After weighing his options, the “what if” that followed him since his all-state senior season at Wayne High School turned into the reality of a ten-win football season in Lexington, Kentucky and a New Year’s Day bowl victory.
“It’s crazy because I wasn’t even doing this last year,” Wagner said after Tuesday’s spring practice.
In his first football season in four years, Wagner played sparingly. He failed to record a stat in 2018, but he drew three pass interference penalties on his first three targets, including one that led to a game-winning touchdown at Missouri. Wagner also sealed a block that secured a punt return touchdown for Lynn Bowden in the Citrus Bowl.