Any one know the deal with Jayden Mcgregory?

[squeezebox]

Kid pulled an offer and a visit to Georgia, 4* DB right in the backyard. Iowa hasn't offered, but he's been in Iowa city 6 times and last visit was June.

The other head scratcher is Evan Jacobson, 4* TE out of Waukee, been to Iowa 4 times. I know they have offers to JC Anderson and Mack Sutter, but right now those don't seem likely.

 

[jonesy5960]

Kid pulled an offer and a visit to Georgia, 4* DB right in the backyard. Iowa hasn't offered, but he's been in Iowa city 6 times and last visit was June.

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The other head scratcher is Evan Jacobson, 4* TE out of Waukee, been to Iowa 4 times. I know they have offers to JC Anderson and Mack Sutter, but right now those don't seem likely.

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Waukee is a basketball school.

 

[squeezebox]

Waukee is a basketball school.

He has a Kansas offer, must be waiting for UNC or Duke

 

[Birky]

It’s been 26 years. There is usually a reason. They have messed up a few times, but they are usually correct in not offering.

I never saw Jacobson play, so I can’t comment on him specifically.

I have seen McGregory a few times, and I don’t get what all these teams see in him? He is an impressive looking athlete, but he does not jump out on the field. His measurables do not match up with his play on the field. He does not pop off the field like D1 kids usually do in CIML games.

 

[Bulldog64]

Kid pulled an offer and a visit to Georgia, 4* DB right in the backyard. Iowa hasn't offered, but he's been in Iowa city 6 times and last visit was June.

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Pure guess right here. Georgia and Iowa have different entrance requirements. Iowa/Big Ten cannot bring in partial qualifiers. Georgia/SEC can.

 

[squeezebox]

It’s been 26 years. There is usually a reason. They have messed up a few times, but they are usually correct in not offering.

I never saw Jacobson play, so I can’t comment on him specifically.

I have seen McGregory a few times, and I don’t get what all these teams see in him? He is an impressive looking athlete, but he does not jump out on the field. His measurables do not match up with his play on the field. He does not pop off the field like D1 kids usually do in CIML games.

He does seem to have a knack for finding the ball. I know he is good friends with Zay Robinson, a kid I really wanted Iowa to get due to his athleticism.

 

[squeezebox]

Pure guess right here. Georgia and Iowa have different entrance requirements. Iowa/Big Ten cannot bring in partial qualifiers. Georgia/SEC can.

He has an offer from Illinois and Michigan, so this isn't the case.

 

[jonesy5960]

He has an offer from Illinois and Michigan, so this isn't the case.

Maybe it's a personal thing? Didn't connect with the staff for whatever reason? Or wants to get away?

 

[squeezebox]

Maybe it's a personal thing? Didn't connect with the staff for whatever reason? Or wants to get away?

I take all of this back, this is a 2026 prospect, I am assuming the staff doesn't' believe he can play CB, and they have their safety in Vitti. The TE topic is still a bit of a head scratcher though, that kid high points the ball nicely.

 

[Birky]

He does seem to have a knack for finding the ball. I know he is good friends with Zay Robinson, a kid I really wanted Iowa to get due to his athleticism.

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He had 12 tackles and 3 ints this year.

Great athlete, but he does not in any way look like an Iowa DB when you watch a game.

He was suspended for a spell too…

 

[chaneccooms]

Pure guess right here. Georgia and Iowa have different entrance requirements. Iowa/Big Ten cannot bring in partial qualifiers. Georgia/SEC can.

Don’t do this.

 

[MepoDawg#]

Pure guess right here. Georgia and Iowa have different entrance requirements. Iowa/Big Ten cannot bring in partial qualifiers. Georgia/SEC can.

Georgia is harder to get into than Iowa and a better overall academic school. Also, maybe he camps well, but when I saw he was visiting Georgia I wondered why Iowa hasn’t offered.

 

[mr12182]

Was Jacobson's dad a Cyclone basketball player ?

 

[Georgia_Hawk]

Georgia is harder to get into than Iowa and a better overall academic school.

This is definitely true with respect to the overall student population. I am not so sure it applies to athletes though.