Iowa Recruiting is picking up in the Summer of 2009

Iowa Football has eight verbals, so far for the Class of 2010, which is well ahead of last year's pace as Iowa City and the Eastern Iowa were suffering through the challenges of the Flood of 2008.



Momentum appears to be with both the football and basketball programs right now, if you jump on HawkeyeReport.com and follow the action. Recently, WI prep Mike Hardy verballed to Kirk Ferentz and the Iowa Football program. Hardy's verbal was followed up by Matt Hoch, a DE prospect out of Harlan, Iowa. Hoch decided to remain in-state, after his brother, Dan, headed to Missouri in the Class of 2008.

The Iowa Basketball program gained some positive energy traveling to Italy and Greece. Now, the Iowa Basketball follows up the positive foreign trip with its second verbal for the Class of 2010. Iowa received a verbal commitment according to HawkeyeReport.com from Illinois prep and point guard Ben Brust.

As the old bumper sticker says: "It's Great to be a Hawkeye" and both coaching staffs are seeing high school players interested in coming to Iowa City in 2010.

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Iowa Football adds another oral commitment from Prep interested in Iowa's Strength and Conditioning

HawkeyeReport.com headline: Wisconsin DL Picks Iowa

After recently naming Iowa as his favorite, Wisconsin native Mike Hardy made
another visit today to get a more in-depth look at the Hawkeyes. By the time he
left, the 6-foot-5, 260-pound defensive lineman decided that he had seen enough
and had found the place where he wanted to play college football. Hardy, who had
several other offers, talks about his decision. [details] per Blair Sanderson

The Hawkeyes have seven oral commitments per HawkeyeReport.com for the Class of 2010. Of course, signing day isn't until February 3, 2010 for football recruits.

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