Just because St. John’s Jesuit (Toledo, Ohio) didn’t make the state playoffs doesn’t mean its quarterback will be taking the next few weekends off. Junior prospect Brogan Roback has a full schedule the next five weekends.

On Saturday, Roback visited West Virginia. He’ll go to Iowa next weekend, Michigan State on Nov. 19, Wisconsin on Nov. 26 and Cincinnati for the final Saturday of college football's regular season.

Roback also traveled in September to West Virginia for its game against LSU.

“I would say the fans,” Roback said in describing what stands out the most about West Virginia. “I had heard how great it was and how crazy they are because they don’t have anything else but West Virginia football and basketball.”

Mountaineers quarterbacks coach Jake Spavital and Roback communicate daily through Facebook, and Roback calls Spavital once every week or two weeks. Roback said the two have built a very good relationship and that West Virginia, with its rural setting, already sort of feels like a place where he could see himself for the next several years.

Roback’s close friend Ray Hamilton plays tight end for Iowa, which upset Michigan on Saturday. Roback said his first trip to Iowa was all about learning about the offense and coaching staff, and his relationship with Hamilton has helped speed up that process.

“I’ve been listening to what he thinks,” Roback said. “It’s kind of like West Virginia. Iowa City is nothing but college football, and again their fans are nuts.”

Assistant coach Phil Parker is taking the lead on Roback’s recruitment, and Roback said the two already have a “real good relationship.” Roback sent his three-game junior highlight film to Iowa earlier this year and is working on getting the Hawkeyes staff the film from his entire season.

When Roback travels to Michigan State in two weeks, it will be his fourth time in East Lansing. He went twice for a camp and once for a game this season. Through three visits, Roback said he feels a family atmosphere at Michigan State, thanks in large part to his lead recruiter, Mike Tressel.

Since the start of the 2010 season, the Spartans have lost only four games and are clearly a program on the rise with coach Mark Dantonio. The Spartans have proved themselves as a legitimate Big Ten contender.

“They’ve been successful and how they are running things and doing things the right way is definitely eye-opening to me and several other recruits,” Roback said. “You want to go somewhere you’ll love but also somewhere you’ll be successful, and, as competitive as I am, that definitely caught my eye.”

Wisconsin’s interest in Roback started after his four-touchdown performance against Orchard Lake (Mich.) St. Mary’s this fall. The Badgers staff has asked him to visit on a number of occasions, and he will soon make good on the invitation.

Roback’s parents have been to a few Wisconsin games already, and he has seen the Badgers play on TV several times. He loves the idea of playing with Wisconsin’s offensive line and running game.

“I like the way Wisconsin plays,” he said. “I would love to sit behind their huge offensive line.”

Cincinnati is just a few hours south of Toledo along Interstate 75 on Ohio’s western border, and Roback was able to make it there back in eighth grade with teammate Matt Miller. He also has met with assistant coach Steve Stripling.

“Coach Stripling came into our school and talked to us,” Roback said. “We started building a relationship with him. I’ve been emailing him back and forth, talking with him a couple times, but I’ve never been to a game.”

Roback often first talks about the coaches and people at a school when asked, which is not surprising considering the premium he puts on the coaching staff. He said the people within the program are going to be the deciding factor in his recruitment.

“All the facilities are going to be nice,” he said. “It’s definitely about the coaches and people you surround yourself with – a place you can see yourself living, basically call it your home for the next four or five years.”

Roback has offers from Bowling Green and Toledo.