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BREAKING: Four-star offensive lineman commits to Wisconsin

Kevin Heywood, a four-star class of 2024 offensive tackle committed to Wisconsin on Tuesday.

Kevin Heywood, a four-star class of 2024 offensive tackle committed to Wisconsin on Tuesday. The 6-foot-7, 290-pound athlete from Royersford, Pennsylvania is set to join the Badgers after his final year of high school football in 2023.

Heywood has received 27 Division 1 offers to this point, picking Wisconsin over other Big Ten schools like Penn State and Michigan. He’ll come to a school that produces pro-ready offensive linemen as good as program in the nation.

The Badgers have now reeled in two class of 2024 blockers with Heywood joining three-star offensive tackle Derek Jensen (Hartland, WI) in Madison. Overall, he became the 11th recruit to commit to Wisconsin next year and the second in third in three days as three-star cornerback Vernon Woodward (Winter Park, FL) committed Sunday and three-star defensive lineman Hank Weber (Brentwood, TN) committed Monday.

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2024 PG Daniel Freitag announces his college decision

Daniel Freitag, a four-star class of 2024 point guard from Jefferson, Minnesota announced that he has committed to join the Badgers.

Daniel Freitag, a four-star class of 2024 point guard from Jefferson, Minnesota announced that he has committed to join some of his fellow Minnesotans to play college basketball.

The 6-foot-2 athlete chose to head to Madison and play for Greg Gard and his Badger squad. Fellow Minnesota natives like Steven Crowl (Eagan, MN) and class of 2023 recruit Nolan Winter (Lakeville, MN) are amongst the players from his state that will likely be his teammates at Wisconsin.

Freitag is set to play for Southern California Academy for his final season of high school basketball in 2023 before joining the Badgers. He is the 10th ranked point guard in his class and could end up being the greatest recruit that Greg Gard has reeled in.

Additionally, he became the second player to commit to Wisconsin for the class of 2024, joining three-star Jack Robison (Lakeville, MN) in Madison.

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Four-star guard set to announce college decision Friday

Daniel Freitag, a four-star guard from California has got his potential teams down to five, including Wisconsin, choosing his school Friday.

Daniel Freitag, a four-star point guard from Castaic, California has narrowed down his potential teams to five, including Wisconsin, and will announce his commitment Friday.

Freitag is a member of the class of 2024 and still has one more season of high school basketball at Southern California Academy. The 6-foot-2 athlete is originally from Jefferson, Minnesota, which may explain his potential attraction to Greg Gard and his program at Wisconsin.

In the end, multiple players including Tyler Wahl (Lakeville, MN) and Steven Crowl (Eagan, MN) are from Freitag’s home state. Friday’s announcement could be a massive one for Gard and his staff if they can reel in a talent as highly touted as Freitag.

Additionally, as a multi-sport athlete, he also holds an offer from the Badger football team as a four-star wide receiver.

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Badgers offer four-star edge rusher from Maryland

Wisconsin offered Obinna Onwuka, a four-star class of 2024 edge rusher from Upper Marlboro, Maryland on Tuesday.

Wisconsin offered Obinna Onwuka, a four-star class of 2024 edge rusher from Upper Marlboro, Maryland on Tuesday. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound athlete is a junior at Charles Herbert Flowers High School and is expected to make his college decision on July 1.

Onwuka has now received 12 Division 1 offers, including Wisconsin and Penn State from within the Big Ten. Considering the success of edge rushers like Nick Herbig and the Watt brothers with the Badgers, Madison could certainly be his future home.

To this point for the class of 2024, on the defensive side of the ball, Wisconsin has gotten the commitments of three-star linebackers Thomas Heiberger (Sioux Falls, SD) and Landon Gauthier (Green Bay, WI) as well as three-star safety Kahmir Prescott (Philadelphia, PA).

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Badgers offer four-star RB/LB from New Jersey

Wisconsin offered Kamar Archie, a four-star class of 2025 linebacker from Trenton, New Jersey on Thursday.

Wisconsin offered Kamar Archie, a four-star class of 2025 linebacker from Trenton, New Jersey on Thursday. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound athlete also has experience playing running back and has two more years of high school football Hun High School before he’d make the leap to the collegiate level.

Archie has now received 22 Division 1 offers, with Wisconsin becoming the ninth Big Ten program to offer him. Considering the fact that current Badgers running back Braelon Allen was recruited as a linebacker coming out of Fond Du Lac High School, Archie is certainly an intriguing story.

