Ready to report: Noah Fant
With the recruiting process and his high school career behind him, tight end Noah Fant is ready to make the move to college at the University of Iowa next month. We caught up with the 6-foot-5, 225-pound Fant, who will wear #87 for the Hawkeyes, to talk about his upcoming freshman year and much more.
Q: When do you make the move to Iowa City?
FANT: June 12 is my move in date.
Q: What are you looking forward to in starting workouts with the team?
FANT: I'm looking forward to building my body to where it needs to be for me to be effective next season. Through all the recruiting, I haven't seen a better strength staff so I'm excited to get to work. With that, I'm also excited to get to know my teammates and become a part of the family.
Q: What are your goals for your freshman year? Are you hoping to play or expecting to redshirt?
FANT: I'm looking to play freshman year.
Q: What will it mean to you to walk out of the tunnel at Kinnick Stadium for the first time?
FANT: It will be a great experience. So much support and so many proud Hawkeye fans come to the games that it really makes it a special experience.
Q: When you look back at everything, what was it about Iowa that made it the right place for you?
FANT: Still to this day I feel that Iowa not only runs their program with current players as family, but also does recruiting the same way. Me and my family loved every visit because they knew everyone by name and were looking forward to everyone coming down. I had a big family and sometimes they were more excited for everyone to come down than I was. It's not easy to travel with that many people.
Not only that, but the history at the tight end position made the program something I couldn't pass up on. Academic were also huge considering I want to be an orthopedic surgeon. Iowa's med school is one of the best and a great place to attend considering what I want to go into.
As a senior, Fant finished the season with 46 catches for 570 yards and 10 touchdowns on offense to go along with 20 tackles and 3.5 sacks on defense for Omaha South.
See highlights from his senior year in the video below.