Wisconsin is in the midst of a pretty significant recruiting weekend, hosting a plethora of high priority targets for official visits on campus.
As important as this weekend is, it’s especially important that Paul Chryst and his coaching staff make a lasting impression on three-star quarterback Lincoln Kienholz who they offered last month.
Per 247sports, Kienholz is the No. 60 ranked quarterback prospect in the 2023 recruiting class, and the top ranked player in the state of South Dakota.
The South Dakota native recently trimmed his list of schools down to four, focusing on Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and North Dakota State moving forward.
Essentially, UW has all their eggs in the Kienholz basket at the moment, after missing out on top targets Brayden Dorman and JJ Kohl. Several writers have even speculated that this recruitment likely comes down to Wisconsin and North Dakota in the end.
Aside from the proximity to home, the obvious draw to North Dakota is their track record with quarterbacks, having put their last three starters into the NFL. That said, the opportunity to play in the Big Ten might be too much for Kienholz to pass up.
This is a must win recruitment for the Badgers, who may have found a late bloomer in the 2023 recruiting cycle, and are in desperate need of a signal caller in this recruiting class.
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