Jared Brinkman admitted the change caught him a bit off-guard. His commitment, though, hasn’t wavered.
Despite the departure of defensive line coach Bryce Paup — one of the key players in Brinkman’s recruitment — the Iowa City Regina standout and Northern Iowa defensive lineman commit is still “all UNI” with a little more than a week to go until National Signing Day.
“It was hard to see him leaving because he was such a good coach,” Brinkman said Monday, “But UNI, great coaches come out of there and go on to bigger things. I know (Panthers coach Mark) Farley is going to hire a great coach, and I’m excited to play for him.