "set" at the TE position. His name is Luke Brocka...6'4'' 240 lbs runs pretty good and is a hell of an athlete...here is the link to his profile on Rivals...He was at Ellsworth CC before he went to Iowa...He had some pretty good schools looking at him while he was there!

Luke Brocka - Football Recruiting

Will his brother Clint also consider walking on?

 

[G4Clones]

Will his brother Clint also consider walking on?

Probably not but you obviously know him so you could ask him :smile:

 

[Isuhsfbcoach]

Luke is a great football player. I would love to see him at Iowa State. He has great ball skills. Speed would be his biggest issue in playing at the Big 12 level. If he has gained speed and quickness, he would be a great "find"

 

[G4Clones]

Luke is a great football player. I would love to see him at Iowa State. He has great ball skills. Speed would be his biggest issue in playing at the Big 12 level. If he has gained speed and quickness, he would be a great "find"

Trust me man...He is my good buddy and I went to High School with him and I can definitely tell you that he is much quicker and more athletic (and stronger) now than when he was in high school...I think he could be the next Shaun Moorehead...nobody was looking at him out of Mason City Newman and look what he did for the Clones...I see a similar athleticism and work ethic in Luke..obviously by the looks of it, you are from Nashua-Plainfield so you know how good of a player he is

 

[CyForPresident]

Sweet, The TE is coming. Max and I are friends with Luke's brother Clint. Luke is awesome. Very athletic family as I'm pretty sure they have sister that plays volleyball at UNI.

 

[Wesley]

Does he have any defensive end friends that he can send our way?

 

[SwirlingFloater]

I was really happy to read how driven Jeff Woody from Southeast Polk is to impress the coaches and have a successful football career at ISU. It would be awesome to have a few more walk-on guys that are willing to work their tails off for the Clones.

http://altoonaherald.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090204/ALTOONA03/90204017

Are there some other possible ISU walk-ons that haven't been mentioned in any of the threads?

 

[ripvdub]

I know there is some kid from Madrid iowa that is a saftey that will walk on...Hes a pretty big kid like 6-1 210..

Cody Matthewson committed to NW Mizzou ST or something like that. ISU was try to get him to walk on.

 

[cmhawks99]

I would agree with those who have mentioned it's importance and disagree with those who suggested it might be dated or even a once a "cycle" type thing. From my experience Iowa currently has 2 NFLers and 2 starters from last year with a 3rd in the 2-deeps. With Bruegman likely to get serious NFL looks this spring so I think they are infinitely important if it is done diligently with a lot of effort from staff and player alike.

Also from what I can tell it is really just another level of recruitment and they are still quite selective about who they allow to walk-on. Hence why some programs like Nebbie and Iowa as well as others, are better at it than most.

I used to remember ISU usually having a few solid kids as well, right?

Chad

 

[cybsball20]

Schools like UNI and NWMS being so close make it tough to get a bunch of quality walk ons, especially when they are basically guaranteed a playoff run every year...

 

[Erik4Cy]

Walking on at Iowa State was a big deal that a lot of kids in iowa were all about when Mac was there, I expect it to pick up again with Paul Rhoads.

 

[BCforISU]

Trust me man...He is my good buddy and I went to High School with him and I can definitely tell you that he is much quicker and more athletic (and stronger) now than when he was in high school...I think he could be the next Shaun Moorehead...nobody was looking at him out of Mason City Newman and look what he did for the Clones...I see a similar athleticism and work ethic in Luke..obviously by the looks of it, you are from Nashua-Plainfield so you know how good of a player he is

Good kid too, I went to church with him, but he was small then. I know his family well, hope he has success at ISU!

 

[BCforISU]

Sweet, The TE is coming. Max and I are friends with Luke's brother Clint. Luke is awesome. Very athletic family as I'm pretty sure they have sister that plays volleyball at UNI.

She plays basketball, broke both of her ankles-or sprained them this year. Don't ask..

 

[baller1]

duane hatfield is walking on. he is a d-end from johnston 6-3 240 or so

 

[cycloneman003]

She plays basketball, broke both of her ankles-or sprained them this year. Don't ask..

since you say dont ask, im must ask... how?! :smile:

 

[Duff]

Re: Here's Your Answer

You should already know the answer. Earlier this week the Woodley kid from Southeast Polk, an elite all-stater running back, announced as a walk-on. On signing day, two good prospects from Cedar Falls High signed on as walk-ons. That's only the beginning of Rhoads's walk-on program.

 

[2020cy]

I thought Luke Brocka was a hitman in the Godfather.

 

[illinoiscyclone]

Re: Here's Your Answer

You should already know the answer. Earlier this week the Woodley kid from Southeast Polk, an elite all-stater running back, announced as a walk-on. On signing day, two good prospects from Cedar Falls High signed on as walk-ons. That's only the beginning of Rhoads's walk-on program.

there is a difference between a walk on and a prefferred walk on. walk ons are usually kids that havent really talked to coaches or anything and just try out. preferred walk ons are kids that pretty much automatically get on the team if they go to the school, but must earn a scholarship.

chizik did have a walkon program, but it wasnt very well publicized. i tried out, and lemme tell you there were some BEASTS there. he took only a handful of people, but there was around 100 that tried out, as opposed to the year before where they had like 13.