As of right now, no commitments have been made to Wisconsin for the class of 2025, though that’s not particularly surprising because the athletes are just sophomores in high school.

Braelon Allen 2.0?

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Four-star wide receiver from New Jersey gets offer from Badgers

Wisconsin offered Quincy Porter, a four-star class of 2025 wide receiver from Oradell, New Jersey on Tuesday.

Wisconsin offered Quincy Porter, a four-star wide receiver from Oradell, New Jersey on Tuesday. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound athlete is a sophomore at Bergen Catholic High School and has begun to attract a great amount of a attention nationally as a member of the class of 2025.

Porter has now reeled in 15 Division 1 offers, including top-tier programs like Georgia, Michigan and Ohio State, who are regulars in the College Football Playoff. With Wisconsin seeking to make an appearance in the playoffs, which will expand to 12 teams in 2024, they will need athletes like Porter to choose them.

Phil Longo’s “Air Raid” offense has a chance to put the Badgers on the map with highly rated offensive athletes like Porter moving forward.

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Wisconsin offers four-star running back from Texas

The Badgers offered Deondrae “Tiger” Riden, a four-star running back from DeSoto, Texas on Wednesday.

The Badgers offered Deondrae “Tiger” Riden, a four-star running back from DeSoto, Texas on Wednesday. The class of 2025 athlete still has two years of high school football before he’d potentially make the leap to the collegiate level.

To this point, Riden has received 27 Division 1 offers, including powerhouse programs like Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State and USC. With Luke Fickell at the helm now in 2023, Wisconsin will have a shot to elevate their program’s status though, so don’t consider them a lost cause.

As Phil Longo takes over the offense this season, Braelon Allen should see more consistent running lanes, which could lead to a career year for the junior running back. In turn that could attract recruits like Riden moving forward.

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Badgers offer four-star running back committed to Penn State

Wisconsin offered Kiandrea Barker, a four-star class of 2025 running back who has already committed to Penn State.

Wisconsin offered Kiandrea Barker, a four-star class of 2025 running back who has already committed to Penn State. The 5-foot-11, 183-pound athlete shares the same hometown as three-star quarterback Mabrey Mettauer, who has committed to Wisconsin already.

Considering the fact that there is still two years before Barker would join a college program, Luke Fickell and Wisconsin still have a realistic shot at gaining his commitment if he decides to walk away from heading to State College.

The Badgers have had some of the best running backs in the nation over the past few decades and in recent years, stars like Jonathan Taylor and Braelon Allen have been in the backfield at Camp Randall.

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Wisconsin MBB offers four-star forward from Indiana

The Badgers offered Trent Sisley, a four-star class of 2025 forward from Lincoln City, Indiana on Monday.

The Badgers offered Trent Sisley, a four-star forward from Lincoln City, Indiana on Monday. The 6-foot-7 athlete is a sophomore at Heritage Hills High School and will be a member of the class of 2025 wherever he ends up.

To this point, Sisley has received nine Division 1 offers, including seven from within the Big Ten. With Indiana having offered him already, they should be considered a favorite to land him in a couple years.

Greg Gard and his staff at Wisconsin have been aggressive in their pursuit of Indiana high school athletes in recent years, reeling in three-star Connor Essegian for the class of 2023. Essegian went on the become an All-Big Ten Freshman team member, averaging 11.7 points per game while setting a freshman record for most three-pointers made in program history.greg

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Wisconsin offers four-star offensive lineman from Minnesota

The Badgers offered Emerson Mandell, a four-star interior offensive lineman from St. Paul, Minnesota on Thursday.

The Badgers offered Emerson Mandell, a four-star interior offensive lineman from St. Paul, Minnesota on Thursday. The 6-foot-5, 295-pound athlete is only a junior at Irondale High School and is a member of the class of 2024.

Mandell has now received 14 Division 1 offers, including seven from within the Big Ten, though Ohio State and Michigan are yet to offer him. With three-star quarterback Mabrey Mettauer heading to Wisconsin in 2024, the Badgers are certainly interested in Mandell.

As a school that has produced NFL talents like hall of famer Joe Thomas, All-Pro center Travis Frederick and stars like Ryan Ramczyk on the offensive line, Mandell should definitely consider Luke Fickell and Wisconsin.

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