Once upon a time, Mark Gronowski was a lightly recruited quarterback at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville.
Star QB from Naperville passes on pro ball and joins the Hawkeyes, fulfilling a lifelong dream of playing in the Big Ten Conference
“I can’t think of words to describe it,” Gronowski said about his time in Brookings, S.D. “I’m almost just speechless thinking about – it’s kind of more than I could ever dreamed of being there and playing there.” “The crazy thing was just all the text messages and phone calls I was getting,” Gronowski said. “I had over 100 missed texts and probably 20 missed calls on just the first day that I was in the portal.”
Gronowski strongly considered embarking on his pro career. He had an invite to the NFL Combine, and the feedback told him he’d likely be a draft pick. But, the reality of modern day college football is Name, Image and Likeness , which often makes it more appealing to pass on the pros and stay in college. With Iowa guaranteeing him more than seven figures, that’s exactly the case for the star quarterback.
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