Ben Nichols discusses Iowa football offer

Ben Nichols has been thinking a lot about Iowa Football lately. Last month, a graduate of his high school committed to the Hawkeyes. On Sunday, he performed at their elite prospects camp.

Chances are he’ll think about Black and Gold even more in the future. Nichols announced a scholarship offer to Iowa shortly after completing camp. Offensive line coach George Barnett delivered the good news.

“Coach Barnett told me I was a great fit as an offensive lineman at Iowa – strong, physical, technical and smart,” Nichols told HN.

Nichols (6-6, 315) will be a junior this fall at Davison (MI) High, the alma mater of new Iowa quarterback Brendan Sullivan.

“Brendan is a super hard-working guy who loves the process,” Nichols said of the Northwestern transfer. “He’s going to be a good candidate and turn heads this season.”

Nichols turned heads Sunday in Iowa City. He enjoyed the experience.

“I learned a lot of different things at camp. Coach Barnett has a different style of run blocking, which I like, and he’s great as a coach,” he said.

Notre Dame, Penn State, Tennessee, Florida State, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Kentucky, Illinois and others have reportedly offered Nichols scholarships. He is scheduled to camp with Ohio State on June 17.

The 247Sports Composite rankings place Nichols as the 20th-ranked interior offensive lineman nationally and fifth-best player in Michigan for the ’26 class. On3’s industry rankings have him as the 17th best player at his position and No. 4 in his state.

Nichols’ sophomore highlight video impresses, especially considering he’s only halfway through high school. There is potential for a top performer at the next level.

That could happen with the Hawkeyes now that Nichols has seized this opportunity. They have his attention.

“I love the history of Iowa. It’s a great program that produces a ton of NFL talent and a historically winning program,” he said.