Yesterday, the NCAA reached a landmark decision to begin updating its current rules for player compensation, which understandably, will have a profound impact on college athletic programs everywhere. For football, it could be another different maker in deciding upon a particular school during the recruiting process, but unlike other schools, this won’t have as much of an impact on the Iowa football program.
Here’s why.
Over the past two decades (and some change) Kirk Ferentz has perfected his idea of what an Iowa football player is. Earlier in his career, Iowa did a wonderful job of recruiting top-100 talent but failed to see consistent results.