(12-03-2016 06:10 PM)NIU32 Wrote:  Ugggg another one I don't want NIU to lose...

NOVEMBER 30, 2016 8:38 PMWRITTEN BY ROB HOWE
Iowa City’s Nate Wieland Could Be Closing In on Iowa Offer

With his senior season behind him, Nate Wieland has begun working out for college football. He received some news this week that left his training direction up in the air, however.
The Iowa City (IA) City High standout throught he would be gearing the preparations towards being a quarterback. In June, he verbally committed to Northern Illinois as a dual-threat signal caller. He chose the Huskies ahead of an offer from Eastern Michigan.
Monday, he received a visit from Iowa assistant Reese Morgan. Another door cracked open.
“(Morgan) said with the six (scholarships) that he assumes are going to be remaining by the looks of it that I would be the first one to get one of those six,” Wieland told HN on Wednesday.
The news caught Wieland off guard. He had been receiving weekly mail from the Hawkeyes, but he hadn’t talked to a coach in some time. He lasted visited campus during the spring of his sophomore year.
“It really came as a surprise. I was not expecting that at all,” Wieland said.
Iowa is recruiting Weiland (6-2, 215) as a defensive player, projecting him at safety or outside linebacker. He’s open to that.

“I really like defense. Really, I see myself playing defense at that high of a level,” he said.
Wieland missed most of his junior year with a major leg injury. It cost him on the recruiting trail.
After working hard to get back on the field, Wieland put together a strong senior season. He completed 110 of 196 passes for 1,671 yards and nine touchdowns and added 741 yards and 11 scores rushing.

“It kind of feels good knowing how far I’ve come back after the injury and that Iowa still is interested after that,” he said.
Wieland has built a good relationship with NIU. He visited DeKalb for multiple games this fall.
“With it being pretty far away, it’s kind of tough to get there a lot but I definitely like what they’ve told me. I definitely like the coaches up there and all the guys in my class that have committed,” Wieland said.

Morgan did not give Wieland a timeframe for when he might receive an offer. The senior has begun thinking about what he would do if the opportunity comes.
“Growing up in Iowa City, it would be tough to turn that down. Everyone’s dream as an Iowa City kid that plays football is to play for the Hawkeyes. And I really like all the coaches and the facilities at Iowa as well. It would be tough. It would be a lot of thinking,” Wieland said.

http://hawkeyenation.com/recruiting/iowa...iowa-offer


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This is how we lost Ingold. Wanting to play for his hometown team. If he would rather play defense why are we recruiting him as a QB?