A former Badger named to QB Senior Bowl watch list

A former Badger QB will lead a new team this season

One of the first college football games of the season will feature a Badger storyline even though Wisconsin won’t be playing.

This Thursday, former Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz leads his new team, the Florida Gators, against Utah in a rematch of last season’s opener for both squads.

On Wednesday, the former Badger starter was named to the Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List as one of the quarterbacks noted by the committee.

Mertz spent three seasons as the Wisconsin starter in what as a topsy turvy career in Madison. The former four-star recruit will look for consistency for a Florida team with a lot of new faces after staring quarterback Anthony Richardson departed for the NFL Draft.