No. 2 TE of 2018 visiting this weekend.
Jeremy Ruckert.
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2017/03/jeremy_ruckert_nation…
Here's his Hudl.
http://www.hudl.com/profile/4464515/jeremy-ruckert
Do want.
It kind of baffles me why any top TE would be interested in Wisconsin though. Running backs and wide receivers, maybe. But TE-University they are not.
That's what they call offensive tackles in Madison.
I feel like top TEs will be much happier in Madison than top WRs are. Wisconsin trots out a never ending line of non-descript noodle armed QBs
Makes more sense than say... I dunno, Georgia.
Georgia: hookers, cocaine & cash
Wisconsin: poutine, Pabst & cows
We prefer our cheese curds deep fried, thank you very much. Also, it's beer, brats, cheese.
You can enjoy many varieties of poutine in my neck of the woods-45 miles or so from Montreal. And I do mean you. I never touch the stuff.
2.5 billion pounds of cheese.
You don't want anything to do with Georgia hookeres unless you're after aids or some kind of STD. There's a serious problem with that down here.
Pre-Harbaugh I always wished we would use our TEs as effectively as OSU and ND use theirs.
Look at the success of Fumagalli, who wasn't a big recruit at all (#75 TE). Their offense is great for tight ends, they just haven't had a big talent there. They haven't had great QBs, so shorter passes to TEs are important. They run a ton and like to go big, so TEs see the field a lot. Play action to the TE seems like a classic badger play.
we just haven't seen them sending many guys to the NFL or even being on the All Big Ten lists. The traditional run heavy Badger offense requires their TE's to block a lot too. That may scare some of the better prospects away. We'll see though. Perhaps Wiscy is moving more toward a balanced offense with more passing.
I think the Badgers have turned out some pretty decent TE"s over the last 15 years, this is what comes to mind:
Owen Daniels - Honerable Mention All Big Ten - 4th Round Pick
Travis Beckum - 1st Team Big Ten 2007 - 3rd round NFL Pick
Lance Kendricks - 1st Team Big Ten 2010, All-American 2010 - 2nd round NFL Pick
We are currently ranked #24 in FB recruiting for 2018. We have only 3 commits and are ranked a spot below MSU. Is it time to start discussing Harbaugh's job security? I think so...
I never noticed how much Tom Izzo looks like Golem.
Alabama is only at #19. Saban is on the hot seat too.
His top five is Alabama, FSU, Michigan, OSU and Wisconsin.
I assume it is more a top 6 with ND.
I think we'll take two tight ends. Asiasi's departure opens up another spot.
Out of the guys we've offered so far, I think Will Mallory, Zach Sheffer, and Mustapha Muhammad are the best bets. I think Brevin Jordan is headed to UCLA, and I don't think Michigan is going to go after Taylor that hard from here on out. I don't know if he's a TE long-term, anyway.
According to Magnus, 100% of Crystal Balls for Ruckert are to Ohio State. Of course, Michigan should still pursue him, but a lot of work needs to happen before he actually comes here.
March 22nd, 2017 at 11:21 AM ^
Here's the full visitor list for this week/weekend, AFAIK: