New Sign up for MyNews Receive headline news, full articles and breaking news via the Web or wireless device. This weekend, Hobbs and Johnson made sure they would be teammates even after they leave. The two, who have been teammates since the sixth grade, orally committed to Iowa State. Johnson, a defensive back, considered TCU, Purdue, SMU, Texas Tech and Louisiana Tech before making his decision. Iowa State now has four commitments.
Oral commitments are non-binding.
The first day a recruit can sign a national letter of intent is Feb. 7. Hobbs averaged 7.3 yards a carry this season and was the leading rusher in District 8-5A with 1,267 yards on 174 carries. He committed at breakfast. I committed at dinner. I figured he did his part of the deal, so I went ahead and closed it.