Sam Houston State extended an offer to former Wisconsin class of 2025 signee quarterback Landyn Locke on Monday.
Notably, Sam Houston State’s new head coach is former Badgers offensive coordinator Phil Longo. The Bearkats hired Longo earlier this month after head coach K.C. Keeler left for the Temple vacancy. Longo is currently in the process of bolstering the program’s quarterback pipeline — something he also did immediately upon arrival in Madison in December 2022.
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Longo is predictably utilizing established connections for that recruiting push. He already landed Wisconsin transfer quarterback Mabrey Mettauer, a player he originally recruited, and is now looking to add Locke to a class of 2025 that currently has just seven players signed.
Landyn Locke, the younger brother of former Badgers’ starter Braedyn Locke, is listed as a three-star recruit by 247Sports, ranked as the No. 1,108 player in the class, No. 64 quarterback and No. 172 player from his home state of Texas.
Locke was one of Wisconsin’s earliest commits in the cycle. He stuck with the program through the early signing period, even after Longo’s dismissal in mid November.
The three-star recruit then finally decommitted from Wisconsin in mid-December after the program hired new offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes and made a flurry of moves within the room. The Badgers landed top-ranked class of 2025 quarterback Carter Smith, then transfers Danny O’Neil and Billy Edwards Jr. in short order. The room saw a top-down overhaul, as Braedyn Locke and Tyler Van Dyke each also transferred out.
Sam Houston State offered! pic.twitter.com/3ho5cQshni
— Landyn Locke (@LandynLocke) December 30, 2024
Landyn Locke’s recruitment remains open. He also recently picked up an offer from Florida International, adding to an offer sheet that includes Duke, Miami, SMU and Tulsa.
Phil Longo’s tenure at Sam Houston State will be one to watch for Badgers fans. That reality will only heighten if Mettauer and Locke become the program’s future at quarterback.
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