The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has something going with Wisconsin football products.
The Steelers added two this offseason in the draft — DL Keeanu Benton and OLB Nick Herbig — to bring the team’s total to four Wisconsin products. Meanwhile, in the USFL the Pittsburgh Maulers have a roster with six former Badgers: G Jon Dietzen, RB Garrett Groshek, FB Mason Stokke, DE Izayah Green-May and DL Olive Sagapolu.
Those six players on the Maulers will have a shot at a USFL title, with the league’s championship game scheduled for July 1 at 7:00 p.m. central.
Pittsburgh recently defeated the Michigan Panthers 31-27 in the North Division Championship to reach the title game.
Notable performances from the contest include 32 rushing yards, 38 receiving yards and a touchdown from Groshek, a tackle from Sagapolu and a pass defended from Green-May.
TOUCHDOWN @garrettgro37! 🙌
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— Pittsburgh Maulers (@USFLMaulers) June 25, 2023
Before the six aforementioned former Badgers will play for the title next weekend before they turn their sights back on finding spots on an NFL roster.