Aka he talked to Brian Ferentz and said no without a thanks
RECRUITING: Stanford RB transfer Arlen Harris Jr. says Iowa State is 'really high' on his list
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Aka he talked to Brian Ferentz and said no without a thanks
Maybe that was why they were so bad?
Probably decided he didn't like black uniforms. (Don't tell him until after he picks us)
Don't forget Kene Nwangwu - three RB's in the NFL playing significant roles.
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21 P5 offers...not bad
247sports.com
Arlen Harris Jr., Iowa State Cyclones, Running Back
2020: Played both ways at RB and S as a junior.
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Campbell also coached a couple NFL running backs at Toledo, including Kareem Hunt.
The 247 write up on him as a recruit is interesting:
“Very productive high school back who played varsity immediately as a freshman. Very smart, patient runner who finds lanes and hits them without hesitation. Good inside runner for a guy who is not necessarily a big back. Naturally stocky and should fill out into a nice sized college player. Has good balance and will run through contact. Has some nimbleness and shiftiness. Has to continue to add explosiveness and top-end speed.”
Sounds like he’s got good vision and can work his way through gaps that may or may not be there.
“Very productive high school back who played varsity immediately as a freshman. Very smart, patient runner who finds lanes and hits them without hesitation. Good inside runner for a guy who is not necessarily a big back. Naturally stocky and should fill out into a nice sized college player. Has good balance and will run through contact. Has some nimbleness and shiftiness. Has to continue to add explosiveness and top-end speed.”
Sounds like he’s got good vision and can work his way through gaps that may or may not be there.
I like to picture a recruiting visit with Brian Ferentz being him telling the recruit where all the best lunch specials are on a given day.
I wonder if that means the rumors of Kaleb Johnson entering the portal are true
If true, their bowl game should be shown in old timey black and white because that game is going to be ugly
From what I’ve heard – Iowa could pull together roughly $5-6 mil for NIL right now between their various channels. That’s expected to increase another $5-7 mil in the next 12-18 months as they realign where donors direct money. There's belief they could get to $20 mil by 2025 as the new media contract allows further realignment of funds.
While $10-12 mil/year wouldn’t put them in the same category as the elite NIL schools (Bama, Georgia, USC, tOSU, Michigan, TN, Miami, A&M, Oregon, Florida, Texas, Nebraska, etc), it would put them in the Top 30. If they got to $20 mil, they’d be closer to 15-20th.
I’ve not heard specifics for Arlan yet but would guess Iowa is starting to throw around some of that money to jump start things. While we have a better history with RBs lately, they can also offer playing time. It will be a tough battle for some of these “high ceiling” types of guys in the Portal.
While $10-12 mil/year wouldn’t put them in the same category as the elite NIL schools (Bama, Georgia, USC, tOSU, Michigan, TN, Miami, A&M, Oregon, Florida, Texas, Nebraska, etc), it would put them in the Top 30. If they got to $20 mil, they’d be closer to 15-20th.
I’ve not heard specifics for Arlan yet but would guess Iowa is starting to throw around some of that money to jump start things. While we have a better history with RBs lately, they can also offer playing time. It will be a tough battle for some of these “high ceiling” types of guys in the Portal.
This isn't specifically Iowa but more the whole fan-funded NIL system; it just feels slimy and gross. Hopefully we get to a point in the next few years where the schools themselves are paying the players rather than the fans.
Wishful thinking. The main reason this won't happen is, under direct payment, they would become employees. That would lead to collective bargaining agreements, IPERS, health care plans, unions and all other issues related to employees. That is not a negative comment toward unions etc. It is just a statement showing the complexity of making direct payments.
Schools paying the players is pretty much the same thing...fan donations would go to salaries.
Fans are always going to be the ones who pay. Whether it's NIL or something else. At the end of the day the money will come from the fans
