DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Drake University football team has received commitments from 27 student-athletes to join the Bulldogs for the 2017 season, four-year head coach Rick Fox announced Wednesday to open the signing period.
"This is a big day, an exciting day for Drake Football and Drake University. We're welcoming 27 guys who made a commitment today to be a part of our football program and to be a part of Drake University and that's a big deal. These are guys that are not only Division I caliber football players, they are also guys who are incredible students - as you need to be to come to Drake University.