{"id":13389,"date":"2023-08-12T04:19:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T09:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=13389"},"modified":"2023-08-12T04:19:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T09:19:29","slug":"xavier-nwankpa-ready-for-the-next-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/xavier-nwankpa-ready-for-the-next-step\/","title":{"rendered":"Xavier Nwankpa ready for the next step"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After getting his first start in the bowl game and scoring on a pick six, safety <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/db\/xavier-nwankpa-122109\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xavier Nwankpa<\/a><\/strong> is ready to take the next step as a sophomore.<\/p>\n<p>At media day, Nwankpa discussed the work he has put in whether it is on the field, during off-season training, or studying in the film room as he prepares for his first full season as a starter.<\/p>\n<p>Also, he talked about the charity softball game he homered in, playing with some of his teammates against Iowa State, as they worked together to help raise more than $200,000 for the Make-A-Wish\u00a0Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>See what Nwankpa had to say at media day in the video below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"iQk6fYSmy7fkEKzoZsPxAVtDu7Wjq9ZTpVFidY2Ec033j9Ntav5dohMgmwslhFHCnaPMJKx2IXHCwb5luBNGrQeS8UOI4RLcUJG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/87EFROk33vM\"><\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Stay with\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/iowa-hawkeyes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HawkeyeReport.com<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for more from Iowa Media Day.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Hodge%20discusses%20tight%20ends%2C%20fullbacks&amp;body=I%20found%20this%20article%20on%20www.on3.com.%20https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/iowa-hawkeyes\/news\/hodge-discusses-tight-ends-fullbacks\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Bell%20sees%20continued%20growth%20on%20defensive%20line&amp;body=I%20found%20this%20article%20on%20www.on3.com.%20https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/iowa-hawkeyes\/news\/bell-sees-continued-growth-on-defensive-line\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Bostick%20working%20hard%20to%20get%20back%20on%20the%20field&amp;body=I%20found%20this%20article%20on%20www.on3.com.%20https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/iowa-hawkeyes\/news\/bostick-working-hard-to-get-back-on-the-field\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Ragaini%20brings%20veteran%20leadership%20to%20wide%20receivers%20room&amp;body=I%20found%20this%20article%20on%20www.on3.com.%20https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/iowa-hawkeyes\/news\/ragaini-brings-veteran-leadership-to-wide-receivers-room\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Hayden%20Large%20embraces%20fullback%20role&amp;body=I%20found%20this%20article%20on%20www.on3.com.%20https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/iowa-hawkeyes\/news\/hayden-large-embraces-fullback-role\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/iowa-hawkeyes\/news\/xavier-nwankpa-ready-for-the-next-step\/\">Xavier Nwankpa ready for the next step<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/admin.on3.com\/\">On3<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After getting his first start in the bowl game and scoring on a pick six,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13389\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}