Badgers in 60: A 1-minute recap of Luke Fickell's new conference ahead of Maryland

Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BadgerExtra beat reporter Colten Bartholomew gives his biggest takeaways from Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell's news conference Monday. Get to know members of Wisconsin football's 2027 recruiting class Ethan McIntosh — Offensive lineman Star ranking : 3 Hometown : Verona, Wis. kAmkDEC@?8mw:89 D49@@=k^DEC@?8mi '6C@?2 pC62k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mw6:89E[ H6:89Ek^DEC@?8mi e\f[ ae_k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mr@>>:E 52E6k^DEC@?8mi }@G] ``[ a_adk^Am kAmkDEC@?8m}@E6k^DEC@?8mi k2 E:E=6lQb E2<62H2JD 7C@> (:D4@?D:? 7@@E32== =2?5:?8 :ED `DE a_af C64CF:EQ 9C67lQ9EEADi^^32586C6IEC2]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^eb37hc`d\a3b2\c2bd\h447\hb3hd5a3hd4c^Qm}@ C64CF:E 92D DA6?E >@C6 E:>6 2C@F?5k^2m E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 (:D4@?D:? 7@@E32== AC@8C2> E92? tE92? |4x?E@D9[ E96 D@? @7 2E9=6E:4 5:C64E@C r9C:D |4x?E@D9] w:D D:K6[ BF:46 E92EVD C625J E@ 255 H6:89E >256 9:> 2 C:D:?8 AC@DA64E :? q:8 %6? 4:C4=6D] k^Am Korz Loken — Tight end Star ranking : 4 Hometown : Iola, Wisconsin kAmkDEC@?8mw:89 D49@@=k^DEC@?8mi x@=2\$42?5:?2G:2k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mw6:89E[ H6:89Ek^DEC@?8mi e\d[ aa_k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mr@>>:E 52E6k^DEC@?8mi y2?] `_[ a_aek^Am kAmkDEC@?8m}@E6k^DEC@?8mi k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^32586C6IEC2]4@>^DA@CED^7@@E32==^b\E2<62H2JD\7C@>\H:D4@?D:?\=2?5:?8\2\c\DE2C\E6\E96\E@A\:?\DE2E6\a_af\C64CF:E^2CE:4=604hebhh4g\6dh5\chhd\2542\3cbf7g4cgccf]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2? :?;FCJ E92E E@@< 2H2J >@DE @7 z@CK {@<6?VD ;F?:@C J62Ck^2m 5:5?VE DE@A 9:D C64CF:E:?8 DE2C 7C@> C:D:?8[ 2?5 96 96=A65 <:4< @77 E96 H2G6 @7 :?\DE2E6 4@>>:E>6?ED E9:D 4J4=6 H96? 96 >256 9:D A=6586 2E E96 }2GJ p==\p>6C:42? v2>6] k^Am Dustin Roach — Safety Star ranking : 3 Hometown : Waukesha, Wisconsin kAmkDEC@?8mw:89 D49@@=k^DEC@?8mi r2E9@=:4 |6>@C:2=k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mw6:89E[ H6:89Ek^DEC@?8mi e\b[ `g_k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mr@>>:E 52E6k^DEC@?8mi y2?] ab[ a_aek^Am kAmkDEC@?8m}@E6k^DEC@?8mi k2 E:E=6lQb E2<62H2JD 7C@> (:D4@?D:? 7@@E32== 255:?8 b\DE2C[ :?\DE2E6 D276EJ E@ a_af C64CF:E:?8 4=2DDQ 9C67lQ9EEADi^^32586C6IEC2]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^_e46gfgg\e7f4\c7e7\2`55\cfhh6bgecc5b^Qm%96 q2586CD 24E65 BF:4<=J E@ D64FC6 2 A=6586 7C@> sFDE:? #@249k^2m[ 2 D276EJ H9@D6 ?