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Wisconsin commit Cole Dakovich jumps on offer after returning to football

Imagine playing a sport for less than a year in high school, but making such an impression that your home-state, dream college program offers you just a couple months after your junior season.

Cole Dakovich and his family headed into head coach Paul Chryst’s office after a tour of Wisconsin’s facilities on a recent visit. It was there that Chryst offered the in-state standout from Waukesha, Wis. (Catholic Memorial).

Not too bad for a high-school junior who just came back to the game.

“I did not expect to be here after just a year of playing football,” Dakovich told B5Q on Jan.