Wisconsin and its fans enjoyed the July 4 holiday with the program landing Minnesota’s top-ranked player in the class of 2024.
That was not the only piece of recruiting news from the day, however. The Badgers had been in the top three for 2024 three-star offensive lineman Ronan O’Connell.
O’Connell announced yesterday afternoon he would be committing to Clemson.
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The Franklin, Tennessee native is the No. 595 player in the class of 2024, the No. 43 offensive tackle and the No. 17 recruit from his home state. Clemson edged both Wisconsin and Tennesse to gain his commitment.
COMMITTED #ALLIN 🐅🧡 pic.twitter.com/0UMdRIsqtU
— Ronan O’Connell (@RonanOConnell72) July 4, 2023
Wisconsin still has several recruits announcing commitments in the next few days, including four-star defensive lineman Benedict Umeh and four-star running back Darrion Dupree. Dupree has crystal ball predictions for the Badgers, while Umeh as several for Stanford.