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Iowa football: Top 2-sport recruit to decide on Hawks by mid-August

By Andrew Wade

IOWA CITY, IOWA - OCTOBER 26: Head coach Kirk Ferentz of the Iowa Hawkeyes looks on from the sidelines during the first quarter against the Northwestern Wildcats on October 26, 2013 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa won 17-10. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
IOWA CITY, IOWA - OCTOBER 26: Head coach Kirk Ferentz of the Iowa Hawkeyes looks on from the sidelines during the first quarter against the Northwestern Wildcats on October 26, 2013 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa won 17-10. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images) /
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Two-sport star Jalen Suggs would be a huge recruit for both the Iowa basketball and Iowa football teams, and he is set to make a decision in mid-August.

The Iowa football team’s 2020 recruiting class is looking incredibly strong with 21 commits so far, and while there are a few guys still on the Hawkeyes radar, there is one, in particular, that would be a monumental grab.

Jalen Suggs is a two-sport star. He’s ranked as a 4-star recruit in football and a 5-star recruit in basketball. He currently holds 31 offers in basketball and 7 offers in football, and it sounds like he would love to attempt to do both.

At 6’5” and 185 pounds, he is listed as a dual-threat quarterback, but with the Iowa football team, we would likely see him transition to wide receiver, linebacker, or tight end. On the basketball court, he is projected to be a point guard.

For the football team, getting a 4-star recruit is awesome, but not uncommon. In fact, the Hawks have two in the class of 2020 already, but for the basketball team, landing a 5-star recruit would be huge.

They’ve never done it, and they are well in the mix for another 5-star recruit in Oskaloosa’s Xavier Foster. Landing a Suggs and Foster would be program changing for the Iowa basketball team. They wouldn’t just be a team that builds a winner every few years, but a team that is ready to win instantly with young guys.

For the Minnesota native, it sounds like from a basketball perspective, Gonzaga is the clear-cut favorite to win his services. However, he wants to play both basketball and football if possible and Gonzaga doesn’t have a football team.

That bodes well for the Hawks who have a better combined football and basketball program than the other schools vying for his services.

It sounds like this decision could be coming in the next month and a half too.

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Mid-August could be a big moment for Iowa Hawkeye athletics if this two-sport star makes the decision to spend his collegiate career in Iowa City.