by Bill Seals
A four-star offensive line recruit is on his way home after his official visit to Iowa State over the weekend, and had great things to say about his experience.
Mundelein Carmel Catholic’s Sean Foster said a number of factors stood out to he and his parents about the Cyclone program.
“The whole visit was a very big positive for our whole family,” said Foster, the third-ranked recruit in the state of Illinois and 20th-ranked offensive tackle nationally in the Class of 2016. “It was one of those visits that you go on and are really excited about. The coaching staff was unbelievable. The campus is unbelievable. The facilities are awesome. The people are awesome. It was just a great visit.”
Although he had already forged a good relationship with ISU offensive line coach Tom Manning, Foster said he enjoyed getting more personal time with him.
“The way that he plays with his linemen (really impresses me),” Foster said. “I like the personality that his lines play with. It’s one of the most physical lines out there and they competed for championships (at Toledo). One of the few things he stressed was that you’ve got to be extremely physical and that was huge for me.”
Foster was hosted on his visit by redshirt freshman offensive lineman Bryce Meeker.
“I hung out with one of the players last night, which was a ton of fun and we had a blast,” Foster said. “I got to meet some more of the players later on after I met up with him and we had a very fun time.”
The 6-foot-8, 285-pound Foster was unsure what his next move will be, as plenty of Power-5 programs are vying for official visits over the next two weekends.
“Right now it’s just one of those things that we’re talking through with our whole family, but Iowa State is in the picture for sure,” he said. “We’re just in the mode of talking as a family and seeing everything that’s going on. This is a decision that affects the rest of your life and you’ve got to deal with that. We all need to talk about it.”
Foster said he plans to see ISU coaches at some point this week, either in-home or at his school.
A four-star offensive line recruit is on his way home after his official visit to Iowa State over the weekend, and had great things to say about his experience.
Mundelein Carmel Catholic’s Sean Foster said a number of factors stood out to he and his parents about the Cyclone program.
“The whole visit was a very big positive for our whole family,” said Foster, the third-ranked recruit in the state of Illinois and 20th-ranked offensive tackle nationally in the Class of 2016. “It was one of those visits that you go on and are really excited about. The coaching staff was unbelievable. The campus is unbelievable. The facilities are awesome. The people are awesome. It was just a great visit.”
Although he had already forged a good relationship with ISU offensive line coach Tom Manning, Foster said he enjoyed getting more personal time with him.
“The way that he plays with his linemen (really impresses me),” Foster said. “I like the personality that his lines play with. It’s one of the most physical lines out there and they competed for championships (at Toledo). One of the few things he stressed was that you’ve got to be extremely physical and that was huge for me.”
Foster was hosted on his visit by redshirt freshman offensive lineman Bryce Meeker.
“I hung out with one of the players last night, which was a ton of fun and we had a blast,” Foster said. “I got to meet some more of the players later on after I met up with him and we had a very fun time.”
The 6-foot-8, 285-pound Foster was unsure what his next move will be, as plenty of Power-5 programs are vying for official visits over the next two weekends.
“Right now it’s just one of those things that we’re talking through with our whole family, but Iowa State is in the picture for sure,” he said. “We’re just in the mode of talking as a family and seeing everything that’s going on. This is a decision that affects the rest of your life and you’ve got to deal with that. We all need to talk about it.”
Foster said he plans to see ISU coaches at some point this week, either in-home or at his school.
