“At a very young age at the collegiate level, Brock has experienced all of those positives, negatives, ups and downs," said Iowa State Head Coach Matt Campbell.
So, as COVID-19 broke out in March and spring practices were canceled, it may have been a blessing in disguise for the Cyclones signal-caller.
"The best thing that could have happened for Brock Purdy is there wasn’t spring ball," Campbell said. "Let his body heal, get healthy. He was maybe able to do his most growth outside of football rather than inside of football."
Purdy ended up stuck in Florida with his family.
“Yeah I was kind of jealous that he was stranded in Florida," Campbell said. "I was trying to get down there with him for a little while."
"I wanted to be with my family just in case anything happened," Purdy said. "And you know, we stayed down there for a month and a half.”
That time gave the Iowa State junior a chance to get his mind off of football and on anything else.
Most importantly to Purdy, it allowed him to focus on his faith.
“My father and I, my brother every single morning, you know just read the Word, and just talk about our faith and everything and understand what our purposes are here in life," Purdy said. "For me to be able to step back and understand life's not all about football and sports and everything. There's a much bigger thing going on."
Whether the Cyclones have a season or not, Purdy has used this time to refresh his body, his mind and his faith setting him up to be his best on the field and off of it this fall.