Will Nolan makes college decision
Class of 2024 offensive tackle Will Nolan has made his college decision. The 6-foot-6, 275-pound Illinois native announced his verbal commitment to Iowa today just a couple weeks after receiving a scholarship offer from the Hawkeyes.
“I genuinely just love Iowa,” Nolan told HawkeyeReport.com. “I’ve always wanted to play for a prestigious offensive line team. The second the offer came in, I almost knew right away it’s where I’m headed.”
A rising prospect with impressive junior film, Nolan chose Iowa over offers from Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, Vanderbilt, Iowa State, Duke, Syracuse, Marshall, Miami-OH, Akron, Ball State, Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan, Ohio, Kent State, Illinois State, and Campbell.
A big factor in Nolan’s decision was his relationship with Iowa offensive line coach George Barnett, who is originally from Tuscola, IL, and has a connection to the coaching staff at John Hersey High School.
“Their coach is someone that’s going to help me reach my potential,” said Nolan. “Another plus is my own offensive line coach played for him at Illinois State.”
“The program, the culture and the people were all deciding factors,” Nolan said.
Overall, Nolan is commitment No. 11 for the Hawkeyes in the Class of 2024. He joins He joins Cam Buffington, Cody Fox, Preston Ries, Derek Weisskopf, Josh Janowski, James Resar, Drew Campbell, Xavier Williams, Brevin Doll, and Bodey McCaslin in the Iowa’s recruiting class, which currently ranks No. 21 in the country.
