We’re exactly one week away from college football’s early signing period and coaching staffs across the country are rushing to fill out their recruiting classes. For the Iowa Hawkeyes, that has meant a focus on the defensive secondary. Iowa is expected to ink three prospects in the back end of Phil Parker’s defense this cycle, but as of Wednesday morning they had no commits in the class.
That all changed Wednesday afternoon when Parker and the Hawkeyes got some great news and the recruiting class got a major boost as Pleasant Hill native Xavier Nwankpa announced his decision to commit to the Hawkeyes.