@D6 7@C E96 7@@E32== 925 DE2CE65 E@ 86E 9:> D@>6 EC24E:@? @? 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E62>>2E6D H:E9 D276EJ sFDE:? #@249[ 2?5 82G6 (:D4@?D:? 2?@E96C 2E9=6E6 6?5@CD65 3J E96 xC@? y@4 2AA2C6= =:?6] k^Am Cole Reiter — Offensive lineman Star ranking : 4 Hometown : Germantown, Wisconsin kAmkDEC@?8mw:89 D49@@=k^DEC@?8mi v6C>2?E@H?k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mw6:89E[ H6:89Ek^DEC@?8mi e\f[ b`dk^Am kAmkDEC@?8mr@>>:E 52E6k^DEC@?8mi |2C49 ae[ a_aek^Am kAmkDEC@?8m}@E6k^DEC@?8mi k2 E:E=6lQb E2<62H2JD 7C@> (:D4@?D:? 7@@E32== =2?5:?8 c\DE2C :?\DE2E6 E24<=6Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^32586C6IEC2]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^_hfgd42b\e55b\cf_b\3656\6d`2cedh3h7c^Qmr@=6 #6:E6C 3C:?8D 2? @=5\D49@@= >2F=6CVD >6?E2=:EJk^2m E@ 9:D E24<=6 5FE:6D 2E E96 9:89 D49@@= =6G6= 2?5 92D >2?J @7 E96 A9JD:42= >2C<6CD @7 2 A=2J6C H9@ 42? >2<6 2 BF:4< 2D46?E FA E96 56AE9 492CE 2E (:D4@?D:?] k^Am Hunter Mallinger — Offensive lineman Star ranking : 3 Hometown : Sussex, Wisconsin kAmkDEC@?8mw:89 D49@@=k^DEC@?8mi $FDD6I w2>:=E@?k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mw6:89E[ H6:89Ek^DEC@?8mi e\e[ ah_k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mr@>>:E 52E6k^DEC@?8mi pAC:= `[ a_aek^Am kAmkDEC@?8m}@E6k^DEC@?8mi k2 E:E=6lQb E2<62H2JD 7C@> (:D4@?D:? 7@@E32== 255:?8 b\DE2C ~\=:?6 3C@E96CD E@ :?\DE2E6 C64CF:E:?8 92F=Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^32586C6IEC2]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^e3_a6c6e\677g\c2e4\hd56\_dcbahhdg57g^QmwF?E6C |2==:?86C 2?5 9:D EH:? 3C@E96C[ #6646k^2m[ 925 @776CD 7C@> 2D >2?J 2D `c !@H6C c AC@8C2>D E@ DE2J E@86E96C] %96J 49@D6 E96:C 9@>6E@H? q2586CD 27E6C 2 =@?8 C64CF:E>6?E] k^Am Reece Mallinger — Offensive lineman Star ranking : 3 Hometown : Sussex, Wisconsin kAmkDEC@?8mw:89 D49@@=k^DEC@?8mi $FDD6I w2>:=E@?k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mw6:89E[ H6:89Ek^DEC@?8mi e\e[ ah_k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mr@>>:E 52E6k^DEC@?8mi pAC:= `[ a_aek^Am kAmkDEC@?8m}@E6k^DEC@?8mi k2 E:E=6lQb E2<62H2JD 7C@> (:D4@?D:? 7@@E32== 255:?8 b\DE2C ~\=:?6 3C@E96CD E@ :?\DE2E6 C64CF:E:?8 92F=Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^32586C6IEC2]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^e3_a6c6e\677g\c2e4\hd56\_dcbahhdg57g^Qm#6646 |2==:?86C :D 2? :?EC:8F:?8 @776?D:G6 =:?6 AC@DA64Ek^2m H9@ A=2JD H:E9 E96 <:?5 @7 >62? 