Joe Otting Reflects on Recent Iowa Football Visit, Offer

Joe Otting has confirmed he is an all-around athlete. He is carried out effectively for the Topeka (KS) Hayden Excessive soccer, basketball and monitor groups. 

Soccer is his future. And his multi-sport background is making him a pretty prospect. 

Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and New Mexico provided scholarships heading into his Iowa Soccer go to final weekend. The Hawkeyes jumped in with a chance for him throughout his cease. 

He likes Iowa’s offensive line scheme. 

“I believe I might match effectively,” he informed HN. “The approach the O-Line makes use of and the way the O-Line will get folks off the ball may be very athletic based mostly. That matches me effectively.”

With good footwork from basketball and robust stability from monitor subject occasions, Otting (6-4, 270) appears like a prototypical Hawkeye blocker on movie. The coaches see it. 

“They like the best way I pull and the way I transfer. In addition they like my toughness and competitiveness. Lastly, the kind of particular person and teammate I’m was additionally one thing they actually favored about me,” he stated.

Hayden coach Invoice Arnold sees it, too. 

“He is a superb child,” Arnold informed HN. “He is aggressive, a really good participant and he is aware of find out how to end.” 

Otting is aware of Iowa’s success on the offensive line. He is glad the Hawkeyes are concerned with him now. 

“Iowa has kinda been within the background of my recruiting for some time. They’ve been recruiting me since January,” he stated. 

Iowa impressed Otting throughout his go to final weekend. 

“I might say the folks and gamers throughout the program stood out to me. Then follow was good to see as effectively, watching them get after it. The teaching employees may be very steady and they’re recognized to be a terrific developmental program,” he stated. 

“I discovered rather a lot on my go to. I would not say I am looking for many extra solutions.” 

Otting has related with Hawkeye offensive line coach George Barnett. 

“Coach Barnett is a superb coach. He brings vitality whereas he coaches his gamers in follow. He is additionally a man that provides it to you straight and is not blowing you up, very clear. I like that about him,” Otting stated.

Otting is planning on majoring in Enterprise when he will get to school. He desires to go to Iowa once more to seek out out extra about lecturers there. 

“I have never set any official visits but. I’ll get that scheduled as soon as monitor winds down,” he stated.

Rivals charges Otting as a three-star recruit. The service views him because the No. 6 participant general in Kansas for the 2023 recruiting class. 

You may watch Otting’s junior highlights HERE.