{"id":4255,"date":"2024-12-06T01:47:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T01:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=4255"},"modified":"2024-12-06T01:47:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T01:47:35","slug":"words-davion-chandler-signed-iu-not-just-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=4255","title":{"rendered":"In his own words: Why Davion Chandler signed with IU. &#8216;Not just about football.&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4256 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/>Lawrence North receiver\u00a0Davion Chandler\u00a0will sign with\u00a0Indiana\u00a0on Wednesday, the start of the early signing period for college football. Chandler explains, in his own words, why\u00a0he committed to the Hoosiers:<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Choosing to sign with Indiana University is one of the most exciting decisions of my life, and it\u2019s something I&#8217;ve been working toward since I started playing football when I was 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">What sold me on Indiana is the confidence of\u00a0Coach Cig. He and his coaching staff have turned the football program around as shown by the team\u2019s record this year. The moment I stepped on IU\u2019s campus, I could feel the passion from coaches, players and fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">How IU&#8217;s success impacted recruiting:<\/strong>&#8216;Everything is on the up-and-up.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">IU&#8217;s academic reputation and the opportunities to succeed off the field are equally important to me. I want to pursue a degree that will set me up for life after football, and I know IU provides the resources to do that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Signing with Indiana is not just about football. It&#8217;s about setting myself up for the future, growing as a person and being a part of something real \u2014 a family of players and coaches who are committed to success. My first recruiting offer was from Indiana, and they recruited me the hardest. I was hesitant to flip my initial commitment to IU\u2019s program and its 3-9 record, but I ended up putting my trust in Coach Cig and his staff, and I\u2019m glad I did.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Playing for one of the top schools in the country while being in my home state is special. I&#8217;m blessed to continue my journey at Indiana University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawrence North receiver\u00a0Davion Chandler\u00a0will sign with\u00a0Indiana\u00a0on Wednesday, the start of the early signing period for college football. Chandler explains, in his own words, why\u00a0he committed to the Hoosiers: Choosing to sign with Indiana University is one of the most exciting decisions of my life, and it\u2019s something I&#8217;ve been working toward since I started playing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8.jpg",275,183,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8.jpg",275,183,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8.jpg",275,183,false],"large":["https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8.jpg",275,183,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8.jpg",275,183,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8.jpg",275,183,false],"jnews-360x180":["https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8-275x180.jpg",275,180,true],"jnews-750x375":["https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8.jpg",275,183,false],"jnews-1140x570":["https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8.jpg",275,183,false],"jnews-120x86":["https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8-120x86.jpg",120,86,true],"jnews-350x250":["https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8.jpg",275,183,false],"jnews-750x536":["https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8.jpg",275,183,false],"jnews-1140x815":["https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8.jpg",275,183,false],"jnews-360x504":["https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8.jpg",275,183,false],"jnews-75x75":["https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8-75x75.jpg",75,75,true],"jnews-350x350":["https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8.jpg",275,183,false],"jnews-featured-750":["https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8.jpg",275,183,false],"jnews-featured-1140":["https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8.jpg",275,183,false]},"author_info":{"display_name":"Newssoccer","author_link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?author=1"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?cat=1\" rel=\"category\">Blog<\/a>","tag_info":"Blog","comment_count":"0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/download-8.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4255"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4258,"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4255\/revisions\/4258"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}