• Donations
  • Advertise With Us

Free Hawkeye Sports Coverage

HawkFanatic Iowa Hawkeyes sports header logo
  • Football
    • Football
  • Football Recruiting
    • Football Recruiting
  • Basketball
    • Men’s Basketball
    • Women’s Basketball
    • Basketball Recruiting
  • Wrestling
    • Wrestling
    • Women’s Wrestling
    • Women’s Wrestling Recruiting
  • Sports+
    • Sports+
    • Baseball
    • Field Hockey
  • About
  • HF Podcast
  • Forums

Breaking News

Caitlin Clark is recipient of 2023 Wade Trophy
Final Four Watch Party at Carver-Hawkeye Arena canceled due to severe weather threat
Caitlin Clark named 2023 Associated Press Women’s College Basketball Player of the Year
Caitlin Clark shows love for her teammates in accepting Naismith Trophy
Iowa baseball loses 5-3 at Illinois State
Hawk-Fanatic-Iowa-Hawkeyes-hawk-logo

Football/ Football Recruiting

Wisconsin offensive lineman interested in Iowa

Pat HartyFollow @PatHarty ezekiel-gueths, Kirk Ferentz, seth-wallace May 5, 2015

Tweet

ADDISON, Ill. – Offensive lineman Ezekiel Gueths lives in Wisconsin and is a big fan of the Wisconsin football team, literally and figuratively.

“Growing up in Wisconsin, I’ve always wanted to be a Badger, the 6-foot-6, 250-pound Gueths said Sunday while participating in The Opening Chicago Regional.

But just in case the Badgers don’t offer Gueths a scholarship, he is exploring other options, including the Iowa Hawkeyes. Gueths, who is a junior at Shawano High School in Shawano, Wis., took an unofficial visit to Iowa in February and was impressed.

“I saw, of course, their brand-new facilities, they’re real nice,” Gueths said. “And I like the coaches and the school. Being a 4.0 student, academics are important for me.”

Eastern Michigan is the only school to offer Gueths a scholarship at this point. But he is hearing from Western Illinois on a regular basis and stays in touch with Iowa and Wisconsin.

Iowa recruiting coordinator Seth Wallace recruits in Wisconsin and is expected to visit Gueths this spring in Gueths’ hometown.

“He says he’s going to come up to Shawano this spring and watch me work out and stuff,” Gueths said of Wallace.

Gueths grew up cheering for the Badgers, but that didn’t stop him from learning about the Hawkeyes. He is aware of Iowa’s tradition of developing star offensive linemen under veteran coach Kirk Ferentz.

Two of Iowa’s three players selected in the NFL draft last week were offensive linemen, including 2014 Outland Trophy winner Brandon Scherff, who was taken fifth overall in the first round by the Washington Redskins.

“To be a lineman there would be an honor because they’re such a big part of the program,” Gueths said.

In addition to football, Gueths also plays basketball and participates in track and field for his high school. He is a member of the Wisconsin Playground Elite AAU basketball team.

Gueths thinks he benefits as an offensive lineman from playing basketball.

“I’ve played basketball since the second grade,” Gueths said. “I didn’t even start playing football until sophomore year of high school.
“In basketball, obviously, the footwork helps with my speed, and my size is decent. I’m just working on my strength now.”

Gueths looked skinny compared to the other offensive linemen who attended Sunday’s one-day camp at Addison High School in suburban Chicago. He’s trying to change that.

"I’m working on getting my weight up,” he said. “I’m in the weight room working hard in there.”

And though Wisconsin is clearly his favorite school, Gueths is eager to see where the recruiting process takes him.

“Right now, I’m keeping all my options open,” he said. “I don’t want to turn anything down.”

Related Posts

137A9141

Football /

Iowa defensive players talk about living up to high standard
Senior defensive tackle Logan Lee says Iowa football isn't for everybody

Xavier Williams

Football Recruiting /

Xavier Williams Reacts to Iowa Football Offer
Indiana RB Recently Visited Hawkeyes

Joe Labas

Football /

HF TV: Iowa Football Spring Practice Clips
Hawkeyes Working on Offense

‹ Panasiuk Ranks Iowa Among Top Schools› Film/Evaluation: Josh King The Opening

HawkFanatic Podcast

  • Prospect Pod LogoHF Prospect Podcast with Zach Lutmer
    Incoming Iowa Defender Joins Show

  • Mailbag LogoHF Mailbag Podcast 3-29-23
    Final 4, Spring Football

  • Hotspot LogoHawkeye Hotspot Podcast 3-23-23
    Scott Dochterman, Rob Howe Talk Iowa Athletics

Hawk Tweets

Tweets by PatHarty
What are we worth to you?
To help us continue supplying FREE content, please consider donating here

Back to Top

 
HawkFanatic Iowa Hawkeyes logo
 
  • Home
  • Football
  • Football Recruiting
  • Basketball
  • Wrestling
  • Sports+
  • About
  • HF Podcast
  • Forums
  • Donations
  • Advertise With Us
© 2023 HawkFanatic | Website Design and Development by Vortex Business Solutions - All Rights Reserved | Contact Webmaster