Ankeny’s Brody Brecht is ready to make his two-sport dream come true
Hawkeye WR wraps up a stellar baseball season for Iowa
Updated: 10:32am CDT August 15, 2022
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POWERED BY CARLS AUTO GROUP FORMER ANKENY HIGH BRODY BRECHT HAS A MAJOR LEAGUE ARM AND NOW FINALLY HAS A CHANCE TO SHOW HIS FUTURE. AND FOOTBALL IS JUST SO BRIGHT. HE HAD TO BE PUT OUT LAST FALL WITH A THUMB THAT HAS HEALED AND BRACK LOOked FANTASTIC IN HIS OTHER SPORT ON THE HILL THIS SPRING. HE WAS ACTUALLY SENSATIONAL. A FRESHMAN, ALL-AMERICAN, TOUCHES TRIPLE DIGITS ON THE RADAR. RIFLE GIVING IOWA’S BULLPS A HUGE PUSH. THE SIX FOUR WIDEOUT IS NOW A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN RECEIVER ON THE FOOTBALL TEAM AND WANTS TO PROVE THAT HE CAN BE JUST AS PERFORMING ON THE GRIDIRON AS ON THE DIAMOND. I JUST THINK THAT MOTIVATES ME. YOU KNOW? I LOVE BOTH SPORTS. BECAUSE OF THAT, I’M HERE. AND I JUST WANT TO SHOW PEOPLE WHAT I CAN DO IN BOTH FIELDS. HOW FRUSTING WAS LAST YEAR? CAN’T PLAY? VERY FRUSTING. YOU KNOW, PARTICULARLY BEING OUTSIDE A LOT OR JUST BEING OUTSIDE WITH THE INJURY. IT WAS JUST A BIG TALK. You know, I never had to deal with injuries in my high school. I NEVER MISSED A GAME. SO JUST LOTS OF ACCOMMODATION, BUT LOTS OF MATURATION AND GROWING. BUT I HONESTLY THINK THAT HELPED ME A LOT THIS YEAR EVERY DAY IS A CHANCE TO BE BETTER, YOU KNOW, AND TO SHOW WHAT I CAN. I THINK I HAVE SHOWN IT A BIT AT SPRING BALL HERE IN BOWL PREP BUT I’M JUST TRYING TO GET BACK OUT OF HERE FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS OF CAMP AND,
Ankeny’s Brody Brecht is ready to make his two-sport dream come true
Hawkeye WR wraps up a stellar baseball season for Iowa
Updated: 10:32am CDT August 15, 2022
Brody Brecht heard the questions. He’s out to shut her up. The former Ankeny Hawk has an arm in the major leagues and now he finally has a chance to show his future in football is just as bright. Last fall he had to wear a red shirt with a dislocated thumb. That’s healed. Brecht looked great in his other sport that spring. He was sensational on the hill, earning Freshman All-American honors, touching three-digit numbers on the radar gun and giving Iowa’s bullpen a big boost. The 6-4 wideout is now a redshirt rookie receiver on the football team and wants to prove he can be just as strong on the grid as he is on the diamond. Scott Reister from KCCI spoke with Brecht at the media day.
IOWA CITY, Iowa —
Brody Brecht heard the questions. He wants to shut her up.
The former Ankeny Hawk has an arm in the major leagues and now he finally has a chance to show his future in football is just as bright. He had to wear his red shirt last fall with a dislocated thumb.
That’s healed. Brecht looked great in his other sport that spring. He was sensational on the hill, earning Freshman All-American honors, touching three digits on the radar gun and giving Iowa’s bullpen a big boost.
Now a redshirt newcomer to the football team, the 6-4 wideout wants to prove he can be as good on the grid as he is on the diamond.
Scott Reister from KCCI spoke with Brecht at the media day.
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