The recruiting checklist of Dowling Catholic’s Jake Hummel started with staying in state.
It continued with finding a program where he felt wanted.
It ended with a program he sensed a strong bond with the staff.
Iowa State marked off every box the linebacker needed so he verbally committed to the Cyclones on Saturday.
“They had it all for me,” Hummel said. “Iowa State has been recruiting me since the beginning and the way they went about it and the way I connected with their coaching staff it just made me kind of want to get my decision over with.