As he announced on Twitter Thursday evening, the No. 1 kicker and No. 4 punter in the country, Scott Starzyk has committed to Iowa.
From The Woodlands, Texas, Starzyk chose Iowa over offers Syracuse, Mississippi State, Memphis and others. He also received preferred walk-on opportunities from programs like Oklahoma and Texas A&M.
Starzyk, who visited Iowa for its big official visit weekend in June, said LeVar Woods was a big reason he was interested in the Hawkeyes in the first place.
"Coach Woods' reputation in the special teams world is above many others," he said. "He's a wonderful coach. I'd say he's probably the main reason I would go to there. Iowa isn't very close to where I live, and if I'd go that far, I'd need a good reason. I think he's a great reason. There's also the clarity of the fact that I don't see him going anywhere anytime soon."
Starzyk is the 13th commit in Iowa's 2025 recruiting class, as he joins Brad Fitzgibbon, Charles Bell, Drew MacPherson, Lucas Allgeyer, Cameron Herron, Mason Woods, Thomas Meyer, Eli Johnson, Jimmy Sullivan, Carson Cooney, Burke Gautcher and Joey VanWetzinga.
