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Sioux City Journal - Mobile Touch
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"The call at 10:30 at night kind of bugged me," he said. "The thing with recruiters is that even if you don't want to attend their school, they still might talk to you for an hour."
It was a tough decision, as basketball remains his favorite.
"The Vanderloos (coaches Ras and Jeff) were really helpful in the process," Imming says during a chat in the East High commons area. "They said they would have helped find me a basketball team if I went that way, probably a low Division I school or a Division II program.
The football quarterback shared positive tales from the recruiting tale, the late phone call notwithstanding. Imming was a guest of the Iowa Hawkeyes for four of their home games. His first visit marked the first time he'd attended a game at venerable Kinnick Stadium.
"I loved the atmosphere at Kinnick," he says.
Iowa's coaches showed highlights of the team, and told Imming they wanted him to be involved in those highlights in the future. Coach Paul Rhoads of the Iowa State Cyclones did the same. And Imming was there as a Cyclone recruit the night Ames, Iowa, rocked with ISU's upset of undefeated Oklahoma State.
While the Air Force camp at Colorado Springs, Colo., was a great time, Imming said he always felt he'd likely stay in Iowa, or close to home while competing at the collegiate level.
That desire became more of a necessity after his father died of a heart attack on January 20.
When Iowa offered Imming the chance to walk-on with the opportunity to earn a full scholarship, he took it. He's in a unique position to get his education paid for at a school he loves while still being close to his mother and younger brothers, Connor and Jake.
"I just need to work hard and impress the coaches," said Imming, who would love to follow in the footsteps of former Hawkeye walk-ons Dallas Clark and Chad Greenway, both all-pros in the National Football League.
"Even if you're not on scholarship at Iowa, you get all of the same treatment," he says. "You do the same lifting, go to the same practices and have the same academic learning center."
From article:
"The call at 10:30 at night kind of bugged me," he said. "The thing with recruiters is that even if you don't want to attend their school, they still might talk to you for an hour."
It was a tough decision, as basketball remains his favorite.
"The Vanderloos (coaches Ras and Jeff) were really helpful in the process," Imming says during a chat in the East High commons area. "They said they would have helped find me a basketball team if I went that way, probably a low Division I school or a Division II program.
The football quarterback shared positive tales from the recruiting tale, the late phone call notwithstanding. Imming was a guest of the Iowa Hawkeyes for four of their home games. His first visit marked the first time he'd attended a game at venerable Kinnick Stadium.
"I loved the atmosphere at Kinnick," he says.
Iowa's coaches showed highlights of the team, and told Imming they wanted him to be involved in those highlights in the future. Coach Paul Rhoads of the Iowa State Cyclones did the same. And Imming was there as a Cyclone recruit the night Ames, Iowa, rocked with ISU's upset of undefeated Oklahoma State.
While the Air Force camp at Colorado Springs, Colo., was a great time, Imming said he always felt he'd likely stay in Iowa, or close to home while competing at the collegiate level.
That desire became more of a necessity after his father died of a heart attack on January 20.
When Iowa offered Imming the chance to walk-on with the opportunity to earn a full scholarship, he took it. He's in a unique position to get his education paid for at a school he loves while still being close to his mother and younger brothers, Connor and Jake.
"I just need to work hard and impress the coaches," said Imming, who would love to follow in the footsteps of former Hawkeye walk-ons Dallas Clark and Chad Greenway, both all-pros in the National Football League.
"Even if you're not on scholarship at Iowa, you get all of the same treatment," he says. "You do the same lifting, go to the same practices and have the same academic learning center."
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