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E96 a_`` C64CF:E:?8 4=2DD]k^DA2?mk^Am Jack Sorgi — Quarterback Star ranking : 4 Hometown : Lizton, Indiana kAmkDEC@?8mw:89 D49@@=k^DEC@?8mi %C:\(6DEk^Am kAmkDEC@?8mw6:89E[ H6:89Ek^DEC@?8mi e\c[ a_dk^Am kAmkDEC@?8mr@>>:E 52E6k^DEC@?8mi pAC:= ac[ a_aek^Am kAmkDEC@?8m}@E6k^DEC@?8mi %96 D@? @7 7@C>6C q2586CD BF2CE6C324< y:> $@C8: 3642>6 E96 7:CDE @FE\@7\DE2E6 C64CF:E :? E96 4=2DD] k^Am DJ Davis — Safety Star ranking : 3 Hometown : Middletown, Delaware kAmkDEC@?8mw:89 D49@@=k^DEC@?8mi |:55=6E@H?k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mw6:89E[ H6:89Ek^DEC@?8mi e\a[ `fdk^Am kAmkDEC@?8mr@>>:E 52E6k^DEC@?8mi pAC:= af[ a_aek^Am kAmkDEC@?8m}@E6k^DEC@?8mi $276E:6D 4@249 y24< r@@A6C E2AA65 :?E@ 9:D t2DE r@2DE C64CF:E:?8 4@??64E:@?D E@ =2?5 s2G:D[ (:D4@?D:?VD 7:CDE C64CF:E 7C@> s6=2H2C6 :? E96 {F<6 u:4<6== 6C2] k^Am Will Zaccagnino — Defensive line Star ranking : 3 Hometown : Trumbull, Connecticut kAmkDEC@?8mw:89 D49@@=k^DEC@?8mi %CF>3F==k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mw6:89E[ H6:89Ek^DEC@?8mi e\d[ af_k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mr@>>:E 52E6k^DEC@?8mi pAC:= b_[ a_aek^Am kAmkDEC@?8m}@E6k^DEC@?8mi p BF:4< C64CF:E>6?E AC@46DD 7@C +24428?:?@ D2H 9:> A:4< FA 2? @776C :? |2C49[ E96? F?@77:4:2= G:D:E 2?5 4@>>:E H:E9:? `_ 52JD :? pAC:=] k^Am David Hill — Defensive line Star ranking : 3 Hometown : Flossmoor, Illinois kAmkDEC@?8mw:89 D49@@=k^DEC@?8mi w@>6H@@5\u=@DD>@@Ck^Am kAmkDEC@?8mw6:89E[ H6:89Ek^DEC@?8mi e\b[ b__k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mr@>>:E 52E6k^DEC@?8mi |2J `[ a_aek^Am kAmkDEC@?8m}@E6k^DEC@?8mi (:D4@?D:? H6?E 324< E@ E96 9:89 D49@@= E92E AC@5F465 7@C>6C q2586CD C646:G6CD z6?5C:4 !CJ@C 2?5 (:== !2F=:?8 E@ =2?5 w:==] k^Am Keaton Wollan — Linebacker Star ranking : 3 Hometown : Amery, Wisconsin kAmkDEC@?8mw:89 D49@@=k^DEC@?8mi p>6CJk^Am kAmkDEC@?8mw6:89E[ H6:89Ek^DEC@?8mi e\b[ a_dk^Am kAmkDEC@?8mr@>>:E 52E6k^DEC@?8mi |2J `b[ a_aek^Am kAmkDEC@?8m}@E6k^DEC@?8mi (@==2? 7=:AA65 7C@> 2 A=6586 E@ x@H2 $E2E6 27E6C E96 q2586CD H2E4965 9:> H@C< @FE :? E96 DAC:?8 2?5 6IE6?565 2? @776C] k^Am Jai Jones — Receiver Star ranking : 4 Hometown : Chandler, Arizona kAmkDEC@?8mw:89 D49@@=k^DEC@?8mi r92?5=6Ck^Am kAmkDEC@?8mw6:89E[ H6:89Ek^DEC@?8mi e\a[ `fdk^Am kAmkDEC@?8mr@>>:E 52E6k^DEC@?8mi |2J b`[ a_aek^Am kAmkDEC@?8m}@E6k^DEC@?8mi p AC@5F4E:G6 C646:G6C 7C@> E96 D=@E 2?5 E96 @FED:56[ y@?6D 4@>>:EE65 27E6C @77:4:2==J G:D:E:?8 |25:D@? @? E96 7:CDE H66<6?5 @7 ~'D] k^Am Nate Jones — Linebacker Star ranking : 3