{"id":400284,"date":"2024-06-05T22:11:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T22:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=400284"},"modified":"2024-06-05T23:03:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T23:03:54","slug":"iowa-state-quarterback-rocco-becht-playing-host-to-free-youth-football-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=400284","title":{"rendered":"Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht playing host to free youth football camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many athletes excel at using their NIL money to benefit others.<\/p>\n<p>One of them is Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht, the son of former NFL tight end and current St. Louis Battlehawks coach Anthony Becht.<\/p>\n<p>Rocco will host and fund a camp for fifth through eighth graders on July 13. He will also donate to Perry Community Schools from his NIL funds.<\/p>\n<p>We Will Collective shared the news and admiration via X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So proud of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoccoBecht?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RoccoBecht<\/a> for this! Rocco is hosting and funding a free football camp for kids from Perry, Iowa on July 13th. Details below. <img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/72x72\/1f32a.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf2a\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/72x72\/1f32a.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf2a\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5kvYr9051E\">pic.twitter.com\/5kvYr9051E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WeWillCollective (@WeWillCllective) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeWillCllective\/status\/1798394830969549133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The state of Iowa and our community has given so much love to me and my family, and we wanted to find a way to give back,&#8221; Becht said in a release. &#8220;Perry has gone through so much in the past year, and this was a small way to show support and provide a fun day for the kids in Perry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The hardships Becht alludes to are a heartbreaking yet seemingly common theme these days: a school shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/sports\/college\/iowa-state\/cyclone-insider\/2024\/06\/05\/iowa-state-football-qb-rocco-becht-hosting-free-football-camp-to-benefit-perry-community-cyclones\/73989137007\/\">USA TODAY Network&#8217;s Des Moines Register<\/a>, the event will take place just over six months since five students and three staff members were shot on Jan. 4, 2024, at Perry High School. A sixth-grader and principal Dan Marburger died as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Sign-ups are exclusive to fifth through eighth graders from Perry schools. Anyone wishing to sign up can contact events@wewillcollective.com.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related shortcode shortcode--related\">\n<h2 class=\"related__header\">Related<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"block block--related\" href=\"https:\/\/usatodayhss.com\/2024\/alabama-football-crimson-tide-flip-keelon-russell-smu-flip\" data-track=\"usatodayhss-in-article-related-curated\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"block__title\">Pony up to &#039;Bama? 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