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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Gaglione commits to Iowa
Monday, December 17, 2007
Lake Catholic defensive end Joe Gaglione made an oral commitment to Iowa on Sunday, less than three weeks after the Hawkeyes were the first to offer him a football scholarship.
Indiana and Pittsburgh also made offers, and West Virginia and Penn State expressed interest in the 6-5, 225-pound standout pass rusher who had a breakout season this fall. Gaglione, a Novelty resident, transferred from West Geauga prior to his junior year and was slowed by an illness. This fall, he had 18 sacks and 16 other tackles for losses and 138 total defensive plays despite frequent double-teaming during the regular season. He helped lead Lake Catholic to the state semifinals.
"The atmosphere and the coaches at Iowa made it pretty easy for me to fit in," Gaglione said in a phone interview Sunday from Chicago, where he was stranded by a winter storm after visiting Iowa. "They'll use me as an end or stand-up linebacker." Gaglione plans to study sports medicine.