Riley McMinn is not only the Iowa Hawkeyes’ 10th commitment, but a budding YouTube star as well. Here’s a picture for reference. Now, watch the video.

Don’t tell me that’s not him! It gets better. He’s no “one hit wonder.”

So, there’s good news and bad news with this video. I’ll just stick to the good. Riley will be playing defense and there will be no second attempt at dodging dudes in gorilla suits.

It’s all in good fun, Riley. Nice moves. Look forward to seeing you in black and gold.

Iowa City Press-Citizen – The Iowa Hawkeyes picked up Ohio safety Anthony Hitchens who waited and waited and waited for an offer from Iowa. There’s no longer a void at safety after David Cato announced his transfer. See, it all works out in the end.

Rivals — No need to worry Hawkeye fans, Marcus Coker is still planning on signing with the Hawkeyes.

Here’s what Coker says about himself according to Scout.com:

“I can run downhill. I don’t waste movements and have football smarts. I’m a big bruising back and play with a lot of power.

“I want to improve my agility. And make people miss more.”

That sounds exactly like the kind of back that will fit right in at Iowa.

Rivals — Linn Mar’s (Marion, Iowa) David Parry enjoyed an Iowa visit this weekend. He has an offer to walk on. Perry’s is also highly interested in Stanford University, according to Rivals.

Rivals — While the Hawkeyes may be out of the running for Seantrel Henderson, his former teammate QB Mark Alt returned home from an offical visit to Iowa with a scholarship offer. Alt previously committed to Minnesota to play hockey. He is a one-star QB, according to Scout.

Scout — Ohio native TE Ray Hamilton is a big guy at 6-foot-5 220 pounds. He is a three-star recruit according to Scout. And he now holds an offer from Iowa for 2011.

Scout — Ellis Jordan and John Chelf have decided to walk-on at Iowa to join their former Iowa City High teammate A.J. Derby. The two were key players in Iowa City High’s 2009 4A State Championship team.

Jordan is a running back who passed up numerous Division II offers and Chelf a wide receiver who passed up an offer from Minnesota State and the opportunity to walk on at Iowa State to join the Hawkeyes.

You know who else was a walk-on at Iowa and also an Iowa native? Dallas Clark. He’s playing for his second Super Bowl Ring with the Colts.

Rumors are spreading through the Hawkeye Nation forum that three-star, DE recruit Matt Hoch may or may not be decommitting  from Missouri and recommitting to the Iowa Hawkeyes.

I hate to say it, especially about an Iowa native, but we don’t need him regardless of whether or not he decides to return.

That isn’t to say, however, that the Hawkeyes wouldn’t happily welcome him back—they’d be foolish not to. Hoch has the potential to develop into a decent lineman.

I simply find a player turning his back on a program and committing to another rather distasteful—maybe not as much as when the Hawkeyes are on the receiving end on a new commitment but it still puts a slight dent in character that will need to be repaired.

For Hoch, playing for Missouri makes perfect sense, as his brother plays on the offensive line for the Tigers. He could also have a better chance at playing sooner in Columbia.

The Hawkeyes, with the return of Adrian Clayborn, are going to be ferocious in the trenches on defense this season and Hoch probably wouldn’t play any roll at all if he chose to return.

So, why should he return is what I want to know. I wish him the best of luck and really do want him to do well for the Tigers. I don’t know if he will play much in his first year for Missouri either but it would still be best for him to stay put.

Again, if you’d like to get in on the discussion, visit Hawkeye Nation or post a comment here.

All is not quiet on the Seantrel Henderson front.

First, according to Henderson’s father, Sean Henderson, Pete Carrol’s hike out of USC to Seattle for his NFL dreams hasn’t changed the Trojans’ standing in the Seantrel Sweepstakes.

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Second, and perhaps more importantly, Henderson’s father announced that his son will decide which college to attend on Feb. 3. Henderson’s decision will be announced live on Tom Lemming’s show on CBS College Sports.

Hey, Mediacom, why don’t you pick that up just for Feb. 3? That would be nice. Thanks!

In other news, Henderson is also looking to raise his ACT score from 17 to 19.

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