Really hope Gholston and Van Valkenburg come back for another year
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I loved his HS tape and knew he would make a great hawk so I was really bummed when it happened, especially after he started picking up more interesting while at IWCC, but glad he stuck with the good guys
Not sure what Gholston's measurables and how PFF's rankings translate to what NFL scouts think but PFF has him ranked 27th among edge rushers. Assuming some of those ranked higher come back, probably puts him around top 20. That's good for 3rd/4th round. Nixon is ranked 22nd fwiw.
Actually his grades were ok eventually. The NCAA cleared him after he was at IWCC for a few weeks, but he was already a student there. The NCAA really drug out the clearance. I think he had to make up classes during the summer and did so.
I could see one or both transferring. Grad transfer to a school with a half decent QB... that would help their draft potential more than anything.
This has certainly been alluded to by other posters. For some I could see this possibly, but a lot of these guys, (yes even at Iowa) are here playing football and while they may get a degree in whatever, that doesn't mean their wanting to put in the work for a masters if their field even offers one. its just as likely if they're better players they may try to grad transfer eleswhere, so......
Don't forget Waggoner. I think there is a good chance Van Valkenberg and Heflin come back, but I think Golsten and Nixon will be in the NFL'
Yep ... what's also nice is that Wags won't be losing a year of eligibility either.
I'd add that both Black and Lee are young D-linemen who will both likely be guys to develop into really good players for us too (don't know when ... but I'm pretty certain it will happen).
Also, Lorbeck is a transfer who has D1 starts under his belt too ... so he, at least, adds depth too.
Should the Hawks manage to retain just a few of the older guys ... we're then looking at a DL who has the potential to be a pretty decent group.
Colbert will have to earn it. Benson will be tough to bet out. Nice problem to have.
The NCAA site is very confusing
www.ncsasports.org
First it says this
"Traditionally, a student-athlete has 5 years to play 4 years of their sport. An extra year means a current college student-athlete would have 6 years to play their 4 years. " - which would seem to say if you played in any of 4 years, then you're done.
Then it's just confusing, because aren't we really saying that instead of 5 to play 4, it's 6 to play 5 if this year just doesn't count?
NCAA Eligibility Requirements for Student-Athletes
The NCAA determines a student-athlete’s eligibility based on their academic preparedness and amateurism status. Learn more about NCAA eligibility.
www.ncsasports.org
First it says this
"Traditionally, a student-athlete has 5 years to play 4 years of their sport. An extra year means a current college student-athlete would have 6 years to play their 4 years. " - which would seem to say if you played in any of 4 years, then you're done.
Then it's just confusing, because aren't we really saying that instead of 5 to play 4, it's 6 to play 5 if this year just doesn't count?
Correct ... I'd agree that is confusing. It's not clear how they're considering this season. I would be under the impression that they're considering this as a year that doesn't count towards their eligibility at all. However, perhaps that interpretation is incorrect. I haven't parsed the documentation closely enough to discern what they really mean.The NCAA site is very confusing
NCAA Eligibility Requirements for Student-Athletes
The NCAA determines a student-athlete’s eligibility based on their academic preparedness and amateurism status. Learn more about NCAA eligibility.
First it says this
"Traditionally, a student-athlete has 5 years to play 4 years of their sport. An extra year means a current college student-athlete would have 6 years to play their 4 years. " - which would seem to say if you played in any of 4 years, then you're done.
Then it's just confusing, because aren't we really saying that instead of 5 to play 4, it's 6 to play 5 if this year just doesn't count?
Craig is another guy that you have to think will make an impact sooner or later.
Yeah ... Craig could definitely make an impact in the future. I was just going more off of legit chatter that has been heard. Plenty of chatter has come out about Lee over the last year or so ... and obviously Ferentz's comments about Black being one of the most impressive campers we've had certainly was an exciting thing to read (and further validated by the fact that Bell has given him game reps).
I'm also excited about Bruce and Jones too ... but we'll have to wait until we hear chatter about those guys too!
