Tag: Nate Van Zelst

Badger Countdown: Number 29 makes 11 field goals in 2022

The 2023 CFB season is right around the corner and the Badgers are now 29 days away from their season opener against Buffalo on Sept. 2.

The 2023 college football season is right around the corner and the Badgers are now 29 days away from their season opener against Buffalo on Sept. 2. With Luke Fickell coming to town, there have been many changes in personnel and kicker could be another one.

That being said, Nate Van Zelst, number 29 and second-year kicker went 11-for-14 (78.6%) on field-goal attempts and a perfect 35-for-35 on extra-point ties in 2022. Not bad for Van Zelst who replaced Collin Larsh as the starter last season.

This offseason though, Nathanial Vakos transferred to Madison from the Ohio University after he went 22-for-27 (81.5%) on field goals last year. Vakos and Van Zelst are expected to compete for the starting nod ahead of 2023, with Vakos currently having the upper hand.

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Badger Countdown: No. 69 earns Academic Honors in 2022

The return of CFB is on the horizon as the Badgers are now 69 days away from their 2023 opener against Buffalo on Sept. 2 at Camp Randall.

The return of college football is on the horizon as the Badgers are now 69 days away from their 2023 opener against Buffalo on Sept. 2 at Camp Randall. What the athletes do on the field is oftentimes considered the only thing of importance by fans, but Wisconsin’s number 69 made his biggest difference off of it.

Although he didn’t appear in a game last year, long-snapper Zach Zei repped the Badger brand well, earning Academic All-Big Ten honors. What people fail to recognize is that Zei has to attend just as many practices as active players and has a full football schedule just like anyone else, making his academic achievement just as impressive.

He joined fellow special-teamer Nate Van Zelst amongst others on the Fall 2022 Academic All-Big Ten Team.

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