Trevor Ryen and UNI

[UNIdad]

http://www.amestrib.com/sports/20171020/football-persistence-pays-off-for-trever-ryen

Read an interesting article yesterday about Trevor Ryen, the high school speedster who came to UNI to run track, but then left to walk-on and eventually earn a scholarship for football with ISU. The missing piece in the articles about Ryen is why he didn't play football for UNI. Anybody know?

[vbfan19]

I've wondered that too, but I never know anything about the recruiting side of things.
Could be that he didn't want to play for an FCS program (at least not without a scholarship offer), but was willing to walk on at a Big 12 program, or maybe ISU gave him one of those "preferred walk on" promises or whatever they're called.

[UNIdad]

I remember him showing up at Ames a few years ago. Really impressive from the first time I saw him in a Spring Scrimmage.

[havok58]

If one of his goals was to play for the Cyclones, hard to ignore an opportunity to try out as a walk on and do so. Like Vbfan mentioned, maybe he didn't want to play FCS.

[Trapped in California]

It wasn't like UNI was a passing juggernaut in 2013-2014 time frame. Might be an issue for a person playing WR, at least some of the time.

[UNIdad]

So, this wasn't an issue discussed on this forum at the time?

[06panther10]

So, this wasn't an issue discussed on this forum at the time?

A UNI track athlete and walk on football player leaving school? No, that was not discussed...

[clenz]

A UNI track athlete and walk on football player leaving school? No, that was not discussed...

I wouldn't have been able to tell you what team he played for, at all, before this thread. Would have never guessed he spent time on campus here.

Meh. I'm perfectly contect with the WR group we have.

[UNIdad]

A UNI track athlete and walk on football player leaving school? No, that was not discussed...

I never cease to be surprised at what gets discussed on these threads. Sometimes people even post about women's diving!

[pantherclaw]

I never cease to be surprised at what gets discussed on these threads. Sometimes people even post about women's diving!

That's been something I've been meaning to complain about. I think because we don't have an outdoor pool we aren't winning national swimming championships left and right.

It's probably the band's fault though, or the offensive scheme, or Mark Farley, or the sound system.