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MSU Football offers 3-star Missouri DE Landon Bland

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship to a top 40 edge rusher in the 2026 class

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship to a top 40 edge rusher in the 2026 class.

Landon Bland of Carthage, Mo. announced on Wednesday that he’s received a scholarship offer from the Spartans. He is a three-star edge rusher in the 2026 class.

Bland ranks as the No. 35 edge rusher in 247Sports’ rankings for the class. He’s also listed as the No. 5 player from Missouri in the class.

Bland holds scholarship offers from nearly 10 programs, according to 247Sports. Other programs to offer him besides Michigan State includes Illinois, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Purdue and Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin football schedules official visit with another 2025 target

Wisconsin football lands official visit for another 2025 target:

Wisconsin football top class of 2025 target defensive end Wilnerson Telemaque will officially visit the Badgers on June 14-16. 

Telemaque is 247Sports’ No. 126 defensive lineman in the class of 2025 and No. 175 recruit from his home state of Florida. The Opa Locka, Florida native is a junior in high school, so he has two years before making the jump to the collegiate level.

Telemaque is currently ranked as a three-star recruit on 247Sports and already holds offers from 36 schools including LSU, Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, Illinois and West Virginia. But he has only scheduled official visits with Wisconsin, LSU, West Virginia and Minnesota for this June. 

His first offer arrived nearly two years ago from the University of Akron. From that point forward, the junior steadily earned offers from some of the most prestigious programs in the nation.

At 6-foot-6, 257 lbs, Telemaque boasts great size on the defensive line. Per MaxPreps, he finished his junior season with 16 tackles and three sacks in eight appearances for Monsignor Pace high school. 

Telemaque’s visit coincides with Drayton Pavey, another top 2025 target on the defensive line for UW.

Wisconsin football offers highly touted class of 2025 defensive end

Wisconsin football offers highly touted class of 2025 defensive end

Wisconsin football extended an offer to class of 2025 defensive end Wilnerson Telemaque on Tuesday.

Telemaque is currently ranked as a three-star recruit on 247Sports. The Opa Locka, Florida native already holds offers from 33 schools including LSU, Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, Illinois and West Virginia. 

His first offer arrived nearly two years ago from the University of Akron. From that point forward, the junior steadily earned offers from some of the most prestigious programs in the nation.

So far this spring, Luke Fickell and company have prioritized tight end, offensive tackle and edge rushers in the recruiting realm. Telemaque joins class of 2026 edge rushers Zion Elee, Landon Bland and Tucker Ashford to receive offers from UW this spring.

At 6-foot-6, 250 lbs, Telemaque boasts great size on the defensive line. Per MaxPreps, he finished his junior season with 16 tackles and three sacks in eight appearances for Monsignor Pace high school. 

Nebraska offers three-star defenisve end Landon Bland

The Nebraska Cornhuskers became the second program to offer 2026 defensive end Landon Bland last week.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers became the second program to offer 2026 defensive end Landon Bland last week. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound edge rusher from Carthage, Missouri, reported an offer from the Huskers last Thursday. 

According to Bland’s tweet on X, he received the offer after a conversation with Nebraska’s Director of Player Personnel, Keith Williams. 

In addition to his offer from the Cornhuskers, Bland also holds an offer from Wisconsin, a Big Ten rival. Kansas State and Missouri have also shown interest in Bland but have yet to offer the rising 2026 athlete. 

The Cornhuskers currently have no commitments in the 2026 recruiting cycle but do hold a trio of commitments in the 2025 recruiting cycle, all from Nebraska natives. The Huskers have signed prospects from Missouri in each of their last two recruiting classes and in three of five since 2020.

 

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Wisconsin offers class of 2026 edge rusher from Missouri

Badgers offer class of 2026 edge rusher from Missouri

The Wisconsin Badgers offered Landon Bland, a class of 2026 edge rusher from Carthage, Missouri, on Tuesday. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound athlete is a sophomore at Carthage High School and he’ll have two more years of high school football before he’d potentially make the leap to the college level.

Although his college decision is far down the road, Wisconsin became the first program to offer Bland, which is somewhat surprising considering his proximity to other programs.

In 2023, the Badgers had a disappointing campaign by their standards, finishing 7-6 overall with some uncharacteristic play from their defense in particular.

Bland is a prototype big linebacker/edge and he’s the exact type of player that has excelled under head coach Luke Fickell in the past.

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