Wisconsin LB Mike Timm walking on at Iowa
Wisconsin linebacker Mike Timm is going to be a Hawkeye. The 6-foot-1, 220-pound Timm officially accepted a preferred walk-on opportunity from Iowa today after a visit from coaches Kirk Ferentz and Tim Polasek at his high school this morning.
"I chose Iowa for a few reasons, but mostly because of the people I would be surrounded with," said Timm. "I know that the people at Iowa will help me succeed on and off the field."
Timm's decision comes on the heels of a two-day visit to Iowa City this past weekend, which gave him an inside look at the Hawkeye football program and how he would fit in working under linebackers coach Seth Wallace.
"I understand that they are graduating some very talented players at linebacker, so I’m very excited to learn a lot and try to get on the field and be part of the mix as soon as I can," Timm said. "Coach Wallace said I will have to learn both the MIKE and WILL positions, but would really like to see me at the MIKE and as a leader of the defense."
"As far as my mindset goes, I’m really excited to get with Coach Doyle and Coach Wallace to begin working," said Timm. "I’m going to try and take in as much knowledge as I can to help me in the future. I’m very grateful for the opportunity."
Early in the recruiting process, Timm held scholarship offers from South Dakota State, Northern Iowa, North Dakota, and several Division II schools, but had narrowed his options down to walk-on opportunities at Iowa and Michigan recently as he looks to pursue his dream of playing in the Big Ten.
“A large part of why I want to walk on has to do with the idea that I don’t want to look back and think of what could’ve happened if I would’ve tried to play at the highest level possible,” said Timm. “It’s been a dream of mine to play Big Ten football and now that the opportunity has presented itself I don’t want to pass it up.”
As a senior, Timm earned conference defensive player of the year honors after racking up 142 tackles and 20 TFL this past season at Kettle Moraine High School in Wales, WI.
See highlights from Timm's senior year at Kettle Moraine in the video below.
Iowa's Class of 2018 walk-ons:
Colton Dinsdale- 6-foot-0, 212-pound LB from Reinbeck, IA (Iowa Western)
Nick Anderson- 6-foot-3, 230-pound LB from Waukee, IA (Iowa Western)
Matt Fagan- 6-foot-5, 265-pound OL from Council Bluffs, IA (St. Albert)
Turner Pallissard- 6-foot-2, 220-pound FB from Frankfort, IL (Lincoln-Way East)
Blair Brooks- 6-foot-3, 190-pound WR from Marion, IA (Marion)
Connor Ruth- 6-foot-0, 215-pound FB from Seward, NE (Seward)
Kordell Stillmunkes- 5-foot-9, 180-pound WR from Cuba City, WI (Cuba City)
Luke Empen- 6-foot-7, 230-pound TE from Goose Lake, IA (Northeast)
Mitchell Riggs- 6-foot-2, 215-pound LB from West Des Moines, IA (Dowling)
Kyle Sorensen- 6-foot-6, 250-pound OL from Waukee, IA (Waukee)
Nathan Nelson- 6-foot-4, 230-pound DE from Waukee, IA (Waukee)
Mike Timm - 6-foot-1, 220-pound LB from Wales, WI (Kettle Moraine)