Wisconsin Football Fending Off Big Ten Programs for Badgers Commit

Sep 15, 2012; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers helmets sit on the field during warmups prior to the game against the Utah State Aggies at Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin defeated Utah State 16-14. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY SportsLuke Fickell and the Wisconsin Badgers football program appear to have found a diamond in the rough on the recruiting trail.

Following a junior day visit to Madison, the Wisconsin Badgers were able to close out the recruitment of three-star safety Cody Haddad out of St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio.

At the time of Haddad’s verbal commitment to the Badgers, he held scholarship offers from Duke, Boston College, Nebraska, Cincinnati, Kansas,…