On Iowa with Marc Morehouse

James Morris . . .

You guys all know that Solon sophomore James Morris is in the books for the class of 2010. He's the earliest verbal for Iowa in the Kirk Ferentz era.

Here are some extra quotes:

"For a lot of guys it [recruiting] ends up being a hassle. I didn’t want it to be that for me, so I figured I’d just get it out of the way early and not really have to worry about it. Just worry about being a high school kid."

"I talked with coach Ferentz and he said, 'We’ve been following you since our camp here last year. We’ve been impressed with the way you’ve handled yourself on and off the field, we’d like to extend you a scholarship offer.' That was basically it. I said, 'I’ve wanted to be a Hawkeye my whole life. I’d love to accept and commit right now.' "

Also, Morris had a few "recruiting aides" come his way. Basically, these are folks who, for a fee, will help kids through the recruiting process, stuff like exposure, highlight reels and what-not. For a fee, remember.

"That’s my word for it (recruiting aides). Guys, that say, 'Hey, we’ll market your son or daughter to a college.' We’ve been approached by some of those kinds of people. They try to give you tips. I didn’t have a whole lot of involvement with them. It’s almost like an agent for a high school kid. My whole philosophy is, if you’re good enough, they’ll find you. They (schools) want athletes with good grades and people who aren’t liabilities."

James had two As and two A-minuses last semester (or quarter). He's preparing to take the ACT this summer. (I think that's about a year earlier than most, but things might've changed in my 20-plus years since the ACTs.) No worries here. And from what I've been told by our prep guy, Jeff Dahn, who covered Solon quite a few times last fall, Morris' football is just as good.

More tomorrow.

Kirk Ferentz talks at 4.

I'll be writing quarterbacks and grayshirts.

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