Iowa State Lands WR Greg Gaines

 

The Cyclones landed one of their top recruits of all-time when Class of 2022 4-star WR Greg Gaines committed to the team. He held 25 total offers and chose Iowa State over Indiana, Kansas State, Virginia Tech, Maryland, and more. Greg plays at Tampa Bay Tech in Tampa, FL.

Greg knew he was ready to commit after he dropped his Top 4, saying “ It finally hit that I was ready to commit once I was able to actually get out to my top 4 schools and analyze each and everyone. I would say my family and I took about 2 weeks to analyze and once we felt like we were completely ready made the call to coach Campbell and told him I was 110% ready to be a cyclone”. 

Something that stood out to him about Iowa State was the culture and the people the program has. He said “ Mainly the culture of Iowa state & the people in the program. We had a player panel with 5 of Iowa states top players, no coaches only parents/recruits and questions. Which all were answered with honest feelings”. He held that as a standard while he was visiting other schools.

Describing his relationship with the staff, Greg said “ Before the commitment my connection with Iowa state coaches were extremely good and only grew even more since my commitment. They make Iowa state feel like home away from home”. Coach Scheelhaase was the guy who would study his film and teach Greg more about the game, as well as help him understand where his football IQ was at. He would consistently call Greg along with Coach Campbell and others to talk about anything and not just football.

On the visit, Greg was very impressed and had this to say, “ Overall it was a great visit. I had a coach tour me around the school and facility. And had a player tour me around Ames area. During my time at Iowa state a lot of things were being put in place and prepared, seeing how things are going to be finished by time I make it up there made me love the whole facility. Main thing I liked about the school was there business program”. He took a liking to the school and the great business program they have to offer at Iowa State.

He is a true student of the game and a versatile player, always studying film, Greg is a receiver who can bring the full package. He tries to model his game off of Davante Adams, Michael Thomas, & DeAndre Hopkins. The team plans to use him the way they use Xavier Hutchinson, since he is familiar with the offense Greg plans on coming in and knowing things from the start. Greg feels the Big 12 competition is great and it could take him to the next level with the Iowa State staff helping him get better. 

- Tyler Bannerman (@realtbannerman)

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

2022 QB Fernando Mendoza Discusses Commitment

Image
  Cal adds a late commitment from 2022 3-star QB Fernando Mendoza out of Florida. He discusses his commitment here. Columbus High School QB Fernando Mendoza                                                                               Earlier this month, Columbus High School (Fl.) 3-star quarterback Fernando Mendoza announced his commitment to Cal shortly after de-committing from Yale. In his senior season, Mendoza recorded 151 completions for 1,690 yards and 17 touchdowns and led his team to a conference championship appearance. He ended up choosing Cal over Yale, Florida International, UT-Martin, Bryant, & more.     Mendoza knew he was ready to commit after he got to go on his official visit and meet his future teammates and the whole coaching staff, noting he had already done a lot of research on the program before the visit.   They made him feel at home and he admires the culture, teamwork, and competitive mindset they have around the program. "Cal has impressive experien
Read more

2022 OT Jake Maikkula Discusses Top Schools

Image
On the 31st, Class of 2022 3-star OT Jake Maikkula trimmed his list of schools from 27 to his Top 8. The schools that made the cut were Kansas State, Missouri, Minnesota, Cal, Virginia, Duke, Colorado, and Nebraska. Jake plays at Valor Christian High School in Littleton, CO and is rated as one of the top players in the state of Colorado. Here are some things that stood out to him about each school on his top list: Missouri- "Incredible facilities and the ability to play in the SEC. I really like the coaches there as well and the area is great. Coach (Marcus) Johnson does an exceptional job developing his players." Cal- "Amazing area and outstanding academics. I really like the staff and Coach (Angus) McClure teaches the game in a way that really makes sense to me and that I can see myself fitting in with." Kansas State- "An amazing group of guys in the locker room and the coaching staff is full of genuinely good people who teach the game very well and develop p
Read more

3-star OT Leyton Nelson Talks Top 5

Image
    On the 24th, Class of 2022 3-star OT Leyton Nelson named his Top 5 schools, the teams included were Duke, UCF, Miami, Florida, & Utah. He originally planned to make his commitment on July 4th but has since delayed his decision. Nelson plays for Boone High School in Orlando, FL was recently named the 2021 Offensive Line MVP of the Underclassmen Report Orlando. Here are some things he likes about each school about each school: Miami- "Development as a player, facilities, academics, & team leadership" UCF- "Coaches, players, vision and the effort, development, NIL" Florida- "Coaches, team, facilities, academics, area surrounding the school, & development as a player and person" Utah- "Coaches, area, facilities, respect, team effort, & leadership" Duke- "Academics, coaches, development, players, & vision" He took official visits to Miami, UCF & Utah and tells me they went well, Nelson also visited Louisville &
Read more