At seemingly each turn of his football career, Myles Burkett has faced doubt.
Growing up, some didn’t see him having a future at quarterback and wanted him to change positions. When he entered high school in the Milwaukee suburb of Franklin, some didn’t think he’d win the starting job until possibly late in his career. After he was injured late his sophomore season, some believed he’d never get back to being the same player.
Some of the doubt even came from within when Burkett wasn’t getting the recruiting attention he had expected.
Burkett — who last month became the first member of the University of Wisconsin’s 2022 recruiting class — has faced these moments with simple motto: Bet on myself.