In the new era of college football, it is never a bad thing to have too many versatile athletes on your side, and Iowa Football is attempting to lure more of them to Iowa City.
The Iowa program is not known for having explosive athletes on either side of the football, but it is recognized for developing the athletes it recruits into NFL-caliber players.
Even though Iowa does not always have tremendous athletes, Head Coach Kirk Ferentz likes to recruit multi-sport athletes to utilize their versatility throughout the entire football field.
Some of Iowa's best players in the past have been multi-sport athletes, such as Tristan Wirfs (football, track, and wrestling), Cooper DeJean (football and basketball), and Tyler Linderbaum (football and wrestling.