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Badgers offer second-highest rated specialist in 2025 class

The Wisconsin Badgers are dipping into the specialist pool for the 2025 class, offering kicker/punter Erik Schmidt, who is ranked by Kohl’s Professional Camps as the No. 2 kicker and No. 2 punter in the cycle.

#AGTG After a great call with @Rymiszewski17 I’m blessed to receive my first Division 1 offer from The University of Wisconsin! @CoachFick @Coach_Mitch_ @BadgerFootball @PrepRedzoneWI @FootballMuhs @HKA_Tanalski pic.twitter.com/z8mgicGlIe

— Erik (@Erik_Schmidt22) May 17, 2023

Schmidt’s first offer comes from the Badgers, who haven’t offered a specialist in the 2024 class after landing freshman All-American kicker Nathanial Vakos, a transfer from Ohio, in the recent cycle.