by Paul Clark
On his second tour as a Division I football recruiting prospect, 2017 JUCO wide receiver Matthew Eaton knew that it didn’t have to take long to decide on where he wants to play his final two seasons.
The 6-foot-4, 220-pound wide receiver from Pearl River Community College committed to Iowa State over the weekend, just a couple of weeks after the Cyclones had started to recruit him. The former Temple receiver is currently at PRCC in Poplarville, Mississippi, where he will play for the Wildcats in 2016. Then he plans to transfer to ISU with two years of eligibility remaining.
Eaton said his relationship with the Cyclone coaching staff progressed fast, and that was just how he wanted it.
“It all started about a week ago, or a little longer than that,” Eaton said. “Coach Gasser and Coach Golesh started recruiting me. They told me they knew they wanted to offer about watching about three clips on my HUDL tape. They offered me a scholarship and they were recruiting me very hard right away.
“Coach Gasser came down Friday and visited our campus and I got a chance to talk to him a little bit,” said Eaton. “I knew I didn’t want to take a lot of time with this so I was glad they were moving fast. We’re trying to develop a relationship and that takes a little time, but it’s going really good.”
Eaton said he spoke with Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell on the phone on Friday night and expressed his desire to commit in that conversation.
Eaton played sparingly in his two years at Temple, taking a medical hardship redshirt for the 2014 season and catching one pass in two games in 2015.
“It just wasn’t the school for me,” Eaton said. “Temple has a great program and it’s a great school. But it wasn’t for me.”
Eaton was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and moved around a lot growing up in military family. He went to high school in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
Iowa State’s projected role for Eaton, he said, is on the perimeter of the Cyclone offense.
“I will playing outside, either X or Z depending on the personnel they have when I get there,” said Eaton. “I can come inside and play in the slot and I like that, too. But outside is where they see me if they have the right people for it to work out that way.”
On his second tour as a Division I football recruiting prospect, 2017 JUCO wide receiver Matthew Eaton knew that it didn’t have to take long to decide on where he wants to play his final two seasons.
The 6-foot-4, 220-pound wide receiver from Pearl River Community College committed to Iowa State over the weekend, just a couple of weeks after the Cyclones had started to recruit him. The former Temple receiver is currently at PRCC in Poplarville, Mississippi, where he will play for the Wildcats in 2016. Then he plans to transfer to ISU with two years of eligibility remaining.
Eaton said his relationship with the Cyclone coaching staff progressed fast, and that was just how he wanted it.
“It all started about a week ago, or a little longer than that,” Eaton said. “Coach Gasser and Coach Golesh started recruiting me. They told me they knew they wanted to offer about watching about three clips on my HUDL tape. They offered me a scholarship and they were recruiting me very hard right away.
“Coach Gasser came down Friday and visited our campus and I got a chance to talk to him a little bit,” said Eaton. “I knew I didn’t want to take a lot of time with this so I was glad they were moving fast. We’re trying to develop a relationship and that takes a little time, but it’s going really good.”
Eaton said he spoke with Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell on the phone on Friday night and expressed his desire to commit in that conversation.
Eaton played sparingly in his two years at Temple, taking a medical hardship redshirt for the 2014 season and catching one pass in two games in 2015.
“It just wasn’t the school for me,” Eaton said. “Temple has a great program and it’s a great school. But it wasn’t for me.”
Eaton was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and moved around a lot growing up in military family. He went to high school in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
Iowa State’s projected role for Eaton, he said, is on the perimeter of the Cyclone offense.
“I will playing outside, either X or Z depending on the personnel they have when I get there,” said Eaton. “I can come inside and play in the slot and I like that, too. But outside is where they see me if they have the right people for it to work out that way.”
