There’s a theme among walk-ons that’s prevalent at the University of Wisconsin: you never know when you have to step up, but when your number’s called, you have to take advantage of your opportunities.
A roster spot opened up midway through the Wisconsin Badgers’ 2012 fall camp, allowing Dare Ogunbowale to join the football program.
Along his journey, the former walk-on contributed on special teams, agreed to a position change to running back, then emerged as a true rushing and receiving threat when injuries hit the position group in 2015. In his final season, his Badgers teammates voted Ogunbowale as one of two captains in a class of players that became the winningest in school history.