For the last year, former Georgia quarterback Jacob Park has had a football in his hands every day.

Jacob Park during his time at Georgia.

Whether he was working out or just hanging out, the pigskin was near.

“I played in a church flag football league back home for three months,” Park laughed. "I got my fixes."

Park missed the game. He doesn’t have to miss it much longer.

On National Signing Day, this Wednesday, the U.S. Army All-American and one-time Top100 recruit out of Goose Creek (S.C.) Stratford will ink with Iowa State. He committed before his official visit over the weekend.

“I don’t even know if exciting can describe it,” Park said. “I feel blessed to have another opportunity. I know a lot of people don’t get one shot at it. I’m getting two. I’m going to make the best of it.”

Park enrolled early at Georgia in 2014 but the coach he looked forward to playing for in Mike Bobo left. He wasn't able to click with new offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer and left the program in 2015 never playing a game in Athens.

Park went home and took a season off attending Trident Technical College. During that time he had conversations with Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech about transferring to both schools but ironically the Panthers offensive coordinator left for Georgia in Jim Chaney and the Hokies staff obviously had turnover as well with Frank Beamer retiring.

With that Park was preparing to play at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M next fall until everything quickly developed with Iowa State. Cyclones assistant Alex Golesh got the wheels moving and Park said his first conversation with head coach Matt Campbell the first Friday before the dead period in December sealed the deal.

“I woke up that morning and had coffee with my mom and said I want a coach to call me and say something different,” Park said. “Coach Campbell called me and it was a different vibe, and he told me his story and said hit me up if you need anything. He said they were interested but he didn’t make the call about me or football. We just talked and I had a good feeling for that guy.”

The official visit to Ames this past weekend was everything Park wanted it to be.

“Coach Campbell, he’s the most down to earth coach I’ve ever met,” Park said. “Coach Golesh is like talking to my big brother. (Passing game coordinator) Coach (Jim) Hofher is like the best teacher. I spent 45 minutes in the room for him for two days and learned more in those 45-minute sessions than I did in my whole time at Georgia.

“When I showed up on campus they treated me like family and I felt like I was at home. They have a good situation to me at quarterback walking in the door, all signs are pointing that this is has to be the right decision.”

Park will get his associates degree at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in May, never playing a game there, and will head to Iowa State.

“I worked out every day for this,” Park said.

Park was the nation’s No. 5 pro-style quarterback and No. 2 recruit in South Carolina according to the 247Sports Composite in 2014. He was the No. 93 player overall per the 247Sports Rankings.