June 24th, 2016. About a month after Iowa State first offered the Tight End out of Norman, Oklahoma, Charlie Kolar was a Cyclone. What started with a guy whose only offers before his commitment were Iowa State, Army, Air Force, and Stephen F. Austin... would end as one of the single hardest match-ups for opposing teams and numerous mentions as the best tight end in football.
What is Charlie Kolar’s secret in just how good he’s gotten? Well, I don’t entirely know. Maybe it’s because he grew up an Oklahoma Sooners fan (and who could blame him, he’s from Norman and was even teammates with Sooner Basketball Legend Trae Young) and they never offered him.