Social media has taken over the recruiting world in the past few years with coaches, players, and fans all getting unprecedented access to each other by way of Twitter. Recently, Wisconsin commits and targets started to get creative with recruitment on social media. 2021 Wisconsin commit Braelon Allen, who has been one of the leaders on Twitter in recruiting other players to join him in Madison, made a wager with his friend Isaac Hamm, a 2022 fellow Badger State prospect. The two are taking it to the weight room to see if Wisconsin can earn Hamm’s commitment:
@BraelonAllen Will be having a 405 Squat and 225 Bench off. If Braelon hits more total combines reps… You know the rest 🔴⚪️
— isaac hamm (@isaachamm24) October 12, 2020
Is this completely serious? Well, we aren’t really sure. We are sure that Allen set the bar incredibly high with his reps:
Count those out @isaachamm24 pic.twitter.com/BB8vyFM85m
— Braelon Allen (@BraelonAllen) October 13, 2020
Wisconsin fans are still eagerly awaiting Hamm’s response video, which according to this wager could result in a commitment from the 6-foot-5 DE.
Whether or not it is truly a bench and squat off that allows the Badgers to land Hamm, this type of wager between himself and a current Wisconsin commit certainly bodes well for UW’s chances at the Sun Prairie star. Oh, and if you didn’t already know that the Badgers landed a beast in Allen now you do.