HThe Badgers football program changed when Barry Alvarez arrived as head coach in 1990 and one of his best recruiting success stories is running back Ron Dayne.
Dayne is Wisconsin’s all-time leading rusher, producing 7,125 over his four campaigns in Madison from 1996-1999, also adding 71 touchdowns on the ground (2nd all-time behind Montee Ball).
The running back went on Jim Rome’s show this past week, explaining how Alvarez came and met him in person in New Jersey. Dayne tells Rome how even though he was 295 pounds, he informed Alvarez that he “wanted to run the ball”.
In the end, he was certainly allowed to run the ball in Madison!
.@Ron33Dayne on how Barry Alvarez recruited him to Wisconsin. @BadgerFootball pic.twitter.com/3cGim8eeeR
— Jim Rome (@jimrome) October 27, 2023
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