Zac Rujawitz knew he would commit to play football for the Bulldogs on his drive home from campus back in January.
It was after his first and only visit to Drake, but the freshman linebacker from Edwardsville, Illinois, had seen and heard enough to make his decision.
“I just kind of came in here blind,” he said. “I’m glad I did because I had no expectations, but leaving here, I knew I was going to commit here just based on what all the players were telling me and then I just loved the coaches here.”
Rujawitz gave two primary reasons for choosing to play at Drake: a good education close to home and the program’s family atmosphere.