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FACT OR FICTION: Iowa has to be considered the team to beat for five-star OL Kadyn Proctor.
Gorney’s take: FACT. Counting out
Alabama is foolish, but I still think
Iowa is in the best position by far to land the five-star offensive lineman. Proctor sort of messed around with his official visit schedule before – putting
Arkansas State on it for example – but now that he’s focused on only Alabama and Iowa it puts his recruitment in focus again.
The Crimson Tide have done such a good job developing players across the board, but Iowa has done a great job with offensive linemen. It’s the in-state school, his friend and teammate,
Xavier Nwankpa plays there and Proctor could be the next
Tristan Wirfs in Iowa City. That’s probably too much to turn down.
Cosgrove’s take: FACT. I have always considered Iowa the team to beat for Proctor since I first met him at a practice last season. When Nwankpa, his former five-star teammate and friend, committed to Iowa I began to believe Proctor to Iowa was a foregone conclusion. My confidence in Iowa began to wane slightly when he released his official visit graphic with Iowa noticeably absent. After talking to people in the know when the graphic was released, I regained my confidence in the Hawkeyes being the team to beat for Proctor. I also realized that he had been to Iowa so many times that an official visit would simply be a formality. Proctor has now canceled all of his other official visits and announced that Iowa and Alabama are the final two in his recruitment. While I see Alabama having a chance here, my gut says Proctor stays home with the goal of building something special with Nwankpa.