Offensive tackle Joe Thomas is a Wisconsin legend, but coming out of high school his plans didn't include the Badgers. It's hard to imagine Thomas going anywhere else now, after an incredible run in Madison that led into a Hall of Fame NFL career, but it turns out the lineman initially had other thoughts.
"I had the grass in greener mentality in high school," Thomas explained in an interview with Carson Fowler. "The idea of going to USC, Miami, Notre Dame, Nebraska was like, 'Wow, that'd be awesome.'"
Joe Thomas initially thought he'd be leaving Wisconsin for his college football career
The Brookfield native had always been a Wisconsin Badger fan growing up, but the allure of going someplace different was a strong pull.