Jason Renteria competing at the Big Ten Championships (Photo/Richard Immel)Jason Renteria, who originally committed to University of Iowa before actually wrestling for the Nebraska Cornhuskers for one season, will be wrestling for the Hawkeyes after all.
Renteria, a two-time Illinois state champ for Oak Park-River Forest High School just outside Chicago announced on Sunday on social media -- and mainstream media -- his plans to head east on I-80 from Lincoln to Iowa City.
Here's what the newest Hawkeye posted on Twitter on Sunday:
"Happy Father's Day to the old man that's made everything possible for me today. His surprise gift was seeing his son will be continuing his career at the University of Iowa. Without him and also my family this would of never happened. We did it Dad, love ya. #FightforIowa ðŸ¤ðŸ¥
-- J-Rent (@JasonJayzilla) June 17, 2018
Renteria also shared his news with the Des Moines Register.
"I fell in love again with the school," Renteria told the paper's Cody Goodwin Sunday. "Coming back and being on an official visit, I thought it was something special."
Renteria completed his true freshman year at Nebraska -- compiling an 8-5 record -- before being granted release at the end of the 2017-18 season. He will have three seasons of eligibility remaining.
The Chicago native is expected to wrestle at 133 pounds for Iowa.
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